WHAT: The Planning Staff is bringing back four (4) deferred items for discussion--tree conservation, the rezoning process, stormwater exemptions and the role of the Appearance Commission in the approval process. The overviews of the chapters were completed at the last meeting.
SPECIAL NOTE: The backyard cottage, currently in the Comprehensive Planning Committee, has been deferred until February.
WHEN: Monday, January 14 at 4:00 pm.
WHERE: 222 West Hargett Street, City Council Chamber.
LIKELY HOT TOPICS:
- Tree Conservation: The use of the alternate methods of compliance is a concern.
- Rezoning Process: Charlotte includes site plan information in its rezoning cases, which makes the outcome of a rezoning case much clearer. City Council is questioning the need for more visual information.
DEFERRED ITEMS:
- Tree conservation + amenity open space. Where applicable, the Planning Commission reduced the aggregate requirement from 15 to 10%. There are also concerns about what counts as amenity open space.
- Additional Housing Patterns. The discussion about backyard cottages, accessory apartments and cottage courts has been moved to the Comprehensive Planning Committee. This will give the public the opportunity to make comments.
- Residential Densities: City Council needs to understand how infrastructure capacity will affect residential density in mixed use districts.
- Resource Extraction: City Council asked the Planning Staff to analyze this use by district and review the process for permitting this use.
- Small Lot Additions: The UDO doesn't include adequate rules for additions that convert single family units into apartments.
- Cases Studies: It was agreed that the analysis of the cases will be distributed before the review meetings.
MEETING DOCUMENTS: Planning Commission's Recommendations | January 14 Staff Report
Additional information is available here.
Philip W Poe
Five Points CAC co-chair
919.410.6772 1# talk + text
