# General plan documents — charlotte-north_carolina

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**Contains 2 documents.**
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## Circulation — Economy & Transportation

- Source: https://cltfuture2040plan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Economy_and_Transportation_060121.pdf
- Pages: 6
- Covers: circulation

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Economy and Transportation
(Economic Opportunity + Fiscally Responsible + Job Training Opportunities + Parking + Safe Equitable Mobility + Transportation Demand Management + TOD)

| Comment Source | Who Provided Comment | Comment Category | General Comment Category | Summarized Comment | Staff Response |
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| Email | Internal City Staff | General Comment | TOD | Proposing additional policy or program related to equitable TOD | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | TOD | Revise proposed policy language | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | Maintain the tax rate below the median tax rate of comparably sized cities in south eastern United States, in order to maintain our desirability for employment & housing. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Revise proposed policy language | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Revise proposed policy language | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Which goals attract business? | Predominantly, Goal #8 - Diverse and Resilient Economy, which states, Charlotteans will have opportunity for upward economic mobility through access to a diverse mix of jobs and careers that align with education and skill levels of residents and the economic strengths of the region. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | TOD | Has the TOD Bonus been used yet? | The TOD Bonus is not part of the Comprehensive Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Transportation Demand Management | Should Transportation Demand Management programs be an incentive and not a requirement? | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Incentivize businesses with diversity programs and diverse employers pop, programs, etc. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Are the two recommendations in 8.5, to support MWSBE and expand business corridors, in conflict with one another? | Recommendation 8.5 reads, Support retention, expansion, and development of Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises (MWSBEs), small businesses, and micro businesses. Expand business corridor revitalization programs to align with the Future Place Type Map and prioritize investing in areas with a lack of access to economic opportunities to attract desired uses and support existing businesses (applies to Regional Activity Center, Community Activity Center, Neighborhood Center, Campus, and Innovation Mixed Use). These are complimentary, rather than conflicting goals. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | Provide more details about 10.2's recommendation to empower neighborhood and business districts to aid in the development of CIP and Bond projects | The referenced model is a program in Chicago - https://www.map-strategies.com/blog/2018/12/17/five-density-bonus-programs-in-chicago |
| Email | Internal City Staff | General Comment | TOD | Prioritize neighborhood displacement and affordable housing investment in TOD corridors where neighborhoods are vulnerable to displacement and/or lack affordability | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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Economy and Transportation
(Economic Opportunity + Fiscally Responsible + Job Training Opportunities + Parking + Safe Equitable Mobility + Transportation Demand Management + TOD)

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| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | The first short-term action under Goal 8: Diverse and Resilient Economic Opportunity should be split into two separate goals. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Job Training Opportunities | What job training opportunities will be provided to prepare workers for Charlotte's target industries? | This will be defined in a separate process, post plan adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Parks, trails, and sidewalks should be indicated as transportation facilities as well as other uses. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | TOD | Opposition to increasing the number transit-oriented developments | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Request for more information about zero carbon transportation | More information can be found in the City's Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP) - https://charlottenc.gov/sustainability/seap/Pages/action_areas.aspx |
| Email | Community | Big Plans Coordination | Transportation Demand Management | Is it automatic that the City can signalize an NCDOT road? | Thank you for your question. Signalizing is not an automatic and certain criteria must be met. |
| Email | Community | Big Plans Coordination | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Pedestrian access over railroads is likely not allowed by the railroad companies. | Thank you for your comment. This will be addressed on a case-by-case basis as improvements are made and not as part of the Comprehensive Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | TOD | The Transit- and Trail-Oriented Development Goal does not address retention of communities of color or welcoming new residents. Improving access is essential to fulfilling the Equitable Growth Framework guidance | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | The Safe & Equitable Mobility Goal does not address retention of communities of color or welcoming new residents. Improving access is essential to fulfilling the Equitable Growth Framework guidance | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | The Diverse and Resilient Economic Opportunity Goal does not address retention of communities of color or welcoming new residents. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Consider implementing one-way streets with sidewalks to improve safety for bicyclist and pedestrians | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | TOD | Support for Trail-Oriented Development | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Support for 5.6 and 5.7 which recommend the expansion of street network connectivity in growing or redeveloping areas and require all streets meet the complete street design standards | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Prioritize investment in sidewalk and bike connections that are within close proximity to schools. Continue to upgrade roads to meet complete street standards. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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Economy and Transportation
(Economic Opportunity + Fiscally Responsible + Job Training Opportunities + Parking + Safe Equitable Mobility + Transportation Demand Management + TOD)

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Citizen supports objective to decrease number of acres within mixed-use place types that are existing single-use commercial and employment uses. Citizen wonders how neighbors can help? | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | Citizen supports increasing infrastructure investments in existing urbanized areas planned for significant new development | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | Citizen disagrees Goal 10's Big Idea to direct half of public infrastructure spending to the most vulnerable communities. Instead, spending should be distributed "equitably" across all developed areas. Citizen wants more details about how the Plan will empower neighborhoods to aid in the development of CIP and Bond projects (10.2) | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Regarding Goal 5 short term actions, it's important to study how changes in transportation affect a whole area. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | re: Goal 10: Will this increase the cost of development and will development only address immediate infrastructure and not a partnership with the city to address holistic infrastructure issues? Can developers pay a fee of some kind that will go towards holistic approaches to local infrastructure improvements in their neighborhood? | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | How do we think about what access may look like in less dense place types, where people prefer larger lots and bigger neighborhood developments (SouthPark, etc), and are more likely to own cars? What are the action items in this case? | Access to mobility choices will be prioritized in all areas of Charlotte. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Workforce development and education connection—how to get those living near the employment centers involved in local economy beyond service industry? | Goal 8: Diverse and Resilient Economy includes multiple objectives for job training and advancement which will create opportunities in the local economy. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Parking | Expressed concern about increasing the number of residential dwelling units with less than one parking space per unit due to existing parking limitations. | Parking will be addressed as part of the UDO. |
| Public Input | Internal City Staff | Big Plans Coordination | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Suggested edits to further align the Comprehensive Plan with the Charlotte MOVES Strategic Mobility Plan. | Thank you for your comment. The suggested revisions will be reflected in the second Draft Plan, scheduled for May 2021. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | TOD | Within Goal 4, add language requiring TOD to be sensitive to surrounding neighborhoods, especially Historic Districts and Character Overlay Districts. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | It is important to focus on issues surrounding transportation instead of debating about duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes that issue has already been settled in many older neighborhoods. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Generall support of Goal 5: Safe & Equitable Mobility, accountability to taxpayers | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | What is transportation equity? Where is the TIS /TDM programs defined? | Transportation equity is having access to high-quality, affordable transportation choices. TIS and TDM will be defined in subsequent efforts. |

