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CHARLOTTE – A pair of rezoning applications with no site plans in the Cotswold area prompted a policy discussion among Charlotte City Council over the potential of developers splitting lots in neighborhoods and doubling down on density.

District 5 rep Marjorie Molina explained that she supported rezoning half-acre lots in petitions 2024-134 and 2024-136 from Neighborhood 1-A uses to Neighborhood 1-C, which staff said represented a “slight increase in intensity.” Molina explained that there was no opposition from her constituents and precedent for such a change was already set on that street.

However, Molina had concerns. She said under current zoning, someone could develop a duplex on a lot. But under certain conditions, a developer could also split the lot into two and put a duplex on each piece.