Title
Public Hearing and Decision on Bluemont on Steele Creek Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for Bluemont on Steele Creek Area voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of November 25, 2024, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 3.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Alyson Craig, 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 the 10.029-acre “Bluemont on Steele Creek” site, which is located on the west side of Steele Creek Road, south of Hamilton Road.
§ The property is owned by Stanley Martin Homes LLC.
§ The site is currently vacant. The annexation area is zoned N2-A, Neighborhood 2-A, which allows for multi-family residential, single-family residential, and limited commercial uses.
- Rezoning Petition 2023-116 rezoned the site in January of 2024 from N1-A to N2-A as a conventional rezoning petition with no associated site plan.
§ The petitioned area consists of one parcel: parcel identification number 219-091-03.
§ 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 allow redevelopment of the site with 85 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 industrial uses, the Charlotte Fire Department noted that the site is within the Effective Response Force travel time standards and provided additional advisory considerations.
§ 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;
- 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