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Economy and Transportation
(Economic Opportunity + Fiscally Responsible + Job Training Opportunities + Parking + Safe Equitable Mobility + Transportation Demand Management + TOD)

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| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Generall support of Goal 5: Safe & Equitable Mobility, accountability to taxpayers | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | I had a question as to whether the Silver Line along Independence Blvd would have a stop at Hawthorne Lane, where the new light rail line is crossing the path of the Silver Line. | Design of the Silver Line is not part of the Comprehensive Plan. |
| | Community | General Comment | Transportation Demand Management | Infrastructure and tranpsortation needs cannot keep up with the pace of development in Charlotte. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| | Community | General Comment | Transportation Demand Management | East Charlotte is not pedestrian are transit-friendly. Mobility and connectivity are huge concerns. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| | Community | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Bikeways are necessary in East Charlotte. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Charlotte needs intentional transformative mobility in the form of digital equity, land tenure, incubator centres, and increased economic mobility. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | I am concerned that we are putting policies in place which inadvertently make us less competitive than our peer cities. We need to be aware of where we are in the competitive landscape for jobs and opportunities. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Social issues are a real thing and we all need to be inclusive and provide equal opportunity for everyone. However, citizen does not agree with the methods in the draft plan. Citizen does not think Portland, Oregon should be looked at as a role model. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Concerned about policy to promote greater airport area as a hub for manufacturing and logistics as well as policy to identify new areas for production and distribution. Citizen is worried about how these policies impact existing neighborhoods | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | TOD | Opposition to the TOD Bonus Menu as proposed because it will expose vulnerable neighborhoods. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Citizen doesn't think Transit Bus Priority Corridors is a realistic solution since they've not yet been successfully implemented | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Concern with recommendation to grow and promote greater airport area as a hub. Not sure recommendation is compatible with surrounding neighborhoods | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Parking | Citizen would like to see stronger emphasis about the reduction and/or elimination of parking requirements in denser settings with strong transit access. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Parking | Important to require pervious surfaces in any new surface parking lots and encourage better utilization of existing surface parking lots in center city. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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Economy and Transportation
(Economic Opportunity + Fiscally Responsible + Job Training Opportunities + Parking + Safe Equitable Mobility + Transportation Demand Management + TOD)

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| Email | City Council | General Comment | Parking | If there is a recommendation to allow parking to be unbundled from lease of property, then can parking be a separate fee for apartment tenants? | The Comprehensive Plan does not get into this level of detail. Parking specifics will be addressed in the UDO. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Safe & Equitable Mobility | Recommendation to set interim goals for reducing fatalities as relates to the City's Vision Zero Action Plan. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | This document does not present any strategy for dealing with how emerging technologies will affect Charlotte. The rise of innovation clusters, workplace digitalization and automation, and the creation (or lack thereof) of patents in the Charlotte MSA are all factors that could significantly change the outcome of this plan. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Is there an Industrial Site in Charlotte NC that Has 45 ft high ceilings and about 400 sq ft long and about 300 sq.ft wide building that can be used for manufacturing and if so how soon can it be purchased to start up citizen's operations? | The Charlotte Future 2040 Plan provides a long-term vision for the entire city. The Plan does not consider potential land uses for specific parcels. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | The Plan's Introduction should mention Charlotte's lack of economic mobility. Economic mobility should be a goal of the Comprehensive Plan. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | City should incubate worker-owned businesses for anchor institution services and green jobs that build wealth, stability, and equity in low income areas and communities of color. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | Investment needed on residential energy efficiency retrofits, residential/community solar and other GHG reduction to meet city SEAP goals is projected to exceed 500 million per year in the coming decades. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | TOD | Recommendation to include a density plan along the Red, Blue, Gold, Silver and Bus lines to identify how we will manage the growth? | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Transportation Demand Management | 5.12 seems to imply a requirement for a Traffic Impact analysis for all new developments. Clearly, traffic concerns are real, but the unintended effect of this requirement, when coupled with the SF zoning changes, will result in with little-to no development being done in marginalized communities. Since much more housing density will be expected in these communities, given the addition of duplex and triplexes, traffic congestion will increase in these neighborhoods. When commercial development is proposed in these areas, TIA's will show much more costly impacts which will need to be borne by the commercial development and that will render them less economically viable. | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Transportation Demand Management | We need to send the city funding and legislative approval for the city to contribute to improvements that benefit the greater good while improvements are being made commensurate with the proposed development. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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Economy and Transportation
(Economic Opportunity + Fiscally Responsible + Job Training Opportunities + Parking + Safe Equitable Mobility + Transportation Demand Management + TOD)

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | The single best way to encourage the development of Regional Activity Centers in parts of Charlotte is to promote the use of PPP’s such as the one being used for the Eastland redevelopment. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | This entire goal ignores the concept that more fees and requirements on new development will lead to less new development and a resulting lower tax revenue stream which is not fiscally responsible. | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | A big challenge of successful workforce housing development is dealing with the persistent conflicts that arise between the seemingly endless maze of local regulations, such as Charlotte’s tree ordinance, Urban Street Design Guidelines and PCCO. | Thank you for your comment. Goal 3 includes policy language about reducing regulatory barriers to affordable and workforce housing. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Parking | Resident concerned for how the Plan will accommodate parking, and the impacts of density on available parking. | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Recommendation to add Policy 8.32 to Goal 8: "Promote partnerships between existing union and DOL registered apprenticeship programs, city departments, and contractors in the building trades industry for workforce development" | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Recommendation to revise Policy language in 8.14: Explore policies and programs, such as Community Benefit and Workforce Agreements, to support the development of new and retention of community "assets, amenities, and for workforce development, in or near major employment centers" | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Recommendation to revise Policy language in 8.17: Ensure that City business recruitment initiatives focus on companies and industries that adhere to key City policies such as providing a family sustaining wage and benefits, offering opportunities for career advancement, gaining industry recognized skills, and removing criminal background information from job applications. | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Economic Opportunity | Adding flexible language such as “encouraged”, “or”, “may”, “typically”, or “when economically feasible.” is vital to ensure development occurs within our community and is not pushed into outlying cities and counties. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Planning Commission | General Comment | Fiscally Responsible | Recommendation to add policy to Goal 10: Fiscally Responsible - 10.21: "Develop a participatory budgeting pilot for East Charlotte that creates a community process for talking about capital improvements and infrastructure, and allows residents to guide investments in their community." | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |

