Title
Public Hearing and Decision on The Retreat at Tilley Manor Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for The Retreat at Tilley Manor voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of August 11, 2025, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 7.
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 9.933 acre "The Retreat at Tilley Manor" site in southern Mecklenburg County. The property is located just north of Tilley Manor Drive and south of Interstate 485.
* The property is owned by Robert Nicholas Grier.
* The site is currently vacant. The annexation area is zoned N1-A (Neighborhood 1-A) which allows for single-family detached residential uses, as well as duplexes, triplexes, and a limited number of other uses.
* The petitioned area consists of one parcel: parcel identification number 231-121-18.
* 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 facilitate development of the site with 31 single-family detached dwelling 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.
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