Charlotte Future 2040 Community Area Planning Update

The 14 Draft Charlotte Future 2040 Community Area Plans and the Revised Policy Map were released on April 3, 2025.

On November 24, 2025, Charlotte City Council adopted seven Community Area Plans and the Revised Policy Map for these geographies: East Inner, Northeast Inner, South Inner, South Middle, South Outer, Southwest Middle, Southwest Outer.

Council deferred action on the following plans to allow for more engagement: East Middle & Outer, North Inner, North Middle and Outer, Northeast Middle and Outer, West Inner, West Middle, West Outer.

Throughout the planning process, city staff hosted multiple in-person and virtual engagement opportunities for stakeholders to share input on how their communities should grow and evolve. With Council’s approval of seven plans, these documents will now serve as guides for future zoning decisions and infrastructure investments in these geographies.

City staff is currently incorporating the approved changes into the adopted plans and will release the final documents once that work is complete. Staff will also share information about next steps for the deferred area plans in January 2026.

For more information, residents can visit cltfuture2040.com.