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## Housing — Housing

- Source: https://cltfuture2040plan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Housing_060121.pdf
- Pages: 18
- Covers: housing

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Housing
(Affordable Housing + Missing Middle Housing + Anti-Displacement)

| Comment Source | Who Provided Comment | Comment Category | General Comment Category | Summarized Comment | Staff Response |
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| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | In support of policies to encourage missing middle housing. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Revise proposed policy language. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The diversification of neighborhoods should permit innovative building types such as tiny homes and shipping containers. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Reduce parking requirements for ADUS, Duplexes, and other diversified housing types. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Create and grow businesses it's in the section all about housing. Remove business reference. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplex and triplex in single family neighborhoods as proposed. Recommends more restrictive zoning. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The diversification of neighborhoods should permit mobile home parks. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Anti-displacement | Prevent anti-displacement by actively supporting those most threatened by displacement. | City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. Please check the City's website to follow the progress of this program at www.charmeck.org. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Anti-displacement | Add stronger enforcement of housing codes, using tools such as "in rem" enforcement to foreclose on substandard apartment complexes in Goal 3. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Anti-displacement | Utilize land banking to provide affordable housing. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Recommends including strategies to attract more federal funding for affordable housing. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Revise proposed policy language. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Don't just limit quadraplexes along arterials. Allow them within neighborhoods. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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Housing
(Affordable Housing + Missing Middle Housing + Anti-Displacement)

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Single family attached housing, fourplexes, and small-scale multifamily should be allowed on collectors, local roads, etc. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | ADUs should require a one time payment to the city for the increased impervious area. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Citizen has a lot of experience constructing cottage clusters throughout the southeast and would like additional conversations about what works and what doesn't work. | Thank you for your comment. Staff will follow-up to discuss. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | In Goal 2, are apartments discouraged and other residential housing types prohibited? What does "larger developments to include a mix of housing types" mean? | No. Apartments are not discouraged, but are encouraged to locate in locations near other uses such as retail, office or transit. Apartments can also be developed as part of one development that may include other housing types like single family homes or townhomes. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Affordable Housing | How do you reduce cost burdened households and increase rates of homeownership with land use? Don't you need to incentivize jobs? | Providing housing affordability takes an integrated approach to increase capacity and impact. A land use plan can support policy to provide more housing options to expand our housing supply which impacts affordability and offers a range of housing at various price points for changing demographics. Yes. Another essential component of the affordable housing strategy is continuing to support workforce development programs and other initiatives and services that seek to improve economic mobility and family self-sufficiency. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Revise proposed policy language. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Add the following action to Goal 3 short term actions: Increase HTF allocation to $75M in next bond cycle, with similar increase going forward. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Add the following action to Goal 3 short term actions: Implement “in rem” foreclosure remedy for egregious code enforcement violation. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Add the following action to Goal 3 short term actions: Change zoning to promote multi-family homes, and allow tiny homes, even if potentially mobile homes. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Add the following action to Goal 3 short term actions: Establish fund for land bank around new transit as new transit is approved (1% of approved transit funding to be allocated). | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Affordable Housing | The short term actions related to Bonus Menus and Zoning Incentives need to list Economic Development as a support agency. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Rephrase language in intro as to what are the causes for displacement. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | I support the effort of this plan, and believe it is critical that the needs of all Charlotteans are taken into account. For a more equitable future we will have to remove current constraints and add targets to achieve. Mixed price housing and expanding housing types and options in the city are imperative to providing economic and education opportunity. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The recommendation for duplexes, triplexes, and ADUS in single family neighborhoods contradicts previous planning recommendations to that assign parts of town as a "Wedge" and recommend no more tha 4 DUA. | Charlotte is estimated to add 400,000 to its population by 2040. To accommodate future growth, we need to be proactive in thinking about how to meet the demand for providing housing for changing demographics and at different price points in all parts of our community. Diverse housing options, such as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes are house-scale buildings intended to fit seamlessly into existing residential neighborhoods and support walkability, local-serving retail, and public transportation options. This approach will also respond to the shortage in housing supply in our community. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Opposition to recommendation to lead charge to pass enabling legislation for mandatory inclusionary zoning because it is currently illegal and will lower property values. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Opposition to recommendation to streamline existing homeownership assistance programs. Citizen believes policy is currently illegal and will result in lower property values. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion Goal does not address retention of communities of color or immigrants. Policy only addresses diversity of housing options. It should address access, equity, and integration more. | City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. Please check the City's website to follow the progress of this program at www.charmeck.org. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Affordable Housing | The Housing Access For All Goal needs to call out breaking implicit bias practices and being intentional to create wealth transfer and economic mobility. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes permitting these housing types drastically increases the density in single family neighborhoods which then changes the character. The citizen invested significant dollars to afford the single family quality of life and does not thinks it's fair or equitable to take that away from those who worked hard earn that privilege. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | While well-intentioned, many of the comprehensive plan goals remain questionable as to their ability to be accomplished. The following metric should be used to evaluate goals and action items: What is the cost impact? Would this recommendation or action help or hinder the development and/or construction of affordable housing or add to the cost of development? Strongly encourage that the Planning Department conducts a cost/benefit analysis for each and every goal/policy/initiative. | The Charlotte Future 2040 Plan is a long-term plan. The implementation and impacts of the Plan will be monitored and reported on an annual basis. This data will be used to revaluate the Plan's goals and policies every five years. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Support for tiny homes and less restrictions on these on existing properties. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | While the citizen supports the recommendation to encourage changes to state law that hamper the development of affordable housing, the citizen strongly disagrees with the two legislative changes the City has mentioned; - inclusionary zoning and impact fees. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |

