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Rezoning - Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission Attachment 3 11 Rezoning applications and accompanying site plans, staff analyses, Zoning Committee recommendations and the City of Charlotte Zoning Ordinance may be accessed via the Charlotte - Mecklenburg Planning Commission's website: www.rezoning.org PROTEST PETITIONS A protest petition may be filed opposing the rezoning application, requiring that the rezoning pass by a three - fourths majority of the City Council and Mayor, rather than a simple majority (there may be less than a twelve member voting body because a voting member may be excused due to a conflict of interest). A petition protesting any reclassification of property must be signed by the owners of 20 percent or more, either of the area of the lots included in the proposed amendment, or of those immediately adjacent thereto either in the rear thereof or on either side thereof, extending 100 feet therefrom, or of those directly opposite thereto extending 100 feet from the street frontage of the opposite lots, The protest petition shall include the signature and address of each protesting property owner and a map showing the location of the property of each owner signing the protest petition in relation to the property that is the subject of the amendment being protested. Per North Carolina State Statute, a protest petition may not be filed against an amendment to an approved conditional plan unless the proposed amendment does any one of the following: (1) changes the types of uses that are permitted; or (2) increases the approved density for residential development; (3) increases the total approved size of nonresidential development; or (4) reduces the size of any buffers or screening. An application form for a protest petition must be properly filled out Details on how to file a protest petition are included on the protest petition form. These forms and instructions are available at the City Clerk's Office (600 E. Fourth Street) at (704)336 -2248, or by visiting the City Clerk's website: THE PUBLIC HEARING Zoning public hearings are held on a regularly scheduled monthly basis. (See schedule at the back of this brochure ) The City Council holds its rezoning hearings on the third Monday of the month, The hearing is also attended by members of the Planning Commission's Zoning Committee. The hearings typically start at 6 p.m and are held in the meeting chamber at the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Government Center. Proponents and opponents of the petition are encouraged to attend, as well as any other interested individuals. Anyone, including petitioners agents, wishing to speak in support of or in opposition to any petition must contact the City Clerk's office (600 E. Fourth Street) at 704 - 336 -2248 or via fax at 704 -336- 7588 and be added to the list of speakers. The following procedure is customarily followed: • Planning staff presents a brief report explaining the request and describes the land uses and zoning classifications in the surrounding area and the nature of the rezoning request. • The applicant and other individuals who support the request are allowed a total of 10 minutes to present their comments in favor of a request. http: / /www charmeck.org/ Departments / Planning /Rezoning/Home.htm 2 /22/2005