Rezoning - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
City Council Schedule 2007

Petition 2007-99, Boulevard Centro, LLC, corner of Tremont and Euclid Ave.

UPDATE: CITY COUNCIL VOTED A "2 MONTH DEFERRAL" to petitioner at Oct 17th meeting.

October, 2007

Dear Friends,

Historic Dilworth is in danger, and we desperately need your help.  On October 17th, Charlotte’s City Council will vote on rezoning petition 2007-99, which would destroy three contributing structures in Dilworth’s National Register Historic District, and replace them with 52 condominiums at the corner of Tremont and Euclid Avenues. 

Photos:
325 E. Tremont
317 E. Tremont

1916/1920 Euclid Ave. Apartment Building

photos by Robert Neely

The loss of contributing structures is a terrible thing in and of itself, but what it portends is even greater: the possible loss of our state tax credits for appropriate restoration work to our homes.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Department recommends that City Council vote NO to this rezoning because its density would be 49 dwelling units per acre, and the Dilworth Small Area Plan (which City Council unanimously approved last year) calls for a density of no greater than 22 units per acre at this site.

The Charlotte Zoning Committee, a seven-member board, voted to oppose this rezoning request by Boulevard Centro, LLC. 

The Dilworth Community Development Association voted unanimously to oppose this rezoning, and its leaders spoke against the rezoning request at the public hearing before City Council on September 17th. 

The fate of three historic buildings, and the future of the Dilworth Historic District, now rests with Charlotte’s City Council.  If you are tired of seeing our historic neighborhoods lose to big developers—and to the bulldozer—then please take a minute to write or call all the council members listed below.  Remember that two council members live in this historic district. Tell them that smart growth does not mean the destruction of Charlotte’s first streetcar suburb. Tell them that you oppose rezoning petition 2007-99.  And, most importantly, tell them that history matters—not just to the residents of Dilworth, but to all of us. 

Please pass this message on to people you know who will help in this effort.  PDF format.

Thanks for your time and your support. 

Patrick McCrory         mayor@ci.charlotte.nc.us                   704-344-0484

*Susan Burgess             sburg346@aol.com                             704-333-2874

*Patrick Mumford        patmumford@bellsouth.net                704-358-1689

John Lassiter               lassiter@bellsouth.net                         704-542-1426

Anthony Foxx             FoxxCharlotte@aol.com                     704-376-1913

Patsy Kinsey               pkinsey@carolina.rr.com                    704-376-5367

James Mitchell            JamesDistrict2@aol.com                    704-398-9480

Warren Turner             district3_turner@yahoo.com              704-713-0452

Michael Barnes           barnesdistrict4@aol.com                    704-509-6141

Nancy Carter               71170.3036@compuserve.com           704-336-3431

Andy Dulin                 adulin1@carolina.rr.com                     704-442-0161

Don Lochman             council@ci.charlotte.nc.us                  704-846-7351

*Dilworth Historic District residents

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September 17, 2007, Letter to Charlotte City Council...

       Dilworth Community Development Association

 

September 17, 2007

Charlotte City Council

600 East Fourth Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

Re: Rezoning Petition #2007-99

Dear Council Member,

On behalf of the DCDA board this letter is being sent to briefly explain why we do not support this petition.

This project is on land that is characterized by three different planning categories and it fails to qualify in any of them:

Historic District

The entire site is in Dilworth’s historic district. Our NC State Statute 160A-400.9 requires that the HDC take “no action under this section except to prevent the construction, reconstruction… which would be incongruous with the special character of the landmark or district.” It goes on to state that any structures that are allowed should be in keeping with the “special character of the landmark or district.”

This project is incongruous with the contributing residential structures that it is demolishing and with the historic district, and will simply bring our district closer to non-compliance.

­Dilworth Land Use Plan

The majority of the site is in this city plan, which allows for a maximum of 22 units/acre. This project comes in at 47+ units/acre. That is more than twice what the plan permits.

TOD

A small portion of the site is in the Group IV portion of TOD, a portion that is under Planning’s review in an effort to create a more ‘transitional’ boundary. Under consideration is capping density at 22/acre. In addition to failing in this regard, this project ironically (considering it’s in TOD) has its parking lot here.

We continue to be frustrated in our attempt to save our historic district. This project already has approval to demolish three contributing residential structures in this district. Either Charlotte wants to retain this historic district or it wants to lose it. We can’t have it both ways.

This project will contribute to the delisting of Dilworth from the National Register and, ultimately, the loss of historic district tax credits for our residents.  We ask that you do not support it.

Sincerely,

The Dilworth Community Development Association....(for PDF format of letter.)

Chris Moeller                            Jill Walker

President                       Chair, Land Use Committee

cc:

Ms.Debra Campbell

Ms.Diane Carter

Mr.David Howard

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