City Council Zoning Meeting on 2026-05-18 5:00 PM - May 18, 2026
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Charlotte Zoning Meeting
3h 11m
1 speaker
8 agenda items
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Who is introduced and what is the meeting's opening invocation and procedures?
for joining us for the Charlotte City Council zoning meeting as of May the 18th, 2026. And I am just delighted to be able to join you guys. It's been a while. Somebody in the newspaper said, she's not done this in years. And I was thinking, and thank God I didn't. I just want to say how much I want to say thank you all. Being in the city is a wonderful, wonderful experience. I mean, almost every one of you, I think I could call out your names or at least one place that you've been with me. And I want you to know I'm just grateful for it. What has happened through my life and my livelihood has been because of all of you. So thank you very much. So now we're going to actually do some real work and I want to start, we will begin our meeting with an invocation at the, I'm sorry, I have to memorize everybody at the dais.
So why don't we start with our clerk? Billy Fonz, Deputy City Clerk. Teri Hagler-Gray, Senior Assistant City Attorney. Good evening, Dimple and Schmarer, at large. Good evening, I'm Victoria Watlington and I have the pleasure of serving you as a member at large. Joy Mayo, representing District 3. Allison Craig, Deputy City Manager. And I'm Vi Lousa, Short-Term Mayor. Good evening and happy bike month. Dante Anderson, District 1. Oh, I didn't know you did bikes. I'm Kimberly Owens. I represent District 6. Malcolm Graham, District 2. Luana Mayfield, Council Member-at-Large. Good evening. J.D. Masueta-Arias, proudly representing the East Side, District 5. Good evening. I'm Renee Johnson, and I'm honored to represent District 4.
All right.
We will begin our meeting with an invocation, expressions, and inspiration, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation is made by a council member, and it is intended to solemnize what we do as our work as we celebrate religious diversity in our community, including those without a religious faith. Tonight, I believe that we're going to have Council Member Joy Mayo provide us our prayer. to begin our meeting. So if you'll all stand, if you have a choice for this. She's going to pray first. Yeah, okay. Tonight as we gather to do the work of the people, I invite us into a moment of reflection. May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder that while many see titles, positions, and responsibilities, behind each seat in this chamber and through our city are human beings carrying hopes, challenges, responsibilities, and unforeseen burdens.
Let us remember that leadership is not only measured by the decisions we make, but by the compassion we extend, the dignity we show one another, and the courage to listen, even when we disagree. We give thanks for the residents of Charlotte, for the families raising children, the teachers shaping minds, the first responders protecting our neighborhoods, and small business owners creating opportunity, and the countless neighbors who quietly serve others every day. Grant us wisdom in our deliberations, humility in our leadership, patience in moments of tension, and vision to make decisions that strengthen not only our city today, but generations to come. May we lead with purpose, serve with integrity, and never lose sight that public service is, at its core, about people.
Amen. Thank you. 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. Thank you, everyone, for that. All right, so let's begin with the rezoning process begins with applications submitted to the planning staff for review. There are two types of cases on the agenda, decisions and hearings. Decisions are cases for which a public hearing was previously held, and there will be no further comment. For public hearings, anyone wishing to speak is asked to see the clerk before the start of the hearing. Staff will provide a presentation and the petitioner will have three minutes to two minutes.
I believe today there's three minutes today from buying to present the case, unless there are opponents sign up to speak or staff is in opposition.
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Agenda
8 items
1
Who is introduced and what is the meeting's opening invocation and procedures?
2:45–8:09
2
How are deferrals, withdrawals, and consent items handled on the rezoning agenda?
8:09–11:01
3
Why is the TOD-NC rezoning proposal contested for a small manufacturing-surrounded lot?
11:01–16:05
4
What are the key concerns and proposed changes for petition 2025-027 (Mission City Church affordable townhomes)?
16:05–1:21:35
5
How did staff and petitioners describe rezoning for 1.61-acre Honduras Drive townhomes (petition 2025-058)?
1:21:35–1:24:39
6
What are the key details and community concerns about the 6.16-acre Rocky River Road rezoning to N2A (petition 2025-131)?
1:24:39–1:26:23
7
Why did staff not recommend approval for the 11.29-acre Pine Meadow single-family plan and how did the petitioner respond (petition 2025-133)?
1:26:23–1:32:46
8
What broader topics close the meeting, including conventional vs conditional zoning concerns and major economic announcements (school impacts, CLT projects, SMBC HQ)?
1:32:46–3:11:50
Speakers
1 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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