Charlotte Zoning Decisions: June 2026

In June 2026, Charlotte held 6 public meetings covering zoning matters. 11 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 10 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was up 2% compared to May (301 activity items across 3 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Deferral of petitions 2025-07, 2025-086, 2025-133, 2026-027 to August 17

Deferred.

Deferrals approved: petition 2025-07 by Short Development Group, 2025-086 by PennSphere Development, 2025-133 by Michael Barnes, and 2026-027 by C4 Investments, all deferred to the August 17 zoning meeting.

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Consent agenda rezonings (items 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)

Approved.

Consent agenda rezonings approved in one motion, including item 3 petition 25-31 by Queen City Land LLC, item 5 petition 2026-004, and items 8, 9, 10. These met criteria: no public opposition, staff recommends approval, zoning committee recommends approval. Also adopted zoning committee's statement of consistency.

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Rezoning petition 2025-141 (item 4) N1B to N1C

Approved.

Petition 2025-141 by Darway/D'Almaia approved with two in opposition. Rezoning from N1B to N1C on a single-family street; district allows single family, duplex, triplex, and quadplex in some situations. Reduced lot size minimum from 8,000 sq ft to 6,000 sq ft. Council Member Mayfield expressed concern that conventional petition lacked language limiting use.

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Rezoning petition 2026-005 by Thurman Brooks

Approved.

Petition 2026-005 by Thurman Brooks approved. Converted from conventional to conditional to prohibit telecommunications and data storage facilities (data center use). Council Member Johnson pulled and supported after data center prohibition added.

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Rezoning petition 2025-027 by Mission City Church and Freedom Communities

Approved.

Petition 2025-027 by Mission City Church and Freedom Communities approved with Council Member Mayfield opposed. Petition had changes since zoning committee recommendation; council voted unanimously not to send back to zoning committee. Revised notes added no-parking signage along Somerville Road and Oak Street.

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Rezoning petition 2025-058 by Studio 19 Architecture PLLC

Approved.

Petition 2025-058 by Studio 19 Architecture PLLC approved unanimously. Proposal for multifamily attached townhome style dwelling units; reduced dwelling units from 20 to 16 to comply with tree save requirements and street extension. Council voted unanimously not to send back to zoning committee.

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150-day moratorium on new telecommunications and data storage facilities

Approved.

Adopted an ordinance imposing a 150-day moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for new telecommunications and data storage (data center) facilities within the city of Charlotte and its ETJ, pursuant to NC General Statute 160D-107. Exempt projects (those with valid permits, completed applications, vested plans, or substantial good-faith expenditures) are unaffected per state law. A District 5 rezoning for a 40,000 sq ft data center referenced; applicant holds by-right approval for 10,000 sq ft if rezoning denied. Passed unanimously.

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$300,000 transportation and land use modeling partnership with UNC Charlotte

Approved.

Council approved incorporating $300,000 into the FY2027 budget for a land use and transportation integration modeling partnership between UNC Charlotte and CDOT, funded from the fuel contingency (or community investment contingency). Includes code development for an alternative model, literature review/benchmarking, intern support, and grant identification. Motion by Watlington, seconded by Johnson. Approximately 4 opposed (Graham, Mayfield, Driggs among noes).

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Showing the 8 most significant of 11 recorded zoning decisions. See all Charlotte meetings →

Zoning Changes

• N1B → N1C at single-family street corner (item 4) (Darway/D'Almaia)
• Zoning change at Thurman Brooks site (Thurman Brooks)
• Zoning change at old medical office site (Good Properties)
• Zoning change at Somerville Road / Oak Street area (Mission City Church)
• Zoning change at Studio 19 Architecture site (Studio 19 Architecture PLLC)
• Zoning change at Cooper property (item 16)
• ML-1 → N2B, 12.67 acres at south of Mount Holly Road, north of Verde Creek Road, west of Rhine Road (MPV Properties and Mission Properties)
• N1B → N1D, 3 acres at 7000 Old Providence Road (David Simone Signature Homes, LLC)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 81 instances
• residential: 33 instances
• rezoning: 25 instances
• land use: 18 instances
• commercial: 14 instances

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