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| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Support the idea of neighborhood conservation overlay districts, but if residents do not decide on location of these overlay districts then it feels like a "taking" or a form of eminent domain. | The current intent of the neighborhood conversation overlay is to be a voluntary process that residents choose to participate in. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Support the recommendation to encourage development of a variety of housing product types, but limiting housing to a select few place types will minimize opportunity for more affordable housing to be built. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Support the recommendation to encourage and address barriers to the development of transit-oriented housing. Burdensome regulations are the ultimate barriers so the city should review development standards (such as reducing parking requirements). | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | In support of including provisions similar to the Bonus Menu included in the TOD Zoning Ordinance, but would encourage the City to consider where the existing Bonus Menu falls short, the impact of COVID on mutlifamily housing, and the possiblity of tax abatements. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Agree with the recommendation to explore new and support existing publicprivate partnerships to build affordable housing on City-owned land. It is not just the responsibility of the developers. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Generally support using Equitable Growth Framework metrics to evaluate privately initiated rezoning applications and their impact on affordability. Caution should be used around metrics, staff expertise, and private vs public rezonings. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Agree with the creation of ombudsman office to support developers of affordable housing but tax payers should not pay for additional staff. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Opposition new City-wide regulatory programs that require or incentivize affordable housing in mixed-income areas. Inclusionary zoning and Bonus Program techniques do not seem effective. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Opposition to market-focused regulatory and administrative changes to encourage production of affordable housing. This change will increase the cost of developing housing which will be passed along to the renter. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The elimination of single family zoning will only create higher density of like people in like areas. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Concern over the policies regarding duplex and triplex housing units on single family lots and suggests that focus should be put on the economic mobility issues. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The single family home is part of the American Dream. Will this policy inadvertently drive those who want single-family homes out of the city? How does the proposed policy to allow duplex and triplexes affect covenants and deed restrictions? | The policies within this Plan will not impact existing covenants, codes or restrictions associated with Home Owners Associations. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Does the dedication of 10% of future housing trust funds mean tax dollars will be used to help someone buy a home? Isn't it less expensive to help folks pay rent until they can afford to buy a place of their own? | The City's Housing Trust fund is used to support a number housing programs. Please Visit the City's Housing and Neighborhood Services website to learn more about the number of programs that are provided. https://charlottenc.gov/HNS/Housing/Landlords/Pages/HTF.aspx |

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| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes permitting these housing types will cause gentrification and inflate home prices | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes permitting these housing types will erode values and tax base. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Affordable Housing | As the Plan addresses the City's Growth Strategy, citizen believes that the City needs to accelerate the "variety of housing types" concept, while partnering with affordable housing developers and lenders. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 will be shared with City Council. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Question on what is the value add for middle density housing. | Charlotte is estimated to add 400,000 to its population by 2040. To accommodate future growth, we need to be proactive in thinking about how to meet the demand for providing housing for changing demographics and at different price points. Diverse housing options, such as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes are house-scale buildings intended to fit seamlessly into existing residential neighborhoods and support walkability, local-serving retail, and public transportation options. This approach will also respond to the shortage in housing supply in our community. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes permitting these housing types will lead to increased renting and disinvestment. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Policy 2.1. The neighborhood association is tracking court cases related to the ability to enforce deed restrictions. Group cautions neighbors that if deed restrictions are not enforcable and Policy 2.1 in the 2040 Plan is approved the character of the neighborhood will drastically change. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Are we expecting opposition to the suggested zoning changes in seciton 2.1? | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Need to emphasize more clearly the importance of a diverse housing stock for sustainable growth and quality of life. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Permitting small footprint housing units is the key to increasing affordability. If UDO regulations allow more density in Neighborhood 1 is must also increase the number of small footprint housing. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | To encourage housing diversity the Plan and UDO must increase the number of small footprint housing units. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Use stronger language instead of "consider" reducing or removing barriers to ADUs. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Add a strategic partnership under Goal 3. City Council should consider the impact a rezoning case may have on NOAH units when deciding whether or not to approve the case. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2.1. Citizen thinks Goal 2.1 disproportionately hurt lower-income communities | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | 1. What details are there on how this plan is different than current zoning where multi-family housing is already in place? 2. Are we doing away with historical districts? 3. Do you expect developers to be attracted to less-expensive s.f. property? 4. It seems that this plan will benefit developers. 5. How has this become a racial issues. | The Comprehensive Plan does NOT change zoning. However, it DOES provide policy direction to remove barriers to creating more housing diversity and making residential areas more inclusive. Historic districts will remain in tact and other neighborhoods will continue to have the opportunity to pursue that designation should they choose to and meet the requirements. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | There are concerns about the impact of increased density on the East side which already lack significant infrastructure. | The Plan provides an integrated approach to accommodate growth in areas where infrastructure can support it and a strategy to direct investments to areas where needed. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Anti-displacement | Are there ways to help mitigate gentrification/displacement? Has staff looked at limiting multi-family size? | City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. This effort will provide a more strategic approach to complement the recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan. Please check the City's website to follow the progress of this program at www.charmeck.org. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2.1 and the impact increased neighborhood density will have on tree canopy. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Explain how Goal 2 will result in affordable housing and rental options, while explaining regulation changes as a result of this Goal. How will these changes impact tree canopy, water quailty, and air quality? | Providing housing affordability takes an integrated approach to increase capacity and impact. A land use plan can support policy to provide more housing options to expand our housing supply which impacts affordability and offers a range of housing at various price points for changing demographics. Development standards within the Unified Development Ordinance will help us to achieve a balanced, quality development. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Support for permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods because it increases the supply and creates more options. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Will permission of duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods override deed restrictions? What is the Bonus Menu proposed in the Neighborhood 2 Place Type and where is Neighborhood 2 | The policies within this Plan will not impact existing covenants, codes or restrictions associated with Home Owners Associations. The Bonus Menus referenced will be included in the Unified Development Ordinance currently under development and will begin public review in the Summer 2021. Neighborhoods 2 in on page 56 of the Plan document. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Suggestion to accomplish goals of Housing Access for All via regulatory requirements instead of taxpayer funds. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2's policies for Neighborhod Diversity and Inclusion. Citizen believes there is correlation between HUD housing imbedded in neighborhoods and CMPD's statistics of crime extending out from those sites. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Displacement should be handled by regulation: (1) preventing house flips for profit and (2) Control entrepreneurals from mass overtaking of a neighborhood. There's no impact to the taxpayer. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Support for Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Suggestion to accomplish goals of Housing Access for All via regulatory requirements instead of taxpayer funds. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | San Francisco is a poor example of healthy living and exercise. The homelessness is due to outlandish taxes. Please avoid the same mistake. | Thank you for your comment. The Charlotte Future 2040 Team will evaluate the comment and share with City Council for review and action. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods because they ruin the character of the neighborhood. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | This comment was submitted as part of the mass dissent campaign labeled VOTE NO from the Myers Park Homeowners Association. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Anti-displacement | Recommendation to include anti-displacement language in policy 2.1 (which permits duplexes and triplexes in single-family neighborhoods). | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Anti-displacement | Recommendation to include anti-displacement language in policy 2.1 (which permits duplexes and triplexes in single-family neighborhoods). | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | There should be a place type exclusively for Single Family due to the traffic impact of density. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | There is a need for HOA protection from Goal 2.1 which recommends allowing for duplex and triplex housing on lots where single-family housing is allowed. | The policies within this Plan will not impact existing covenants, codes or restrictions associated with Homeowners Associations. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | I am OPPOSED to changing zoning and allowing duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes throughout any single family housing neighborhood. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | In some neighborhoods increasing the number of units such as duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes will promote demolition and gentrification as currently affordable units are replaced by more expensive units. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Support for allowing a greater mix of housing types in neighborhoods that surround mixed-use activity centers. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Allowing multiplexes into neighborhoods will allow larger structures closer to lot lines than single family zoning allows for single family homes. Just adding one house to the illustration that maxes out the building area of the lot would help illustrate this, or replace the existing single family home with one that maxes out the building area. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Sustain Charlotte fully supports Goal 3: Housing Access for All. We especially support the efforts in the Plan to bring inclusionary zoning to Charlotte. This is a vital tool in the fight for affordable housing. We also support the idea of neighborhood conservation overlays to preserve and foster naturally occurring affordable housing. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | People pay money to be in a good location with solid infrastructure. If we provide solid infrastructure first in certain areas of Charlotte then and require that 50% of new units be affordable then we will be able to create a more equitable Charlotte. Introducing multi-family developments in single-family zoned areas is not the answer. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received. |

