Charlotte Future 2040 Community Area Planning
What are Community Area Plans?
Community Area Plans (CAP) are a series of policy guides that provide a framework for future growth and development across 14 sub-geographies of the city. Intended to help implement the vision and goals adopted within the citywide Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan and the Charlotte Future 2040 Policy Map, the CAPs serve as a guide for making land use, zoning, and capital investment decisions at a more focused scale. The guidance within these plans helps ensure that future growth will increase access to daily goods and services, housing choices, and job opportunities, and reduce environmental impacts throughout Charlotte, making the city a more equitable place to live, work, and play.
On April 13, 2026, Charlotte City Council adopted seven Community Area Plans and the Revised Policy Map and amended seven Community Area Plans.
The 14 CAPs are color-coded, with each document organized into five sections: Community Profile, Community Needs & Goals, Creating Complete Communities, Supporting the Vision, and Implementation.
CAP Documents
The Community Area Plan portfolio includes three volumes: Program Guide, 14 Community Area Plans, and Appendix. Click on the tiles below to review CAP documents.
Program Guide
The Program Guide provides guidance for reading and understanding the Charlotte Future 2040 Community Area Plans (CAPs). It also provides information about other city- and- county-wide policies that support the CAPs.
Community Area Plans
Each CAP includes:
- Greatest needs and priority goals
- Creating complete communities through policy map implementation
- Needs assessments for mobility, open space, environmental justice, and community character
- Coordination for public services and facilities
- Implementation and focus area concepts
The CAP E-Plans are a summary of the complete, adopted plans. Links to the full plan PDFs are provided within each E-Plan.