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City Council Business Meeting, September 28, 2026

Approved: Set Public Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Extension (Item 17), passed

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What happened

On September 28, 2026, Charlotte approved Set Public Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Extension (Item 17).

The Charlotte City Council approved historic landmark designations for the Jefferson First Union Tower at 301 South Tryon (parcel 125-51-01) on a 10-1 vote, enabling Riverside Investment and Development's approximately $250 million conversion into 282 residences and a 180-room ho…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Charlotte, NC
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 28, 2026
Decisions
19 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Free sample: decision 1 of 19

Affordable Housing Legal Services Contracts (Item 24)

Approved one-year contracts with three legal firms for affordable housing legal services with estimated annual aggregate expenditure of $450,000; exempt from CBI because legal services; 17 certified SBE firms notified, zero submitted proposals.

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Key Decisions (19)

Approved

Affordable Housing Legal Services Contracts (Item 24)

Vote: passedMoved by Luana Mayfield
Approved

Item 26 (separate vote)

Vote: passed
Approved

Water and Sewer Service Connections Contract (Item 31)

Vote: passedMoved by Dimple Ashmera
Approved

Citywide On-Call Cabling Services Contracts (Item 32)

Vote: passedMoved by Luana Mayfield
Approved

River Point East of Dixie Road Voluntary Annexation Public Hearing Resolution (Item 34)

Vote: passedMoved by Luana Mayfield
Approved

Liddell McNinch House Historic Landmark Designation (Item 6)

Vote: passedMoved by Luana Mayfield
Approved

Jefferson First Union Tower Historic Landmark Designation (Item 7)

Vote: 10-1Moved by Dimple Ashmera
Approved

McClintock Presbyterian Church Historic Landmark Designation (Item 8)

Vote: passedMoved by Juan Diego Masuera Arias
Approved

Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church Cemeteries 1 and 2 Historic Landmark Designation (Item 9)

Vote: passed
Approved

Closure of a Portion of Barlow Road (Item 10)

Vote: passed
Approved

Freedom Manor at Reedy Creek Voluntary Annexation (Item 11)

Vote: passed
Approved

King's Grant Voluntary Annexation (Item 12)

Vote: passed1 conditions attached
Approved

Taylor Grove at Mallard Creek Voluntary Annexation (Item 13)

Vote: passedMoved by Rob Harrington
Approved

Yardley-Westown Voluntary Annexation (Item 14)

Vote: passed
Approved

Refunding of Arena Certificates of Participation (Item 15)

Vote: passed
Approved

Youth Protection Ordinance Curfew Pilot Program (Item 18)

Vote: 9-24 conditions attachedMoved by Dante Anderson
Approved

Set Public Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Extension (Item 17)

Vote: passed
Approved

Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Application - Belmont Lift Station (Item 19)

Vote: passed
Approved

CDOT Warehouse Lease Amendment at 4414 Monroe Road (Item 20)

Vote: passed

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Development Activity (6)

Jefferson First Union Tower Redevelopment (301 South Tryon)

Mixed-Use

Freedom Manor at Reedy Creek

Residential

King's Grant

Mixed-Use

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Market Signals (7)

Housing Demand

Charlotte faces an estimated 30,000-40,000 unit affordable housing gap (largely…

Commercial Demand

Uptown Charlotge has significant office vacancy following the pandemic; the…

Infrastructure

Data center growth is projected to account for 33% of…

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Agenda results

Public Hearing and Decision on the Kings Grant Voluntary Annexation

Case 15-26708
Approved
freeApproved1 condition of approval

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Public Hearing and Decision on the Amendment to the Liddell-McNinch House Historic… landmark designation

Case 15-26645
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Luana Mayfield

Public Hearing and Decision on the Jefferson-First Union Tower Historic Landmark… landmark designation

Case 15-26703
Approved 10-1
freeApproved 10-1moved by Dimple Ashmera

Public Hearing and Decision on the McClintock Presbyterian Church Historic Landmark… landmark designation

Case 15-26646
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Juan Diego Masuera Arias

More land-use items (1)

1 item with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • Dixie River Road annexationCase 15-26710
    No vote recorded

Who spoke

39 distinct speakers; 15 identified names.

All speaker roles: 12 Public, 2 Mayor, 17 Councilmember, 8 Staff.

Identified name roles: 2 Mayor, 4 Staff, 9 Councilmember.

Speaker sample: Marcus Jones, Staff.

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Zoning terms (13)

128 recorded timestamps

  • motion to approve (9 timestamps)
  • approved (18 timestamps)
  • public hearing (36 timestamps)
  • annexation (27 timestamps)
  • rezoning (9 timestamps)
  • land use (5 timestamps)

Decision moments (19)

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