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Council hearing on Brookhill Village overlay surfaces infrastructure and affordability questions
Summary
Developers and planning staff outlined a novel overlay for Brookhill Village to allow temporary community uses during a 25‑year ground lease; staff raised unanswered infrastructure and pedestrian‑improvement costs while the developer committed at least 100 income‑restricted units at 80% AMI for the lease term.
Charlotte planning staff and the developer presented a contested Brookhill Village rezoning request that would create a site‑specific overlay to allow temporary, community‑oriented uses on a 42.47‑acre property subject to a long ground lease.
Planning staff told the council the overlay is intended to create flexibility for uses the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) does not currently allow — such as outdoor amphitheaters, temporary events and food‑truck programming — while limiting building height and site form because the property remains under a 99‑year land lease with roughly 25 years remaining. Staff said the petition includes a commitment to at least 100…
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