2. Presentation Overview
Land Use Planning
Growth Trends
Growth Framework
Group Activity
Outcomes
3. Planning Department
Work with the community in
planning for Charlotte’s future
growth and development
Land Use/Policy Guidance
Rezoning Ordinance &
Administration
Subdivision Ordinance
Historic Districts Regulations
Annexation
Coordination of Transportation
Planning
Research
Urban Design Review
Coordination of Capital Planning
4. Land Use Planning
What is Land Use Planning?
Tool to manage how and where we grow in
the community
Guide for what types of development go
where (ie. commercial, residential, industrial)
to best meet people’s needs over time
Types of Land Uses
Residential – single
family, duplexes, apartments, town
homes, condos
Office – dentist, insurance, tax preparers
Retail – stores, banks, restaurants
Institutional – churches, schools, hospitals
Industrial – warehouses, distribution center
7. Land Use Planning
Some things to think about:
Land use plans provide guidance – they are not law
Some of the implementation tools, however, are law
such as:
Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances
Tree Ordinance, Stormwater and Erosion Control
Ordinances
Private sector, not the government, does most of the
development/building – happens incrementally, over a long
time
Market (you and me) also plays a big part of what, when
and where development occurs - land use plans and
regulations can influence market
8. Growth Trends
How many people live in Charlotte?
Hints:
New York, NY - 8,391,881
San Francisco, CA - 815,358
2012
Boston, MA - 645,169
Denver, CO - 610,345
743,000
Raleigh , NC- 405,197
Columbia, SC – 129,539
Rock Hill, SC - 69,213
9. Growth Trends
Charlotte’s population more than doubled
in 30 years
731,000
540,000
396,000
315,000 2012
743,000
1980 1990 2000 2010
Population is more diverse and older
Hispanic population increased from 7.4% in 2000
to 13.1% in 2010
Median age increased from 32.7 in 2000 to 33.2
years in 2010
14. Growth Trends
Mecklenburg County
1976 1976: 12.5% Developed
2006
Mecklenburg County
2006: ???% Developed
57.6% Developed
15. Growth Trends
TODAY (2012)
743,000 people
618,000 jobs
TOMORROW (2035)
+309,000 more people; and
+298,000 more jobs
Where will these people and jobs go?
16. Growth Framework
Centers, Corridors and Wedges
Long-term growth strategy
Five primary transportation
and development corridors
Focus growth in Activity
Centers and Growth
Corridors
Maximize use of
transportation
system, infrastructure &
services
Encourage redevelopment &
18. Environmental Sustainability
Use land efficiently – compact development, shared facilities, infill
& redevelopment
Balance & integrate land uses – range of
housing, employment, service, leisure & educational opportunities;
mix of uses
Connect uses & provide transportation choices –
sidewalks, bikeways, transit, connectivity
Provide infrastructure to support development –
schools, sewer, water, fire, police, transportation, libraries
Respect the natural and social environment –
trees, streams, wetlands, floodplains, habitats, green space, historic
properties, neighborhoods
Design for quality – details, site layout
Plan for the long term – quality, function, change, re-use
20. Group Activity
The Good, The Bad and The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
• Examples of locations: Activity
Center, Wedge, Corridor, On a Major Highway, along a
greenway, near a school, . . .
21. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
22. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
23. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
24. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
25. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. What’s improved?
26. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
27. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the
most appropriate
location for it? Why?
28. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
29. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. What’s improved?
30. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
31. The Good, The Bad and
The Right Location
1. What’s good about it?
2. What’s not so good?
3. Where would be the most appropriate location for it? Why?
33. Group Activity (15 mins)
You are an urban
planner, planning for the future
of 2 sites in Charlotte
Your job is to help accommodate
some of the growth that is
coming, but also to mitigate the
negative impacts that can come
along with this growth
Here are the 2 sites you will be
planning for:
35. Group Activity (15 mins)
Site #1 Site #2
512 mostly vacant acres near the 47 acres that was previously
Interchange of I-485 & Providence developed, but has now been cleared
Road
Within the South Growth Corridor
Partly in a Mixed-Use Activity Center along the Lynx light rail line, about ¾
Several creeks, some steep topography miles from the Sharon Road Station
and a lot of trees Branch of one creek, mostly flat and
Surrounding area is mostly developed few trees
with single family homes and a golf Surrounding area is mostly developed
course across the road with industrial and office type uses;
residential nearby
36. Group Activity (15 mins)
Break up into groups & get some icons & a map sheet
Work with your group to place the icons where you think
that type of development should go. Be sure to use as
many of the icons as possible. Remember, we have a lot
of growth to accommodate somewhere!
• Institutional - schools, daycares, places of
worship, post offices, libraries, jails
• Parks/Open Space
• Employment – Industries, Warehouses, Offices, Business Parks
• Retail – mall, drug store, grocery, shopping center
• Residential – single-family, apartments, townhomes, high/mid-rise
apartments
It’s ok to write or draw on the maps
Be ready to tell us why you placed the icons in a
particular location
As a planner, we go through a similar process as you just have of determining where various types of development will be located throughout the city. Roads and transit play a big role in decided where to located different land uses and the city actually has a framework called Centers, Corridors and Wedges that determines how and where to accommodate growth throughout the City of Charlotte.
As a planner, we go through a similar process as you just have of determining where various types of development will be located throughout the city. Roads and transit play a big role in decided where to located different land uses and the city actually has a framework called Centers, Corridors and Wedges that determines how and where to accommodate growth throughout the City of Charlotte.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Major next steps for the project include Utility Relocation, ROW Acquisition and Final Design.Construction is scheduled to begin next fall with operations to begin in the spring of 2017.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Major next steps for the project include Utility Relocation, ROW Acquisition and Final Design.Construction is scheduled to begin next fall with operations to begin in the spring of 2017.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.
Break students up into groups (count off) and have them work together on a base map to talk through and decide where they think various types of development should go. Have them circle or color in these areas with the colors that represent the different uses then go around the room and have them briefly discuss their rationale.