Title
Public Comment on the Charlotte Streets Map and Charlotte Streets Manual
Action
Action:
Receive public comment on the Charlotte Streets Map and Charlotte Streets Manual.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Ed McKinney, Transportation
Explanation
§ The Charlotte Streets Map (Streets Map) and Charlotte Streets Manual (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.
§ On October 28, 2019, City Council adopted the initial Streets Map for the areas around the Blue Line in support of the Transit Oriented Development Ordinance. In support of the UDO, the proposed Streets Map has been expanded to include the entire city.
§ The Streets Map is a digital map (available at charlottenc.gov/smp) that shows future multimodal cross-sections for all of Charlotte’s arterial streets and provides key information about streetscape and curb lines referenced in the UDO.
§ The Streets Manual is a technical document that supports the subdivision, streets, and other infrastructure regulations in 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 modernizes Traffic Impact Study guidance to provide a multimodal review of transportation-related impacts from development and outlines mitigations.
§ The Streets Map and Streets Manual components were included and discussed as part of the Economic Impact Analysis for the UDO.
§ First drafts of the Streets Map and Streets Manual were posted online for public comment from the fall of 2021 through March 2022. Second drafts of both documents were available online for public review and comment from June 3, 2022, through June 30, 2022.
§ The final drafts of the Streets Map and Streets Manual are planned to be presented to City Council for adoption consideration on August 22, 2022. Both documents are planned to be adopted and become effective concurrent with the UDO. The UDO references the Streets Map and Streets Manual for key transportation-related regulations.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Second Draft of the Charlotte Streets Manual