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| | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Increasing the variety of housing type doesn’t seem to increase the idea of affordability. | Providing housing affordability takes an integrated approach to increase capacity and impact. A land use plan can support policy to provide more housing options to expand our housing supply which impacts affordability and offers a range of housing at various price points for changing demographics. Yes. Another essential component of the affordable housing strategy is continuing to support workforce development programs and other initiatives and services that seek to improve economic mobility and family self-sufficiency. |
| | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | How are you going to provide incentives to developers to build in areas like Myers Park that are not affordable? | The Comprehensive Plan provides ideas to incentivize affordable development. These proposals will be evaluated and incorporated into the UDO. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Will expanding single family zoning to include mid-density housing units accelerate gentfrifrication? | City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. This effort will provide a more strategic approach to complement the recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan. Please check the City's website to follow the progress of this program at www.charmeck.org. |
| | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Grandfathering in existing neighborhoods so new development will not push residents out is one solution to help with displacement. | Thank you for your suggestions. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received. |
| | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Place Type mapping after plan adoption seems to be out of sequence. How can we support this without knowing how our neighborhoods and community will be impacted by Place Types? | The Comprehensive Plan will provide policy guidance for Place Types and a more detailed community mapping exercise will begin after plan adoption. The Process is outlined in Section 4 (now Volume 2) of the Plan document. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | How will the city manage greenspace when encouraging higher-density housing options like triplexes and quads? There should be lot size minimums in place. | The Unified Development Ordinance will provide land development regulations for open space and lot size requirements. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | How will housing values be impacted for those who have already invested in their homes? | The Comprehensive Plan is policy document that does not regulate housing values. However, many of our existing neighborhoods have a variety of housing types and have not experienced adverse impacts in their housing values. |
| | Johnson | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Will you be able to build duplexes and triplexes on arterial streets? | This will be addressed in the revised Policy 2.1, which is being revised by City Council. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | What impact do convenants and deed restrictions have on the Plan's recommendation of allowing duplexes and triplexes in s.f. zoned areas? | The policies within this Plan will not impact existing covenants, codes or restrictions associated with Homeowners Associations. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Council should take a tour of sf neighborhoods which already demonstrate increased density. | Thank you for your suggestions. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received. |

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Goal 2, pg. 102 (Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion). The policies presented will make affordability more difficult in both the Arch and the Wedge in Charlotte. They will destroy the character of single family neighborhoods. Development guidelines such as setbacks should be included in the Comprehensive Plan, not just in the UDO. Up-zoning by right does not allow for any input from neighborhoods most impacted by change. | Charlotte is estimated to add 400,000 to its population by 2040. To accommodate future growth, we need to be proactive in thinking about how to meet the demand for providing housing for changing demographics and at different price points in all parts of our community. Diverse housing options, such as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes are house-scale buildings intended to fit seamlessly into existing residential neighborhoods and support walkability, local-serving retail, and public transportation options. This approach will also respond to the shortage in housing supply in our community. Single-family homes are not being eliminated, torn down or not allowed in future developments. This is reflected in the current plan. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan remains committed to preserving and protecting Charlotte’s charming neighborhoods and vibrant communities. The Comprehensive Plan does NOT change zoning. However, it DOES provide policy direction to remove barriers to creating more housing diversity and making residential areas more inclusive. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Retaining NOAH is great but may be in conflict with the goal for increased density as well as the rights of the property owner. Selling market rate units mixed with more affordable units is not realistic, and the market rate units may end up being overpriced. Developers are also not incentivized to build well-constructed quads. Wrap-around services which .lead to self-sufficiency and help individuals remain in their homes are a better option for affordability | Thank you for your suggestions. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion. Stay away from existing single-family zoning. We already have the ability to build accessory dwelling units in most instances. It is not likely that opening up the ability to build a duplex or quadplex will contribute to affordability. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion. Stay away from existing single-family zoning. We already have the ability to build accessory dwelling units in most instances. It is not likely that opening up the ability to build a duplex or quadplex will contribute to affordability. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes permitting these housing types will lead to the decline of the city. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Support for increasing homeownership, especially in areas with low Access to Housing Opportunity scores. Also supports dedicating more than 10% of future housing trust funds to home ownership. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Prioritize increasing homeownership rather than using public dollars to create more affordable housing | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Citizen believes allowing duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods contradicts the goal to Retain Our Identity and Charm | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplex and triplex in single family neighborhoods as proposed. Recommend amending the Comprehensive Plan after UDO work is complete. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |

