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Rezoning Petition: 2017-073 by The Gold District of Charlotte
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Location: Approximately 19.13 total acres of multiple parcels located south of West John Belk Freeway, west of West Carson Boulevard, north of South Church Street and along West Summit Avenue, south of South Mint Street. (Council District 3 - Mayfield)
Current Zoning: B-2 (HD-O) (general business, historic district overlay) and I-1 (HD-O) (light industrial, historic district overlay)
Proposed Zoning: B-2 TS (HD-O) (general business, transit supportive overlay, historic district overlay) and I-1 (HD-O) (light industrial, transit supportive overlay, historic district overlay)
Zoning Committee Recommendation:
The Zoning Committee voted 6-0 to recommend APPROVAL of this petition.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff agrees with the recommendation of the Zoning Committee.
Statement of Consistency:
• The Zoning Committee found this petition to be consistent with the South End Transit Area Plan, and several areas to be inconsistent with the Central District Area Plan, based on information from the staff analysis and the public hearing, and because:
• The plan recommends transit supportive uses for a majority the subject sites. The remainder of the properties are recommended for industrial uses.
• However, this petition was found to be reasonable and in the public interest, based on information from the staff analysis and the public hearing, and because:
• The proposal will add the TS (transit supportive overlay) to the base zoning for the sites included in this petition. The base zoning for these sites is currently business (B-2) or industrial (I-1 or I-2); and
• The proposed overlay will accommodate the continued existence and some expansion of businesses located on the subject sites; and
• In addition, the overlay district will allow reuse and redevelopment of the subject properties, and most of the uses in the base zoning districts will be permitted; and
• While the application of TS (transit supportive overlay) will make only minimal changes to the uses that will be allowed on these sites, TS will change the form of new development; and
• The TS district will ensure that future development is designed to be more transit supportive, by applying pedestrian oriented site design standards to the underlying business and industrial zoning districts; and
• This will allow the gradual transition of the area to an urban transit supportive district, which is appropriate for an area located close to two rapid transit stations and the Uptown area; and
• It should be noted that the area plan recommends residential uses at up to eight units per acre for the one lot on Westwood, but the property has been used for non-residential purposes since the 1990’s. This petition will allow the continuation of a non-residential use.
Attachments
Attachments:
Zoning Committee Recommendation
Vicinity Map
Rezoning Map