City Council Zoning Meeting on 2024-04-15 5:00 PM

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What is the basic zoning process and hearing format explained at the start of the meeting?

Vi Lyles 0:00

Thank you everyone. As we begin our meeting, I'm going to do a brief explanation of the zoning process. The process begins with applications submitted to our staff for review. Their cases are of two types that are on our agenda, decisions and hearings. Decisions are on cases for which a public hearing has previously been held and there will be no further public comment. Hearings, if anyone is wishing to speak, please see our city clerk before the start of the hearing. In this case, we will have public staff presentation to present the petition to us, and then the petitioner and those in favor get three minutes combined to present their case unless there's opposition or opponents signed up to speak.

Vi Lyles 0:52

Or if the staff is in opposition, the petitioner gets 10 minutes, opponent gets 10 minutes combined. And this is especially important. I know a lot of us, but collectively, the 10 minutes are for everyone that signs up to speak. So we try to help you organize yourselves if you have several speakers for one item that's in opposition. And as the completion of the opponent's 10 minutes combined, the petitioner gets a two-minute rebuttal. If no one is opposed or signed up to speak, staff provides a short presentation. Thank you, staff. And the public hearing is closed, and the next public hearing is open. The petition then goes to the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.

Vi Lyles 1:36

And now I'd like to recognize Douglas Welton, the chair of our Zoning Committee, so that he can provide your introductions as well as the process that follows.

Douglas A. Welton 1:47

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you, Council. My name is Douglas A. Welton. I serve as the chairman for the Zoning Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Vi Lyles 1:54

Planning Commission. Allow me to introduce the members of the committee, Will Russell, Shawna Neely, Rick Winokur,

Douglas A. Welton 2:02

Terry Lansdale, Rebecca Wilden, and Clayton Seeley. The Zoning Committee will meet on Tuesday, April the 30th at 5.30 here at the Government Center. At that meeting, the Zoning Committee will meet to discuss and make recommendations on the petitions that have a public hearing here tonight. The public is welcome at those meetings, but please note it is not a continuation of the public hearing that is being held here tonight. Prior to that meeting, you are welcome to contact us and provide your input. You can find contact information for each petition on the city's website at charlotteplanning.org. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Vi Lyles 2:41

Thank you to our team for doing this work. It's really important. I would like to now... ask the staff to provide us the changes that have occurred since the document was presented with the idea of whether or not we had any deferrals or withdrawals. So, Mr. Patton. Sure. Thank you, Madam Mayor. We do have several deferrals. First, item number 22. petition 2023-172 by BVB Properties, LLC. Then we get into our hearings. Item number 24, 2023-134 by the Paces Foundation. Item 25, 2023-164 by Eden Acquisitions, LLC. Item 26, 2024-007 by Oak Hill Management. Item 27, 2023-040 by City of Charlotte. And then item 28, 2023-041 also by the City of Charlotte. All of those defer requests are to our May 20th meeting next month.

Vi Lyles 3:39

All right. Should we talk about the item that we've added to the agenda as well, Mr. Patton? We do have an additional decision item, which is item 23B. It was omitted from the print version of the agenda. It's on the online version, and I put a hard copy of all of that around the dais. Thank you. So we will need a motion for the deferrals, withdrawals, as well as we do not need to include in the motion the one that has been submitted that's new to you today. So do I have a motion for the deferrals and withdrawals?

Unknown 4:17

For approval.

Vi Lyles 4:18

We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing no discussion, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. Thank you very much. All right. So the next item. On our agenda, our decisions, the rezoning items, the consent, we have a consent items list where the rezoning of petition items 3 through 18 may be considered in one motion except for those items that are separated by a council member or requested for a separate vote.