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| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods because they ruin the character of the neighborhood. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Commission an Anti-Displacement Stakeholder Group composed of members appointed by the Community Benefits Coalition: This group shall be integrated into the 2040 Comprehensive Plan and shall be composed of neighborhood leaders, housing advocates, community organizers and residents all threatened by housing displacement. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Provide clarification about proposal to allow duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. Could a developer build multi-family in place of a single family home? | Charlotte is estimated to add 400,000 to its population by 2040. To accommodate future growth, we need to be proactive in thinking about how to meet the demand for providing housing for changing demographics and at different price points in all parts of our community. Diverse housing options, such as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes are house-scale buildings intended to fit seamlessly into existing residential neighborhoods and support walkability, local-serving retail, and public transportation options. This approach will also respond to the shortage in housing supply in our community. Developers will be required to mee zoning and land development standards for established for single-family neighborhoods. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen would like data or case studies proving this is a good idea. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Affordable housing in single family neighborhoods will benefit developers more than homeowners. The demand for homes and value of homes will decrease, as those who can move will do so. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | What type of parking requirements will be enforced with the implementation of Goal 2.1 and how will these requirements impact storm water and street traffic? Have there been any analyses on traffic impacts assoicted with increased density? | Parking requirements will be outlined in the Unified Development Ordinance which will include development standards. |
| | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Support for mixed densities along arterial roads and mixed use centers. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | General comment concerned about how expensive housing is in Charlotte, and the East side doesn't have the amenities found in South Park. | Increasing our housing stock by providing diverse housing types at different price points will help provide more affordability in our neighborhoods. Page 127 in the draft Plan document recommends providing more diverse uses in amenities in the East and West areas of our community. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | The Plan proposes permitting increased housing diversity, which is imperative if we are to create greater opportunities for housing types. However, if the underlying dirt is unaffordable, then the ability to build affordable units without incentives is challenged. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. Recommends limiting those building types to older neighborhoods where stock already exists. The best way for local government to increase diversity is through affordable housing scattered within wealthy neighborhoods, increased educational/training opportunities, removal of source of income discrimination in housing, and via school zoning/supporting low income schools. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |

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| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes these housing types will not be affordable. Instead, citizen recommends using private contributions to construct affordable housing and increasing programs that help homeowners update and stay in their current homes. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes these housing types will destroy property values in existing neighborhoods. Also believes more engagement and analysis is required on the topic. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes these housing types will not be affordable. Recommends allowing multifamily where land is more affordable. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes these housing types will not be affordable. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen does not believe allowing these housing types will reduce racial segregation | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Citizen believes it's necessary to conduct additional analysis related to duplexes and triplexes in single famiy neighborhoods. Analyses should be neighborhood-based, ask what % of Eligible Construction of Higher Density Units has occurred by year over the last 20 years when the properties were sold, and ask what was the % difference in Unit Cost to lower Density Units within the Neighborhood where denser units were developed. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Other | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Citizen believes that it is necessary to conduct additional analysis related to permitted duplexes and triplexes in single famiy neighborhoods. The results will likely show increased density will not contribute to affordable housing and developers will not take advatange of such regulations in single family neighborhoods. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | The current environment (COVID-19) is not conducive to educating residents about changes to rules and regulations. The UDO should not be released after CLT Future 2040 adoption. The allowance of multifamily dwellings on single famiy lots is ineffective planning. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Infuse reuse and preservation into more Place Types. Is there a way to regulate ADUs being used for short-term rental? | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | This comment was submitted as part of the mass dissent campaign labeled VOTE NO from the Myers Park Homeowners Association. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to permitting duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods. The citizen believes permitting these housing types will have a negative impact on low income neighborhoods. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | City Council | General Comment | Affordable Housing | How is it possible to ensure that housing access incentives provide adequate infrastructure and do not contribute to poor environmental quality or significant loss of tree canopy? | Every community experiences competing interests and opposing priorities when it comes to growth and development. The intent of the Charlotte Future 2040 Plan is to recognize and balance our community's competing priorities and ensure there are choices for all. |

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Missing Middle Housing recommendations. There is an assumption that single family housing zoning will be removed. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Missing Middle Housing recommendations. There is an assumption that single family housing zoning will be removed. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Allowing for increased density in single family neighborhoods will only contribute to exisiting problems such as lack of infrastructure, overcrowded schools, and traffic. Additonally, increased density will not create affordable housing. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | I am concerned about the elimination of single family zoning proposal in the Plan. Many constituents who are homeowners are already concerned about gentrification, rising property taxes, and the consequences of intense development in their neighborhood (ex. runoff issues). Out of state LLC reps are also worried about the proposal. | Single-family homes are not being eliminated, torn down or not allowed in future developments. This is reflected in the current plan. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan remains committed to preserving and protecting Charlotte's charming neighborhoods and vibrant communities. The Comprehensive Plan does NOT change zoning. However, it DOES provide policy direction to remove barriers to creating more housing diversity and making residential areas more inclusive. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to duplexes and triplexes in single family neighborhoods because they ruin the character of the neighborhood. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition of the 2040 Plan because of the following concerns: The current environment (COVID-19) is not conducive to educating residents; the UDO's adoption after this plan's adoption; and increased housing density in single family neighborhoods. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Goal 2.1 which recommends allowing duplex and triplex housing units on all lots where single-family housing is allowed should have a clear connection to Goal 7 (Integrated Natural and Built Environments) and Goal 10 (Fiscally Responsible):a. Upzoning is good for the tree canopy by providing an alternative to greenfield development. b. Upzoning is also fiscally responsible as it reduces the cost to deliver services. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Developers should not be responsible for creating affordable housing. I agree with the idea that we have get creative and explore more options for public/private partnerships with city owned land. We owe it to those in the community that are unhoused. We also need to address Source of Income discrimination in Charlotte and another taskforce isn't going to solve that. | Thank you for your comment. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | In some neighborhoods increasing the number of units such as duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes will promote demolition and gentrification as currently affordable units are replaced by more expensive units. What guard rails can be added to the Comprehensive Plan to prevent that type of displacement going forward, particularly in more fragile neighborhoods in Charlotte? | City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. Please check the City's website to follow the progress of this program at www.charmeck.org. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2.1, which recommends allowing duplex and triplex housing units on all lots where single-family housing is allowed and require conformance with residential lot size requirements, setback requirements, and other site development standards specified within the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |

