Myers Park Neighborhood Association CHARLOTTE FUTURE 2040 November 19, 2019
GROWTH HISTORY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT – 1949 Population: 134,042 Land Area: 29.8 sq/mi Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
GROWTH MANAGEMENT – 1979 Population: 315,474 Land Area: 140.7 sq/mi Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
GROWTH MANAGEMENT – 2018 Population: 872,000 Land Area: 305 sq/mi 16th Largest City Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
CHARLOTTE FAST FACTS • 10 th Busiest Metro Area for housing permit activities • 5 th busiest CBD in the US for office construction • #1 place to live and work for tech professionals Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 6
HOUSEHOLDS & JOBS Charlotte’s Projected Growth: 2019 -2040 Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
METRO-TO-METRO MIGRATION Source: Charlotte Business Journal, Oct. 24, 2019 Source: Commercial Café, 2019 Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 8
THE MILLENNIAL DRAW “Charlotte is projected to have the highest rate of millennial growth in the nation with more millennials moving to the Queen City than anywhere else in the world” – SmartAsset (2017) Sources: SmartAsset/Charlotte Observer Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 9
THE “BABY CHASERS” Source: Meyers Research, Oct. 2019 Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 10
IMPACTS OF GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
2017 COMMUTE TO MECK. COUNTY • 712,600 (51%) work in Meck. County. • 352,200 (49%) live and work in County. Mode Percent Walk 2% Bike <1% Public Transit 3.5% Personal Vehicle 76.6% Carpool 10.2% Work at Home 6.3% Other 1.2% Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 12
CHARLOTTE’S HOUSING LANDSCAPE Overall Housing Need: Area Median Income: $79,000 • Units Needed to keep pace with growth demand: Cost Burdened: Approximately 45% of 5,109 units per year / 71,523 new apartments by renting households are paying more than 30% 2030 of their income for housing; most of these • Units Built per year*: Average of 5,250 units/year households are low-income ( 2011-2019 Charlotte Metro area ) Evictions: 32,724 cases filed in Mecklenburg • Units in Process*: 12,514 units under County in 2019 (56% granted); this is an construction / 7,669 proposed ( Charlotte Metro increase of 3,584 filed evictions than in 2018 area ) Affordable Housing Need: • Current Gap: 30,700 units for households a less than 50% AMI ( as of 2017 ) • Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing*: 21,576 units in the Charlotte area have rents that average $878/month (15% of overall marketplace). Many of these are at-risk of being lost due to market- pressure • Units in Process: Currently, 2,500 affordable units are under/pending construction ( Housing Trust Brightwalk, Charlotte NC Fund & Charlotte Housing Opportunity Investment Fund ) *Source: Real Data – Apartment Market Research, September 2019 Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 13
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING Arlington, TX. 89% Minneapolis, 70% Portland, OR. 77% New York, 15% *84% of Charlotte’s residential land is zoned for detached single family homes. Source: New York Times/Planning Department Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 14
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING PEER CITY COMPARISON Nashville, TN Charlotte, NC Denver, CO Austin, TX Raleigh, NC Minneapolis, MN Source: US Census Bureau 2018 Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 15
INEQUITY: ARC & WEDGE Data Source: Charlotte/Mecklenburg Quality of Life Explorer Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
SEGREGATED COMMUNITIES Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity 17
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT IN MYERS PARK
LIST OF AREA PLANS Plan and Year Adopted 1. Park Road Corridor Plan (1992) 2. Central District Plan (1993) 3. Cherry Small Area Plan (1993) 4. Grier Heights Action Plan (1997) 5. Southpark Small Area Plan (2000) 6. East Boulevard Pedscape Plan (2002) 7. Dilworth Land Use and Streetscape Plan (2006) 8. Center City 2020 Vision Plan (2011) 9. Elizabeth Area Plan (2011) 10. Midtown Cherry Area Plan (2012) 11. Park Woodlawn Area Plan (2013) Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
APPROVED REZONING PETITIONS (2010-PRESENT) Rezoning Petitions 2010 to Present 8 Rezoning Petitions Approved Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
BUILDING PERMITS (2010-PRESENT) Certificates of Occupancy (COs) 2010 to Present 421 New Residential Units 22 Non-residential Structures Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHAT IS CHARLOTTE FUTURE 2040? A Comprehensive Plan guides our growth to achieve the physical structure we want for Charlotte in 20 years. A shared vision of our growth, development and capital investments Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
SCHEDULE AND PROCESS Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
POSSIBLE GROWTH SCENARIOS
ALTERNATIVE GROWTH SCENARIOS Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
SCENARIO 1 – BUSINESS AS USUAL • Continues current growth patterns. • Strong growth in Center City and along key transit and transportation corridors. • Growth based primarily on current market conditions and investments. • Charlotte completes the 2030 Transit Plan. Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
SCENARIO 2 – CONNECTED CORRIDORS Development creates strong • corridors Growth emphasis on transit • station areas , neighborhood connections and trail systems Community Activity Centers • along the corridors provide jobs, goods, and services Build out the CATS 2030 plan • and consider additional Bus Rapid Transit Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
SCENARIO 3 – STRONG CENTERS • Most development in Regional Activity Centers • At least one large center in each geography • Jobs, goods, services and community gathering spaces in each center • Build out the CATS 2030 Plan , prioritizing lines and segments of high capacity transit that connect major centers Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
SCENARIO 4 – NEIGHBORHOOD NODES • Numerous mixed use small scale centers offer goods and services close to neighborhoods . • Additional residential intensity takes place near these smaller centers. • Less emphasis on transit stations and larger centers. • Build out the CATS 2030 plan and consider increasing high frequency bus in more neighborhoods Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
PREFERRED OUTCOME With emphasis on: Equity • Affordability • Mobility • Connectivity • Feasibility • Opportunity • Resiliency • Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
VISION + REGULATIONS Zoning Ordinance Floodplain Regulations (Chapter 9) Erosion Control (Chapter 17) Post-Construction Stormwater (Chapter 18) Streets & Sidewalks (Chapter 19) Subdivision (Chapter 20) Tree (Chapter 21) Driveway/Access Regulations Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
NEXT STEPS GET INVOLVED: Pop-Up Events – check our website • for dates & locations Sign up for updates at • www.charlottefuture.com/2040 Refining Scenario & Policy Development: • Strategic Advisor Meetings Full Unified Development Ordinance (UDO): Zoning Ordinance & Associated • documents Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity
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