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Area Planplan Part III: APPENDIX 47 Lizabeth Area Plan Part III: Appendix DRAFT 2 May 20, 2010 lizabethlizabeth AreaArea PlanPlan Part III: APPENDIX 47 lizabeth Area Plan Part III: Appendix The information contained in this Appendix was gathered throughout the planning process and was used to produce the Elizabeth Area Plan. Existing Conditions, Trends, and Forecasts A thorough review and understanding of existing conditions – physical, economic, and social –was needed to identify the opportunities and constraints facing the plan area, and to develop the plan vision, goals, and policies. The following discussion highlights the existing conditions, trends, and forecasts most significant to the plan area. Demographics Population Trends The 2000 U.S. Census indicated that 3,484 1980 1990 2000 2010 people reside in the Elizabeth plan area; of Geographic Census Census Census Planning Area data data data estimate those, the majority (84%) are Caucasian, with about 14% being African-American. Elizabeth Plan 3,594 3,789 3,484 3,570 Hispanic residents comprise just two Area +5.4% -8.0% +2.5% percent of the area’s population. There are City of 314,447 395,934 540,828 728,254 more females (55%) than males. Twelve Charlotte +25.9% +36.6% +34.7% percent of the population is under age 18, Mecklenburg 404,270 511,433 695,454 913,025 and senior citizens (65+) comprise 10% of County +26.5% +36.0% +31.3% the total. Source: U.S. Census data and Planning Department estimate The Elizabeth plan area has not seen a significant increase in population since Population the 2000 Census. The 2009 population estimate for the area is 3,570, which is an 84% average annual increase of less than one- half of one percent (0.5%). 58% The 2000 Census also provides the follow- 33% ing information: 25% 14% 12% 5% 7% 10% 8% • The median household income 4% 2% 2% of the plan area was $46,281 <1% 0% 1% Caucasian African- American Asian/ Other Hispanic Under 18 Under 65 (1999 income data). This was American Indian Pacic slightly less than the median Islander household income for the City of Elizabeth plan area City of Charlotte Total Population: 3,484 Area of Census Blocks used: 1.03 sq. mi. (660 acres) Charlotte as a whole, $46,975. Note: People of Hispanic origin are also included in the racial breakdown. • A majority (53%) of the Source: 2000 U.S. Census Block Data households in the area were single-person households. significantly greater than the median • The average household size in home value for the City which stood at the plan area was 1.71 persons. $134,300. • About 66% of area homes were • Residents of the plan area were valued at more than $200,000 generally more well-educated than dollars. The median home residents City-wide, as illustrated in the value was $230,100; this was following table. 48 Part III: Appendix DRAFT 2 ~ May 20, 2010 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department lizabeth Area Plan • More area residents worked in the management/professional category (49%) than in any other. This was followed by residents employed in sales/office work (30%) and the service sector (11%). The total number of jobs held by study area residents was 2,601. Highest Attained Educational Level Employment Elizabeth City of 40% Occupational Plan Area Charlotte 35% 30% Group Pop. %% 25% Management/ 20% 1,286 49% 38% 15% Professional 10% Service 275 11% 13% 5% 0% Sales/Office 771 30% 29% Construction/ 158 6% 8% Some Master Degree Degree Maintenance College Bachelor Graduate or Above or 9th grade Less than Associate Grade 9-12 Production 111 4% 12% High School Elizabeth plan area City of Charlotte Total 2,601 100% 100% Source: 2000 U.S. Census Block Data Source: 2000 U.S. Census Residential Building Permits Sixteen new residential permits were issued in the plan area for single family detached dwellings from 2000 to 2009, whereas 332 multi-family units were permitted in the same period. Most of the new multifamily residential units are condominiums, the permits for which were issued in years 2006 and 2007. No residential apartment units have been constructed in the plan area in the past two decades. There were 1,808 households in the plan area Residential Building Permits 2000 - 2009 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. Of these, 65% Single Family All Attached were renters and 35% homeowners. Of the total Year Detatched Units TOTAL households in the plan area, 69% were in multi- 2000 0 2 2 family housing and 31% in single family. 