Public Services & Facilities
Public facilities and services are essential throughout the city and are permitted in all ten Place Types. As Charlotte-Mecklenburg continues to grow and develop, timely planning and coordination for public facilities and services is essential to maintaining the high quality of life that residents expect. The Community Area Planning process involved key public service providers, including water and sewer, stormwater, police, fire, parks, and schools, to ensure that all agencies had a shared understanding of growth projections and policies at citywide and place-based scales. Through this shared understanding, providers can identify high-growth areas and align their system planning to meet future demands, enabling each provider to maintain existing public facilities and effectively plan for future needs.
The data used in this map is reevaluated annually and subject to change.
Public Facilities & Services Recommendations
PFS-1
To ensure all service providers have access to consistent growth forecasts, create a formalized and unified system for developing and sharing growth forecasts.
PFS-2
To preserve and enhance public services, incorporate guidance from the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan into public facility master plans. Maintain and improve water, sewer and storm water infrastructure to meet current and future needs.
PFS-3
To improve surface water quality and reduce flooding, continue to expand the use of green stormwater infrastructure throughout Charlotte, including in infill and redeveloping areas.
PFS-4
To ensure delivery of adequate public services, align Charlotte’s annexation policy with public facility needs.
PFS-5
To maintain emergency response times, support Charlotte Fire’s future facility needs as illustrated in Map 10 (CAPs). Charlotte Fire may explore public-private partnerships that incorporate fire prevention and emergency management facilities into mixed-use developments.