Title
Public Hearing and Decision on Project Lemmond Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for Project Lemmond Area voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of May 12, 2025, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 5.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Holly Cramer, Planning, Design, and Development
Emma Knauerhase, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
* Public hearings to obtain community input are required prior to City Council taking action on annexation requests.
* A petition has been received from the owners of this 33.938-acre "Project Lemmond" site. The area is located in eastern Mecklenburg County, north of Albemarle Road, along the western side of Interstate 485, and adjacent to Council District 5.
* The property is owned by Lemmond Farm Holdings III, LLC.
* The site is currently vacant. The annexation area is zoned N2-A(CD) (Neighborhood 2 - A, Conditional) which allows development of multi-family residential uses.
* Rezoning Petition 2023-169 rezoned the site in April of 2024 from MX-1 to N2-A(CD). The site's entitlements under the approved conditional plan allow for multi-family attached dwellings.
* The petitioned area consists of one parcel: parcel identification number 111-461-13.
* The property is located within Charlotte's extraterritorial jurisdiction and shares boundaries with current city limits.
* The intent of the annexation is to extend municipal services to the site to allow redevelopment of the property with 124 multi-family attached units.
* In the evaluation of this annexation area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Department of Transportation, and Charlotte Solid Waste Services noted that this annexation area would have minimal to no impacts to the departments' resources.
* In reviewing the...
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