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City Council Business Meeting, June 8, 2026
Approved: 150-day moratorium on new telecommunications and data storage facilities, unanimous
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On June 8, 2026, Charlotte approved 150-day moratorium on new telecommunications and data storage facilities (unanimous).
Charlotte City Council approved a 150-day moratorium on new telecommunications and data storage (data center) facilities citywide and in its ETJ, pursuant to NC General Statute 160D-107, on a unanimous vote (item 10).
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Charlotte, NC
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 8, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Consent agenda items 29 through 53 (action review session)
Approval of consent agenda items 29 through 53. Councilmember Mayfield initially raised process concerns but requested no exception.
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Key Decisions (11)
Approved
Consent agenda items 29 through 53 (action review session)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Averitt Express Incorporated Business Investment Grant
Vote: passedMoved by James Mitchell
Approved
Capital Group Companies Inc. Business Investment Grant
Vote: passed with one dissent2 conditions attachedMoved by James Mitchell
Approved
FY2027 Operating Budget and FY2027-31 Capital Investment Plan
Vote: 8-2Moved by Malcolm Graham
Approved
150-day moratorium on new telecommunications and data storage facilities
Vote: unanimousMoved by Dimple Ajmera
Amended
Amendment to Council Rules of Procedure Rule 4D
Vote: passed with two dissentsMoved by Renee Johnson
Approved
East Charlotte Connector federal grant resolution
Vote: unanimousMoved by Ed Driggs
Approved
Roswell Fair mobility path federal funding
Vote: unanimousMoved by LaWana Mayfield
Approved
General Obligation Bond Referendum authorization
Vote: passed
Deferred
Amendment to Bank of America Stadium lease (performance venue parcel)
Vote: deferred (four in favor of deferral)Moved by LaWana Mayfield
Approved
Board and commission appointments (nominations six or more votes)
Vote: unanimousMoved by LaWana Mayfield
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Development Activity (3)
Bank of America Stadium performance venue
Commercial
East Charlotte Connector
Infrastructure
District 5 data center rezoning (40,000 sq ft)
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Charlotte enacted a 150-day moratorium on new data center and…
Housing Demand
City increased the Housing Trust Fund to a record $125…
Sentiment
A 6.95% property tax increase plus utility fee hikes (solid…
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
38 distinct speakers; 19 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Attorney, 12 Councilmember, 4 Staff, 1 Mayor, 1 Unknown, 18 Public.
Identified name roles: 2 Attorney, 12 Councilmember, 4 Staff, 1 Mayor.
Speaker sample: Debbie Smith, Staff.
18 more identified names in Pro: 2 Attorney, 12 Councilmember, 3 Staff, 1 Mayor.
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Zoning terms (10)
30 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (8 timestamps)
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
- approved (8 timestamps)
- land use (4 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (11)
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