Providence Road Rezoning Request 2018-142

oppose this Zoning request

Building more single family homes is one thing, but high volume builds such as this one and the new complex at Providence and Fairview that is not yet complete makes traffic density much heavier. Additionally, I'm not keen on potentially negative property value impact for those that may not want to live next to a larger community.

Thank you Jason, I think your comment is spot-on. People are (justifiably) very angry about Providence Road traffic, but ths is a long pre-existing failure of the NC Department of Transportation (it's a state road not city or county). So this rezoning request is becoming a referendum on a separate issue and we are risking sending away a developer that has shown interest in working with us. This property will be developed with or without the rezoning. If the nays succeed this will become a careful-what-you-wish-for; situation.

I’ve attended the meetings and I think the traffic consultant made a good point that everyone is missing. The City’s Planning Staff has previously supported R8 density for this property and from what he said the proposed plan will create LESS traffic than R8. Makes me wonder if anyone is actually listening or if we’re all just mad about any possible change happening.

I oppose this rezoning. Providence Road cannot accommodate the increase in traffic.

Hi Julie, you are right, but we need to understand this rezoning is not the problem, a fast-growing city that has not been well planned is the problem. This land will be developed with our without this rezoniong, however the current developer is under pressure to work with us. If we defeat this rezoning we will have thrown away the one piece of leverage we have.

All of this building on any green space on Providence is going to make traffic even worse and my 15-20 min commute to uptown is now easily 50 minutes plus. I’m wanting to move because it’s going to get worse.

We don't have a vote. This land will be developed but in this case we have a developer willing to work with us. If we defeat the rezoning and they drop the project, good luck with the next developer being willing to do that.

I wholeheartedly agree Charlotte needs a better mass transit strategy, and I commute on the bus to prove it! But this rezoning will not impact that one way or another. The precedent of Charlotte as a growing city has long been established and this land will be developed with or without the rezoning. I favor working with these developers because they have shown themslves open to our input (on other matters than traffic, which they do not control). If we defeat them, I believe it is unlikely the next developers will be so open to our concerns.

There are still a significant number of large acreage areas down the Providence corridor. It's a slippery slope to start down and with no true mass transit serving the area. The precedent is dangerous. I actually find rush hour traffic here as bad as LA, Houston, Austin and Dallas, each of which covers significantly more land and people than Charlotte.

Timothy, defeating this rezoning will not halt the development of the property. Mark my words it will be developed - the current owners found these investors, not the other way around. What's important is because these developers want public support they are willing to work with us. So the irony is if we defeat them, we will almost certainly not get that courtesy from whomever replaces them.

I actually support this rezoning because I think it could be SO much worse. The people who are against it only because of traffic are really foolish. Think about it. People continue to move to Charlotte every day. Population growth leads to more traffic and more development. If you’re living here thinking that traffic is going to magically shrink by fighting infill rezonings, then you should really reevaluate your way of thinking. If this development doesn’t get approved, that’s fine by me, but we’ll all be sitting in more traffic regardless. And thoughtful infill development by developers who are making an effort to work with the community, is far smarter than continued urban sprawl that just means people will be driving up Providence from further away.

This development will be detrimental to the existing quality of life in this area.

James, I share your concern but please understand the current property owners found these investors, not the other way around. They are going to sell and this land is going to be developed whether we like it or not. Whether done under R3 or R8 is not going to make any noticeable difference to the traffic problem. If you don’t believe me, do the math: the proposed plan is estimated to increase daily flow by 1,220 trips on top of the current 35,000. If all of the increase comes within 15 hours, this comes to another 1.4 per minute. Suppose during rush hour it’s five times that (7 more cars per minute). Now suppose under R3 that increase is cut in half. Do you really think you’re going to notice the difference?

Traffic already an issue in the area and this will make worse.

These comments are far more aimed at our frustration with the longstanding excessive Providence Road congestion than the zoning impact. This property is going to be developed with or without the rezoning, and whether under R3 or R8 is not going to make a noticeable difference to the traffic problem. We will be better off working directly with Proffitt Dixon over matters within their control like setbacks, vegetation, number of stories the buildings, and so forth — and they have shown themselves very open to such discussion. They are not going to solve our traffic problem and getting rid of them isn’t either.

It will not improve the area, but distract with much more traffic than we have already. Vote no!

This proposed development is much too big for the area and neighborhood. Providence Rd. does not need any additional congestion.

I oppose the rezoning.

The city of Charlotte should not approve the rezoning as it will create undo traffic congestion and destroy the single family friendly landscape.