Title
Set a Public Hearing on Windsford Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution setting a public hearing for May 9, 2022, for the Windsford voluntary annexation petition.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Alyson Craig, Planning, Design, and Development
Holly Cramer, 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.
* This 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 28.0637-acre "Windsford" site is located along the south side of Miranda Road, west of Beatties Ford Road in Mecklenburg County.
* Most of the site is currently vacant with some single-family residential uses.
* The petitioner has plans to develop 121 single-family homes as part of a larger development that extends into a parcel already in City limits.
* The property is zoned R-3, which allows for single-family residential uses up to three dwelling units per acre.
* The property is located immediately adjacent to City Council District 2.
* The petitioned area consists of seven parcels: parcel identification numbers 037-081-05, 037-081-30, 037-081-29, 037-081-19, 037-081-16, 037-081-25, 037-081-21.
Consistency with City Council Policies
* The annexation is consistent with voluntary annexation policy approved by City Council on March 24, 2003; more specifically this annexation:
- Is consistent with the policy to not adversely affect the City's ability to undertake future annexations;
- Is consistent with the policy to not have undue negative impact on City finances or services;
- Is consistent with the policy to not create unincorporated areas that will be encompassed...
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