The Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan defines 10 unique Place Types, which are a critical component of the plan’s growth strategy and the Policy Map, and were essential concepts that were carried forward through the Community Area Planning (CAP) process. While extensive details are provided in the full PDF version of the Place Type Details Appendix, this web-based version provides a high-level overview of the Place Types and what is defined for each one and how they relate to one another:
- Place Types relate directly to the Comprehensive Plan’s guiding principles, vision elements, Equitable Growth Framework metrics, and goals.
- Intended Place Type relationships and adjacencies are defined to promote compatible development and gradual transitions in development intensities and uses.
- Each Place Type includes details about intended land uses, character, mobility patterns, building form, open space, urban forest, transitions, building placement, parking and loading, block lengths and street networks, bike-ped facilities, mode-share, access, curbside management and on-street parking, transportation demand management, key features, and more, including precedent imagery and 3-D illustrative graphics.
Lower density housing areas primarily comprised of single-family or small multi-family homes or ADUs.
Higher density housing areas that provide a variety of housing types such as townhomes and apartments along side neighborhood-serving shops and services.
Serve to protect public parks and open space while providing rest, recreation, and gathering places.
Primarily car-oriented destinations for retail, services, hospitality, and dining, often along major streets or near interstates.
A cohesive group of buildings and public spaces that serve one institution such as a university, hospital, or office park.
Employment areas that provide a range of job types, services, and wage levels in sectors such as production, manufacturing, research, distribution, and logistics.
Vibrant areas of mixed-use and employment, typically in older urban areas with uses such as light manufacturing, office, studios, research, retail, and dining.
Small, walkable mixed-use areas, typically embedded within neighborhoods, that provide convenient access to goods, services, dining, and residential for nearby residents.
Mid-sized mixed-use areas, typically along transit corridors or major roadways, that provide access to goods, services, dining, entertainment, and residential for nearby and regional residents.
Large, high-density mixed-use areas, typically along transit corridors or major roadways, that provide access to goods, services, dining, offices, entertainment, and residential for regional residents and visitors.