Title
Public Hearing on the Draft Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Action
Action:
Conduct a public hearing on the draft Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Taiwo Jaiyeoba, City Manager's Office
Alysia Osborne, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
* On October 31, 2021, the City of Charlotte released the draft Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) for public review and comment.
* The Plan is a living document that has integrated community input and best practices into a framework that will guide our city's decision-making and investment in both the near- and long-term.
* This Plan addresses topics that affect how the Charlotte community will shape and experience the built environment of its city for decades to come.
* It also addresses how the built city can better reflect and advance community values around topics like equity, transportation, quality of life, economic development, jobs, affordable housing, health, safety, and sustainability.
* Public input is being requested on the Plan prior to subsequent adoption by City Council in 2021.
* In compliance with NC G.S. 166A-19.24. Remote meetings during certain declarations of emergency, written comments on the public hearing topic will be accepted by the Clerk's Office through March 23, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. Any additional comments received will be provided to Council.
Background
* In the Winter 2018 to Spring 2019, the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan development process began with a focus on Charlotte's history, existing conditions, and community vision and values.
* The second phase (Summer 2019 - Fall 2019) focused on growth strategies; examining the implication of concentrating future growth along corridors, in and around major activity centers, or in and around neighborhood nodes.
* The third phase (Winter 2019 - Fall 2020) focused on the development of policies, projects, and programs around the city's future growth strategies and...
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