August 23, 2019: The City of Charlotte issued a letter with the dates and times for the public participation process.
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Does campaign money equate to election votes?
A quick comparison looking at the money spent and votes earned in 2019 Special Election Primary for the NC 9th Congressional District.
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Read MoreThe North Carolina apartment market continues to benefit from the state’s population increase, the low supply of apartments in the state and the increasing demand for apartment living.
New changes to building code regulations will take effect on October 1st.
These changes will impact: Burying Power Lines, 3rd Party Inspections, Tiny Home Regulations, Obtaining Temporary Certificates of Occupancy…..
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The 2018 NCSBC requires certification of Fire-Resistant Penetrations and Joints; affecting high rise buildings and buildings that have a risk category III or IV.
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A vote was held at the July 2nd County Commissioners Meeting to place additional sales tax on the November 6th ballot. The $50mil in additional tax revenue will be divided into five initiatives.
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The Transit Oriented Development Alignment’s purpose is to proactively rezone parcels that exist along the LYNX Blue Line Light Rail into one of the four new TOD zoning districts. These new TOD districts will ensure that the zoning along the Blue Line light rail will be up-to-date with the City of Charlotte’s Station Area Plans.
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The Transit Oriented Development Alignment’s purpose is to proactively rezone parcels that exist along the LYNX Blue Line light rail into one of the four new zoning districts. The City of Charlotte plans to have this completed by October 2019.
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Senate Bill 650 was created with the intent of raising more money for areas of the state that have not experienced the same benefits as larger counties due to the fact that they are smaller and more rural. This legislation would cost the City of Charlotte millions in lost tax revenue.
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The City of Charlotte is proposing changes to the city’s Housing Code Ordinance.
Many members of the Charlotte City Council believe that a stronger ordinance is needed.
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Highlights From: AIA And Code Enforcement Connect, May 8th Presentation
2019 Code Legislation
Inspection Department Reorganization
Accela Update
And Code Changes and Challenges
Tips for Organizing and Conducting a Successful Constituent Lobbying Meeting.
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The City of Charlotte has created a customer centric - Development Services Center. This One Stop Shop will open in November and combine 11 Charlotte development categories into one space.
Check out the presentation.
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The discussion of consolidating Charlotte and Mecklenburg County services happened again.
Here’s the recap of the conversation and a link to the POD Cast.
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Last week, Charlotte Public Relations officially launched. The website went live, social media accounts were created, and Longleaf Politics did a story. Now, this week our newsletter “The Leader” debuts.
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