Title
Public Hearing and Decision on Garrison Industrial Phase 2 Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for Garrison Industrial Phase 2 voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of November 24, 2025, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 3.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Holly Cramer, Planning, Design, and Development
Emma Knauerhase, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
§ Public hearings to obtain community input are required prior to City Council taking action on annexation requests.
§ A petition has been received from the owners of this 1.9917-acre “Garrison Industrial Phase 2” site in western Mecklenburg County. The property is located along the east side of Garrison Road, west of Interstate 485, and south of West Boulevard.
§ The property is owned by Garrison Road Holding, LLC.
§ The site is currently occupied by one dwelling unit that will be removed prior to redevelopment.
§ The annexation area is zoned I-1(CD) ANDO (light industrial, conditional, airport noise disclosure overlay) which allows for activities like manufacturing, processing, assembly, and warehousing of goods, with conditional standards.
- Rezoning Petition 2019-173 rezoned this site and a larger area in February 2021 from R-3 AIR (single family residential, airport noise overlay) to I-1(CD) AIR (light industrial, conditional, airport noise overlay). The site’s entitlements under the approved conditional plan allow 1,450,000 square feet gross floor area of light industrial uses.
§ The petitioned area consists of two parcels: parcel identification numbers 141-181-19 and 141-291-07.
§ The property is located within Charlotte’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and shares boundaries with current city limits.
§ The intent of the annexation is to extend municipal services to the site to facilitate the development of approximately 20,000 square feet of light industrial uses.
§ In the evaluation of this annexation area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Department of Transportation, and Charlotte Solid Waste Services noted that this annexation area would have minimal to no impacts to the departments’ resources.
§ In reviewing the area’s future industrial uses, the Charlotte Fire Department noted that the site is within the Effective Response Force travel time standards and provided additional advisory considerations regarding industrial developments.
§ The potential revenue generated from this annexation area is projected to exceed the estimated cost of extending municipal services to the site.
Consistent with City Council Policies
§ The annexation is consistent with voluntary annexation policy approved by City Council on March 24, 2003; more specifically this annexation:
- Will not adversely affect the city’s ability to undertake future annexations;
- Will not have undue negative impact on city finances or services; and
- Will not result in a situation where unincorporated areas will be encompassed by new city limits.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map (GIS)
Map (Survey)
Annexation Ordinance
Rezoning Petition 2019-173 Approved Site Plan