Title
Set a Public Hearing on Summerwell Mountain Island Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution setting a public hearing for March 9, 2026, for Summerwell Mountain Island Area voluntary annexation petition.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Holly Cramer, Planning, Design, and Development
Emma Knauerhase, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
* The city has received a petition for voluntary annexation of private property.
* Public hearings are required prior to City Council action on annexation requests.
* The property is located within Charlotte's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
* The area proposed for annexation shares a boundary with current city limits.
* Annexation of this area will allow for more orderly development review, extension of city services, capital investments, and future annexation processes.
* The ?49.09-acre "Summerwell Mountain Island" site is in northwest Mecklenburg County. The property is located south of Interstate 485, on the west side of Oakdale Road, and adjacent to Long Creek.
* The property is owned by Robin and Rebecca Bell, Elizabeth Sharpe, Joyce Jamieson, Mcall G C & Associates LP, and Midnight Nixon LLC.
* The site is currently developed with residential structures that will be removed prior to any redevelopment.
* The petitioner has plans to develop the site with 158 duplex units and 14 single-family detached units.
* The property 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 property is located immediately adjacent to City Council District 4.
* The petitioned area consists of six parcels: parcel identification numbers 033-074-11, 033-074-12, 033-074-13, 033-074-14, 033-074-15, and 033-074-17.
Consistency with City Council Policies
* The annexation is consistent with voluntary annexation policy approved by City Council on March 24, 2003; mo...
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