Charlotte Zoning Decisions: January 2026

In January 2026, Charlotte held 2 public meetings covering zoning matters. 3 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 3 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was up 38% compared to December (281 activity items across 3 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Mixed-Use Development at Mallard Creek Church Road - Petition 2024-090

Approved.

Charter Properties petition for 65.27 acres on North Side of West Mallard Creek Church Road. Includes retail, restaurant, proposed hotel, 80 for-sale townhomes on Galloway, and 100 affordable senior housing units at 80% AMI for minimum 20 years. Includes historic African American cemetery preservation with $10,000 commitment and traffic calming measures.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Rezoning at Mallard Creek Road - Petition 2025-107

Approved.

Morris Holdings LLC petition for 0.72 acres along Southeast Side of Mallard Creek Road, North of Morris Estate Drive. Supported by Dorado Community Association.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Rezoning at East Independent Boulevard - Petition 2025-109

Approved.

Raven Partners petition for 1.46 acres East of East Independent Boulevard, adding residential rather than commercial as amendment to previously approved rezoning.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Zoning Changes

• N-1-A → N-2-B Conditional, 65.27 acres at North Side of West Mallard Creek Church Road, South Side of Galloway Road, East of I-85 (Charter Properties)
• N-1-A → N-2-B Conditional, 0.72 acres at Southeast Side of Mallard Creek Road, North of Morris Estate Drive (Morris Holdings LLC)
• Previously approved rezoning → Site plan amendment, 1.46 acres at East of East Independent Boulevard, North of Hayden Way (Raven Partners)
• Not specified → Not specified, 30.37 acres at West of Beatty's Ford Road, East of Patrick Allen Court (Prosperity Alliance)
• Not specified → Not specified, 7.09 acres at South Side of Pineville Matthews Road, East of Carmel Commons Road (High Street District Development Inc)
• Not specified → Not specified, 1.14 acres at North of Cleveland Avenue, West of East Worthington Avenue (CRD Development LLC)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 108 instances
• rezoning: 84 instances
• residential: 34 instances
• commercial: 30 instances
• industrial: 19 instances

What to Watch

• Rezoning mentions were up 87% from December.
• Industrial came up 280% more often than December.

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