Title
Public Hearing and Decision on the Freedom Manor at Reedy Creek Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for the Freedom Manor at Reedy Creek voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of September 28, 2026, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 5.
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 12.1417-acre property located along the northwest side of Plaza Road, directly east of Interstate 485 in northeastern Mecklenburg County.
§ The property is owned by Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region which also serves as the annexation petitioner for this site.
§ The property is occupied with one residential structure which will be demolished prior to redevelopment and is zoned N1-A (Neighborhood 1-A), which allows for single-family, duplexes, triplexes, and a limited number of other uses.
§ The petitioned area consists of two parcels: parcel identification numbers 105-211-06 and 105-211-09.
§ The property is located within Charlotte’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and shares a small boundary with current city limits via contiguity established across Interstate 485.
§ Intent of the annexation is to extend municipal services to the site to facilitate development of 37 single-family detached dwellings.
§ 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 noted that this annexation area would have minimal to no impacts to the departments’ resources.
§ In reviewing the area’s current and future land use, the Charlotte Fire Department noted that the site is within the Effective Response Force travel time standards and provided advisory considerations.
§ The potential revenue generated from this annexation area is projected to exceed the estimated cost of extending municipal services to the site.
Consistency with City Council Policies
§ The annexation is consistent with city voluntary annexation policy approved by the 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
Annexation Ordinance