Title
Charlotte Streets Map and Charlotte Streets Manual Amendments
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the Charlotte Streets Map, and
B. Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the Charlotte Streets Manual.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Katie Witherspoon, Transportation
Jake Carpenter, Transportation
Explanation
* On August 22, 2022, City Council adopted the current Charlotte Streets Map and the Charlotte Streets Manual.
* The Streets Map and Streets Manual are key technical support documents to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that further the goal of creating safe and equitable mobility outlined in the Strategic Mobility Plan and the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
* The Streets Map is a digital map that shows future multimodal cross-sections for all of Charlotte's arterial streets and the location of all collector streets. The map also provides key information about streetscape and curb lines referenced in the UDO.
* Changes to a Street Classification (Street Type) require City Council approval.
* The Streets Manual is a technical document that supports the subdivision, streets, and other infrastructure regulations and the UDO. The Streets Manual includes the components below:
* Streets Map supporting document, which provides detailed explanations of the content in the digital Streets Map;
* Access Management and Driveway Design, which provides guidance, rules, and processes for developers and property owners seeking access to public streets; and
* Comprehensive Transportation Review Guidelines, which include Traffic Impact Study guidance to provide a multimodal review of transportation-related impacts from development and outlines mitigations.
* On August 10, 2026, public comment on the final draft of the amended Streets Map and amended Streets Manual was held.
Proposed Changes
* The proposed amendment to the Streets Map reclassifies Woody Point Road from a collector street to a l...
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