City Council Zoning Meeting on 2024-10-21 5:00 PM - Oct 21, 2024

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What introductions and opening remarks are made at the beginning of the meeting?

Dante Anderson 13:17

Welcome to our October 21st zoning meeting. We will begin with introductions and we'll start with the city clerk.

Doug Faust 13:29

Good evening. Stephanie

Dante Anderson 13:30

Kelly, city clerk. Good evening. Thank you for your patience. Tijuana Brown, District 3. Good evening. I'm Renee Johnson and I'm honored to represent District 4. Good evening. Liz Babson, assistant city manager. Dante Anderson, mayor pro tem, District 1. Malcolm Graham, District 2. Forgive us for our delay. I am LaWanna Mayfield, serving you on City Council at large.

Holly (staff) / staff (Planning) 13:54

Victoria Watlington at large. Terri Hagler-Gray, Senior Assistant to the Attorney.

Dante Anderson 14:00

We begin our meetings with an invocation as an expression and an inspiration followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation by the council members intended to to underscore our proceedings, and we celebrate the religious diversity of the entire community, including those who do not have a religious faith. And this evening, Council Member Graham will provide the invocation.

Malcolm Graham 14:32

Thank you, Madam Mayor Pro Tem. I'd like to read a quote from the late former president of Morehouse College, Dr. Benjamin Mays. The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goals. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach for. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it's a calamity not to dream. It's not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin. We hope that the city of Charlotte will always raise AIM high. Thank you.

Dante Anderson 15:10

Thank you. And for those that can, please rise and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, so we're going to start out the meeting with an explanation of our zoning process and the process begins with applications submitted to our planning staff for review. The cases have two types on our agenda. There are decisions and their hearings decisions on cases for which public hearings have already been previously held and there's no additional public comment for hearings. anyone wishing to speak on a particular petition is asked to see our city clerk before the start of the hearing.

Dante Anderson 16:12

And then we also have the staff presentation, which comes with no time limit at all. The petitioner who's in favor of that petition will get three minutes combined to present unless two things have occurred. One is if there are oppositions signed up to speak against that petition, or if staff is in opposition, the petitioner gets 10 minutes, the opponent gets 10 minutes, and then the petitioner will get two minutes for a rebuttal. If there is no one opposed or sign up to speak, staff provides a short presentation and public hearings is closed, and the next public hearing will continue and will open. Petition goes to the Zoning Committee of Planning Commissions for review and recommendation. And at this moment, I'd like to recognize

Dante Anderson 17:12

the chair, Mr. Blumenthal, so that he can introduce himself as well as his committee.

Andrew Blumenthal 17:19

Thank you, Madam Mayor Pro Tem. And thank you to the rest of council as well. My name is Andrew Blumenthal. It is my pleasure to serve as the chairman of the zoning committee of the planning commission. Allow me to introduce my fellow committee members starting on my left. We have Robin Stewart, Rick Winokur, Shauna Neely, Teresa McDonald, Clayton Seeley, and then to my right, Aaron Shaw. The zoning committee will next meet on Thursday, November 7th. That's a slight change due to election day on Tuesday the 5th. at 5 p.m. At that meeting, the Zoning Committee will discuss and make recommendations on the petitions that have public hearings this evening. The public is welcome to attend that meeting. However, please note that it is not a continuation of any public hearings that are being held here tonight.

Andrew Blumenthal 18:05

Prior to that meeting, you are welcome to contact any of us directly to provide input. You can find our contact information as well as information on each petition on the city's website at charlotteplanning.org.