Term Expires 2027
WHAT WE DO
The Land Use Committee is primarily responsible for participating in the commercial real estate development process, and we encourage a sustainable approach to new development in Dilworth.
First the Land Use Committee works continually with the City of Charlotte’s Planning Department on the development of relevant area plans and policies. These plans provide the mechanism for the City to work with the neighborhoods to rethink the strategic vision and establish the policy framework for the future growth and development of the neighborhoods in Charlotte. Dilworth's retired area plans include the Dilworth Land Use and Streetscape Plan, the East Blvd Pedscape Plan, and the Midtown Morehead Cherry Area Plan. After those plans were retired the land use committee was very active in providing input on the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive plan, the Charlotte Future 2040 Policy Map, the Charlotte Unified Development ordinance and finally our South Inner Community Area plan. We spent hours studying the parcels in Dilworth in order to ensure best practices in transitions between residential areas and intense development projects.
.Second, the Land Use Committee works tirelessly with commercial real estate developers to ensure City Council approval of only the highest-quality site plans/rezonings possible. The intent is to negotiate site plans reflecting and integrating with the character of Dilworth and stimulating activity and economic vitality. So, the Land Use Committee negotiates. Without government authority, we negotiate tradeoffs to insure rezonings in Dilworth do not allow developments exceeding the level of scale and density that is palatable for adjacent neighbors and the community as a whole. The DCA is amenable to development in Dilworth, but such development must be suitable for the neighborhood. We also monitor land development permits as they go through the permitting process and assist with neighborhood quality of life concerns as the projects are constructed.
Finally, we work with the City Staff and the Historic District Commission to protect our place on the National Register of Historic Places. This includes working to improve the policies and procedures of the Historic District Commission to ensure they are only issuing Certificates of Appropriateness for projects meeting the HDC Design standards for commercial projects, as well as working with the Planning Department to put enforcement measures in place and ensure they are being carried out.