Title
Public Hearing on the Draft Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Action
Action:
Conduct a public hearing on the draft Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Taiwo Jaiyeoba, City Manager’s Office
Alysia Osborne, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
§ On October 31, 2021, the City of Charlotte released the draft Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) for public review and comment.
§ The Plan is a living document that has integrated community input and best practices into a framework that will guide our city’s decision-making and investment in both the near- and long-term.
§ This Plan addresses topics that affect how the Charlotte community will shape and experience the built environment of its city for decades to come.
§ It also addresses how the built city can better reflect and advance community values around topics like equity, transportation, quality of life, economic development, jobs, affordable housing, health, safety, and sustainability.
§ Public input is being requested on the Plan prior to subsequent adoption by City Council in 2021.
§ In compliance with NC G.S. 166A-19.24. Remote meetings during certain declarations of emergency, written comments on the public hearing topic will be accepted by the Clerk’s Office through March 23, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. Any additional comments received will be provided to Council.
Background
§ In the Winter 2018 to Spring 2019, the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan development process began with a focus on Charlotte’s history, existing conditions, and community vision and values.
§ The second phase (Summer 2019 - Fall 2019) focused on growth strategies; examining the implication of concentrating future growth along corridors, in and around major activity centers, or in and around neighborhood nodes.
§ The third phase (Winter 2019 - Fall 2020) focused on the development of policies, projects, and programs around the city’s future growth strategies and overall vision. During this phase the community, and particularly the Plan Ambassadors and Strategic Advisors, weighed in on the ten main goals and objectives that form the policy framework; the data and conclusions from the Equitable Growth Framework; and the ten Place Types.
§ In the fourth phase, (Fall 2020 - Spring 2021) the draft Plan document was released and reviewed by the Charlotte City Council and the community. During this six-month review process feedback was collected in a variety of ways from many voices throughout Charlotte.
§ The final Plan will be edited to incorporate the feedback received.
§ Over the course of the planning process, the team had 500,000 plus interactions with over 5,500 voices through more than 25 methods of engagement. An additional 370 key stakeholders, including community leaders, local businesses and non-profit representatives, advocacy groups, major employers, local institutions, and neighborhood groups from across Charlotte provided feedback.
§ The Plan also includes an Implementation Strategy which highlights and details a variety of critical actions and procedures that will be necessary to realize the community’s vision.
§ The Implementation Strategy outlines the relationship the Plan has to other system-wide and sub-geography plans, the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and mapping of zoning districts, and ensures public and private investments are contributing to accomplishing the community’s goals.
§ Additional information can be found on the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan website at: https://cltfuture2040.com/.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan Business Meeting Presentation