CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mallard Creek area is seeing massive growth and interest from developers to build housing.
On Monday, the Charlotte City Council discussed, among other things, two rezoning petitions that call for hundreds of townhomes in the Mallard Creek area.
One of these petitions would rezone a piece of land near the intersection of Mallard Creek and Galloway roads to be switched from single-family homes to urban residential.
Specifically, the petition calls for 186 townhomes to be built at the site. Appaloosa Real Estate is the project's petitioner. City staff members do not recommend approval of the petition and many neighbors signed up to speak against it.
Homeowners that live next to where the proposed project would go told WCNC Charlotte the townhomes do not fit in the neighborhood of single-family homes and would worsen traffic.
Appaloosa's other petition, unanimously approved by councilmembers on Monday, will add 132 townhomes to the intersection of Mallard Creek and Alexander Roads.
Councilwoman Renee Johnson applauded neighbors for pushing the developer to change that project. The petition was initially for apartments but after speaking with neighbors, the developer agreed to change the plan to for-sale townhomes.
While the approved project is less than a mile away from the proposed 186-townhome project, city leaders and nearby homeowners say the latter does not fit the area.
"It significantly impacts the landscape that we have, the environment, the size of the lots, and the community standards— essentially the aesthetics of the community," homeowner Tim Burgess said.
A representative for Appaloosa argued the area is not primarily single-family residential. However, the proposed community would go right to the entrance of the Lexington subdivision.
The city council could vote on the project at its next zoning meeting, or the developer could choose to hold off and make changes to its plans.