Plans (General / Policy; District & Area)

	2015 Plan
	GDP
	Albemarle Rd / I-485 Interchange Study
	Belmont Plan
	Brevard Street
	Bryant Park
	Catawba Area Plan
	Dilworth Plan
	Dixie Berryhill
	Eastside Strategy Plan
	Independence Blvd Area Plan
	Northlake Area Plan
	Rocky River Area Plan
	Second Ward Neighborhood Plan
	University City Area Plan
	West Morehead Pedscape Plan

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department develops plans to serve as policy guides and to address how parts of the community should be maintained and/or changed in the future. Plans make recommendations on land use, zoning, transportation and other issues to realize the vision of the area.

Below are the plans completed by the Planning Department since the early 1990s, as well as those currently underway.
To view a Map of our Area Plans, please click here.

For further information, please contact the appropriate staff person as listed below or the receptionist at (704) 336-2205.

* Denotes that some of our older plans are not available online. Please contact our office to check the availability of a hard copy.

General Plans / Policy Documents	Status	Staff Contact	Area Plans	Status	Staff Contact
Brevard Street Study	Adopted 2008	Dan Thilo (704) 336-8321	Albemarle / I-485 Interchange Study	Adopted 2003	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
2015 Plan (Planning For Our Future)	Adopted 1997	Garet Johnson (704) 336-8364	Belmont Area Revitalization Plan	Adopted 2003	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
I-485 Interchange Analysis*	Adopted 1999	Barry Mosley (704) 336-8314	Brookshire / I-485 Area Plan	Adopted 2002	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845
GDP's	Adopted	Garet Johnson (704) 336-8364	Briar Creek/Woodland/Merry Oaks Small Area Plan*	Adopted 1998	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
I-277 Land Development Framework	2008	Dan Thilo (704) 336-8321	Bryant Park	Adopted 2007	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			Catawba River Area Plan	In Progress	Wendy Martz (704) 336-8309
			Center City 2010 Plan	Adopted 2000	Dan Thilo (704) 336-8321
District Plans	Status	Staff Contact	Cherry Small Area Plan	Adopted 1993	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311
Central District Plan Adopted Land Use Map	Adopted 1993	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311	Dilworth Land Use and Streetscape Plan	Adopted 2006	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845
East District Plan* Adopted Land Use Map	Adopted 1990	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993	Dixie-Berryhill Strategic Plan	Adopted 2003	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
Northeast District Plan* Adopted Land Use Map	Adopted 1996	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845	East Blvd Pedscape Plan	Adopted 2002	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
Northwest District Plan* Adopted Land Use Map	Adopted 1990	Melony McCullough(704) 336-5993	Eastland Area Plan	Adopted 2003	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
South District Plan Adopted Land Use Map	Adopted 1993	Kent Main (704) 336-5721	Eastside Strategy Plan	Adopted 2001	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
Southwest District Plan* Adopted Land Use Map	Adopted 1991	Claire Lyte-Graham (704) 336-3782	First Ward Master Plan*	Adopted 1997	Laura Harmon (704) 336-4565
Future Land Use Legend			Independence Blvd. Area Plan	In Progress	Garet Johnson (704) 336-8364
			Lakewood Plan	Adopted 2006	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311
			Mt. Holly Road Special Project Plan*	Adopted 1994	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			Newell Area Plan	Adopted 2002	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845
Other Documents:	Status	Staff Contact	North Charlotte	Adopted 1995	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311
CWAC Assessment*	Completed 1993	Steve Patterson (704) 336-8308	Northeast Area Plan	Adopted 2000	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845
Neighborhood Statistical Assessment*	Completed 1996	Steve Patterson (704) 336-8308	Northlake Area Plan	Adopted 2008	Alysia D. Osborne (704) 336-3910
			Oakhurst Land Use & Zoning Plan	Adopted 1996	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			Optimist Park Neighborhood Plan	Adopted 2002	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			Park Road	Adopted 1992	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311
			Plaza Central Pedscape Plan	Adopted 2003	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			Prosperity Church Rd Villages	Adopted 1999	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845
			Providence Road/ I-485 Area Plan Update*	Adopted 2000	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			Rocky River Area Plan	Adopted 2006	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			Seventh Street - Developer Response Project	2008	Alan Goodwin (704) 336-3418
			South End Station Area Plan	Adopted 2005	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			South End / Uptown Rail	Adopted 1998	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			SouthPark Small Area Plan	Adopted 2000	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			Second Ward Neighborhood Master Plan	Adopted 2002	Dan Thilo (704) 336-8321
			Statesville Avenue Corridor Area Plan	Adopted 2001	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			Sunnyside Pedscape & Land Use Plan	Adopted 2004	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			Third Ward Future - Volume 1 Concept Plan*	Adopted 1997	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311
			Third Ward Neighborhood Vision Plan	Adopted 2003	Dan Thilo (704) 336-8321
			Thomasboro Hoskins Area Plan	Adopted 2002	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			University City Area Plan	Adopted 2007	Kathy Cornett (704) 336-4845
			Washington Heights Concept Plan Washington Heights Neighborhood Implementation Plan	Adopted 2002	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			Wesley Heights	Adopted 1999	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			West Blvd. Corridor	Completed 1998	Laura Harmon (704) 336-4565
			West End Pedscape	Adopted 2006	John Howard (704) 353-0198
			West Morehead Corridor Plan	Adopted 2000	Melony McCullough (704) 336-5993
			West Morehead Land Use & Pedscape Plan	Adopted 2004	Kent Main (704) 336-5721
			Westside Strategic Plan*	Adopted 2000	Southwest: Claire Lyte-Graham (704) 336-3782 Northwest: Claire Lyte-Graham (704) 336-3782 Central: Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311
			Wilmore Small Area Plan	Adopted 1993	Greg Burnham (704) 336-8311

last updated September 15, 2008

* Denotes that some of our older plans are not available online. Please contact our office to check the availability of a hard copy.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
600 East Fourth Street (8th Floor)
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(704)-336-2205

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