The Charlotte City Council adopted a new "Unified Development Ordinance" (or UDO) that encompasses all zoning and building rules. The nearly-700 page document had drawn opposition because it eliminated the default zoning rule that prevented multi-family projects from being built in neighborhoods with single-family homes.

The measure passed 6-4, amid concerns that it would prompt greater gentrification in older, minority-owned neighborhoods on the East and West side of the Queen City. Wealthier neighborhoods could band together, hire an attorney, and place deed restrictions on their properties to protect their existing neighborhoods. 

Meanwhile, a new report from the Institute of Government Studies at UC Berkeley finds urban cores of cities are not rebounding after the pandemic. 

The Charlotte City Council adopted a new "Unified Development Ordinance" (or UDO) that encompasses all zoning and building rules. The nearly-700 page document had drawn opposition because it eliminated the default zoning rule that prevented multi-family projects from being built in neighborhoods with single-family homes.
The measure passed 6-4, amid concerns that it would prompt greater gentrification in older, minority-owned neighborhoods on the East and West side of the Queen City. Wealthier neighborhoods could band together, hire an attorney, and place deed restrictions on their properties to protect their existing neighborhoods. 
Meanwhile, a new report from the Institute of Government Studies at UC Berkeley finds urban cores of cities are not rebounding after the pandemic.

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