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| Email | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion needs clear anti-displacement language. | Thank you for your suggestion. City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. Please check the City's website to follow the progress of this program at www.charmeck.org. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | When looking at Goal 3: Housing Access for All, the following should be considered: Is the TOD Bonus Menu being considered? Is it possible to with the general assembly to allow affordable housing to be in conventional rezonings or by-right? Developers should not be responsible for creating affordable housing. Can there be a policy of “no net loss of affordable housing” for all development plans and projects, especially in gentrifying communities? | Thank you for your comment. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition of the 2040 Plan because of the following concerns: The current environment (COVID-19) is not conducive to educating residents; the UDO's adoption after this plan's adoption; and increased housing density in single family neighborhoods. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2's recommendation to allow for more housing types in traditional single-family zoning districts to encourage housing diversity everywhere in our community. | Thank you for your comment. Support and opposition for the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | It is difficult to achieve equity if lower income communitues do not have the resources for day to day and cannot afford to live in their homes. | Thank you for your comment. The Plan includes a variety of policies and strategies to provide resources and affordable housing to low-income communities. See specific policies, projects, and programs in Goals 1, 2, and 3 and Section 4 (now Volume 2) for more detail. City staff is currently developing a community wide Anti-Displacement strategy to support residents in staying in their communities. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Without the ability to break down segregation and allow access to social networks in wealthy neighborhood by allowing affordable housing duplexes, triplexes and quads on corners within exclusive neighborhoods, all other efforts at equity and mobility will fail. | Thank you for your support of housing diversity. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Goal 3: Housing Access for All should be edited to state "Housing Access for All in All of Charlotte's Neighborhoods". It should include creation of affordable housing in wealthy "segregated" neighborhoods by encouraging subdividing existing homes to provide opportunities for low income and minorities to live, attend schools, and benefit from formerly wealthy "whites only" social networks. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Neighborhood 1 place types should allow for true duplexing, triplex thru additions and expanded ADUs. By providing access to affordable housing in the predominately wealthy neighborhoods, you provide access to the schools and social networks that are key to curing the poverty and lack of economic mobility. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion states....all neighborhoods to have a diversity of housing options by increasing the presence of middle density housing (e.g. duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and other small lot housing types) Does this protect the current zoning of single family homes? Will this plan seek to take away exclusivity for existing communities currently zoned for single family? Are those who aspired for the ultimate American Dream, now being punished if their choice is to be in a single family community? Why not grandfather existing single family communities and then launch future builds with this plan? | Thank you for your questions. This policy direction is being evaluated by City Council and a compromise being reached to address these points. Policies in the Plan will not effect existing covenants and HOAs. |
| Email | Community | | Missing Middle Housing | This is a great goal. Our concern is that making the proposed changes to SF zoning will result in much new investment in lower priced neighborhoods, leading to gentrification and ultimately involuntary displacement. Please consider moving this to the separate policy statement.<br>In the Freedom/Tuckaseegee corridor as an example, 61% of SF homes are renter occupied. Owners selling homes for redevelopment will lead to involuntary renter displacement. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Missing Middle Housing | Policy 2.13 -- Is it an Equitable Policy (which is really equality) to hide prior evictions from property owners who bear some liability for their tenant actions and are then stuck with the difficult process of evictions for non-payment? As an alternative: fund a Landlord Liaison program like Seattle whereby the City acts as a backstop for unpaid rent, damages, and eviction costs for those landlords who agree to take a tenant with criminal or eviction in their past. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Missing Middle Housing | Policy 2.14 -- Is it an Equitable Policy (which is really equality) to hide criminal convictions from property owners who bear some liability for their tenant actions and are then stuck with the difficult process of evictions? As an alternative: fund a Landlord Liaison program like Seattle whereby the City acts as a backstop for unpaid rent, damages, and eviction costs for those landlords who agree to take a tenant with criminal or eviction in their past. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | The likelihood of changing state statues to allow for Inclusionary Zoning (IZ)will result in lawsuits. Better to first work with the legislative on this issue before including Inclusionary Zoning in this document. Why not propose greater use of Tax Increment Grants and Financing (already allowed) to provide gap funding for affordable housing? | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | Eliminate references to mandatory inclusionary zoning. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | In 3.1, it states “Investigate new City-wide programs that require or incentivize development of affordable housing”. There is a huge difference between require and incentivize, which is it? | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |

