Title
Public Hearing and Decision on Brightside Commons Area Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for Brightside Commons Area voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of May 12, 2025, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 4.
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 47.778-acre “Brightside Commons” site. The area is in northeast Mecklenburg County, east of Interstate 485, south of North Tryon Street, along the Cabarrus County line, and adjacent to Council District 4.
§ The property is owned by Meck29TH, LLC.
§ The site is currently vacant. The annexation area is zoned R-8MF(CD) (Multi-Family, Conditional) which allows for multi-family residential development.
- Rezoning petition 2022-126 rezoned the site in May of 2023 from R-3 to R-8MF(CD). The site’s entitlements under the approved conditional plan allow for multi-family residential uses.
§ The petitioned area consists of one parcel: parcel identification number 051-081-27.
§ 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 allow redevelopment of the property with 257 attached multi-family units.
§ 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 current and future uses, the Charlotte Fire Department noted that the site is within the Effective Response Force travel time standards.
§ 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 2022-126 Approved Site Plan