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| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | It is not legal to require affordable housing. Policy 3.2 will accomplish the goal and not result in years of costly litigation. In addition to removing the regulatory impediments, bonuses, and expedited projects and sources of capital work to create more affordable housing. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | There is no mention whatsoever of supporting property tax waivers to help stimulate new affordable housing. This is one of the most effective ways to stimulate new development of Affordable/ Workforce Housing. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | There is no mention of supporting State Tax Credit Programs that parallel Federal LIHTC programs. States like GA, CO and SC that have implemented these have seen new AH development explode. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | LIHTC bonuses for Affordable Housing should be given in affluent areas, not in Qualified Census Tract (QCT) areas like is currently done. The current program literally promotes further concentration of poverty and the development of new AH in areas with poorer schools and a lack of amenities and other infrastructure. | Thank you for your suggestion. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| Email | Community | | Affordable Housing | It is not legal to require affordable housing. Policy 3.2 will accomplish the goal and not result in years of costly litigation. In addition to removing the regulatory impediments, bonuses, and expedited projects and sources of capital work to create more affordable housing. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | | Missing Middle Housing | Citizen lives in a Charlotte neighborhood that includes a variety of housing types and supports Goal 2. Without this mixture a housing types, housing development will not be able to keep up with population growth in Charlotte. What growth there is will often be forced to the outskirts. | Thank you for your comment and support of Goal 2. Increased housing diversity is a key goal of the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Strong support for Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion and allowing multi family housing in all neighborhoods. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | We do not need neighborhoods where single family housing is the predominant use. We need a more diverse housing stock with more affordable options at a variety of scales and types. | Thank you for your comment and support of Goal 2. Increased housing diversity is a key goal of the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | An expressed desire for more duplexes, triplexes, quadraplexes, and civic uses in the Neighborhood 1 Place Type. | Thank you for your comment and support of Goal 2. Increased housing diversity is a key goal of the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan. |

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| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Support for Housing Diversity and Access along with concern for potential displacement. Resident wants to ensure that lower income people can continue to live in their neighborhoods, even as new housing types are introduced. | Thank you for your support. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | How do neighborhoods know when a property is sold that it will be upzoned to a duplex, triplex or quad without public notice of a rezoning? Rezonings are the only way the public knows about the new owner’s intentions for that particular lot. Does this mean that neighborhoods have to keep a close eye on every transaction? | Thank you for your comment. While details are still being discussed, the current idea is that development can meet the land development standards of one of the zoning districts assigned to that Place Type. However, if a development requests different development standards than permitted by the designated zoning districts then the project would need to go through the rezoning process. There will be a process of notifying neighborhoods about this process. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Support of the 2040 Plan’s recommendation for increased housing density. Current single family regulations are concerning because of the following reasons: suburban sprawl's impact on efficiency and single family housing cost’s contribution to a lack of affordable housing. | Thank you for your comment and support of Goal 2. Increased housing diversity is a key goal of the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | The City should conduct a study to determine what impact this plan will have on housing affordability before additional plan sections are approved. | Thank you for your comment. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | More middle housing is required in our Community.However, concerns around unintended consequences of missing middle housing are vaild. It is recommended that middle housing be allowed in all place types, rather than attempting to eliminate single family zoning. | Thank you for your comment. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to Goal 2.1 policy language around increased housing density in single family neighborhoods. | Opposition to the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate the community's feedback and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Recommendation for the City to consider implementation of "homestead exemption" on property taxes. This is common in Florida, and greatly helps to preserve residents to stay in their homes and prevents gentrification. | Thank you for your comment. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by City Staff to ensure they are feasible as well as City Council to ensure they meet the intent of the Plan. |
| E-Plan | Community | General Comment | Anti-Displacement | Concern that new housing policies will lead to re-development and displacement of lower income residents and people of color. | Thank you for your comment. The Anti-Displacement Strategy (Volume 2) is a key revision to the Plan document in order to address displacement and affordablity concerns. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Less intrusive options for increasing housing affordability should be explored as part of the 2040 Comprehensive planning process. Example: Allow a small back yard dwelling to be built, like a garage loft apartment, that is hidden in the rear of the lot and blends in like a garage. | Thank you for your comment. ADUs (backyard dwellings) are allowed an encouraged as part of the Charlotte 2040 Plan. Feedback on the Charlotte Future 2040 draft policies will be shared with City Council. Council members will evaluate all the feedback received and direct staff on how to revise the draft policies. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to the Comprehensive Plan’s recommendation for increased housing density in all Place Types where single family housing is allowed. Recommendations should be focused on improving issues, such as gentrification. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Do the recommendations in Goal 2: Neighborhood Diversity and Inclusion mean high quality middle density housing units will not need rezonings moving forward? | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |

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| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to the Comprehensive Plan’s recommendation for increased housing density in all Place Types where single family housing is allowed. Owning or renting a home with a yard, small or big, is a dream for many people. Recommendation to leave Charlotte’s tree canopy, green spaces, and suburbs alone. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | What type of requirements will be enforced with the implementation of recommendations associated with increased housing density in all Place Types where single family housing is allowed? It is critical that this policy does not degrade neighborhoods and allow landlords to make huge profits off of renters who still don’t have access to more affordable housing or a path to home ownership. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Plan recommendations, such as wider sidewalks, tree protections, and density will likely result in a direct increase in the cost of housing, which counters the stated goal of Council for more affordability. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | In Goal 3: Housing Access for All, please add policy language that states “Lead the charge to pass enabling legislation for State Tax Credits to facilitate and spur the development of more affordable housing”. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Email | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed for the following reasons; the disruption of existing neighborhoods, disrespect toward those that worked hard to buy a home on a single-family lot, carte blanche allowance of multi-family dwellings on any single-family lot, specificity and details of the plan will only be released after the scheduled vote, and it is a veiled tool to enact further gentrification in the name of developers’ profit. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Recommendation to allow increased densities in existing single family neighborhoods along main arterials or thoroughfares. Opposition if allowing for remodeling of existing single family homes into duplex/triplexes. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Recommendation to connect Policy 2.1, missing middle housing, with Goal 7 and Goal 10, as ppzoning is a fiscally responsible policy that is good for the tree canopy. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |

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Housing
(Affordable Housing + Missing Middle Housing + Anti-Displacement)

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| Public Input | Planning Commission | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Recommendation to delete "(15 units or less)" from policy 2.3 as artificial limits on density should be removed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Support of increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Affordable Housing | Support of Goal 3: Housing Access for All, but resident asks that there be consideration and respect of the many sacrifices that existing homeowners have made. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |
| Public Input | Community | General Comment | Missing Middle Housing | Opposition to increased density in Pace Types where single family housing is allowed. | This comment was received after the May 20th 2021 Recommended Draft Plan release. All comments received in this second public comment window will be reviewed by City Council and City Staff to determine necessary revisions prior to Plan Adoption. |