2001 0 30 30 • As of 2008, there were 2,095 housing 2002 2 0 2 units in the plan area (see table on the 2003 1 0 1 following page). 2004 2 33 35 2005 3 8 11 • Of the 604 single family detached homes 2006 2 183 185 in the plan area, 569 (94%) were built prior to 1980. 2007 1 76 77 2008 5 0 5 • Of the 719 condominium units in the plan 2009 0 0 0 area, all but 251 (65%) were built after TOTAL 16 332 1980. Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department DRAFT 2 ~ May 20, 2010 Part III: Appendix 49 lizabeth Area Plan Single Family Detached Single Family Attached Condominiums Apartments Existing Residential Units in Plan Area Through 2008 Single Family Single Family Grand Year Built Detached Attached Condo Apartment Total Before 1980 569 281 251 407 1,508 1980 - 1989 1 3 208 32 244 1990 - 1999 8 2 63 0 73 2000 30 16 18 0 37 2001 1 0 2 0 3 2002 0 208 8 0 28 2003 1 7 0 0 8 2004 8 3 33 0 44 2005 6 0 0 0 6 2006 0 0 8 0 8 2007 3 0 98 0 101 2008 4 1 30 0 35 TOTAL 604 333 719 439 2,095 Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Existing Zoning There are a total of 629.55 zoned acres in the study area. This land area is larger than the land use inventory because zoning calculations include all roads, railroads, and utility rights-of-way. Land zoned for single family residential uses dominates the plan area with over 180 acres, or 28.72% (see Map X). Multi-family and office are the next most frequent zoning categories as show in the table below. Existing Zoning for the Plan Area Zoning Category Acres % of Total Single Family 180.78 28.72% Multi-family 141.25 22.44% Urban Residential 8.14 1.29% Retail 54.80 8.68% Office 149.81 23.80% Mixed Use 90.56 14.39% Industrial 4.21 .68% TOTAL 629.55 100% Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department 50 Part III: Appendix DRAFT 2 ~ May 20, 2010 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Map X lizabeth Area Plan Existing Zoning E 8th St R-5 R-5 I-1(CD) Draft Otts St UR-2 UR-3(CD) E 7th St R-12MF UR-2 (CD) UR-2(CD)SPA UR-C R-17MF R-22MF UR-1 Independence / I-277 Ramp B-1 MUDD(CD) I-2 Hawthorne Av B-1 R-5 O-2 Louise Av E 6th St UR-C R-22MF B-2 R-8 UR-2 B-2 E 10th St UR-C MUDD Seigle Av N McDowell St E 5th St R-5 UMUD R-5 R-5 Nassau Bv R-22 Central Av B-2 Jackson Av MF I-1 O-2 The Plaza MUDD-O MUDD Pecan Av Central Av O-2 B-2 O-2 MUDD O-6 O-2 Clement Av R-22MF (CD) MUDD-O E Trade St E John Belk Fr Sunnyside Av R-8 Sunnyside Av MUDD B-2 Central Av B-1 E 7th St t Louise Av MUDD-O S R-8 a n i d Hawthorne Av n B-2 a UR-2 B-1 I-2 B-2 N UR-2(CD)Av Thomas Independence Blvd N Kings Dr B-1 Lamar Av B-1 B-2 (PED-O) R-5 MUDD-O R-5 O-2 McClintock Rd Armory Dr St Julien St MUDD-O O-2 Beaumont Av Elizabeth Av Louise Av Oakland Av R-22MF I-2 B-1 Commonwealth Av B-1 O-2 R-22MF R-22MF Charlottetowne Av Bay St O-2 O-2 Shenandoah Av MUDD-O E 5th St R-22MF NS MF Park Dr R-22 B-2 E 4th St O-2 Chesterfield Av S Kings Dr R-22MF Park DrB-1 B-2 Park Dr Lamar Av E 9thR-5 St MUDD-O N TorrenceMUDD-O St E 7th St MUDD(CD) Hawthorne Ln MUDD-O NS E 8th St Bay St MUDD(CD) Travis Av Clement Av B-2(CD) B-2 E 5th St Park Dr B-1 E 3rd St e Av B-2 ChMUDD-Oarlottetown R-5 R-22MF Pecan Av MUDD-O B-1 S PA O-2 St Julien St MUDD-O B-1 MUDD R-22 B-2 (CD) NS MF Laburnum Av R-22MF MUDD NS (CD) O-2 O-6(CD) E 8th St Cherry St MUDD-O d Clarice Av O-2 O-2 E 4th St B-1 O-2 R B-1 S Torrence St s N Caswell Rd Ridgeway Av Main St n UR-2 e (CD) UR-C(CD) MUDD(CD) MUDD-O e Gr R-6 ee O-2 Lorna St Cecil St u NS n R-5 UR-2(CD) w O-2(CD) a R-22MF Q Barnett Pl y R-8 MUDD-O A Vail Av v B-1 MUDD(CD) Randolph Rd B-1 B-1 Baldwin Av Luther St R-22MF O-6(CD) Lillington Av 3rd St O-2 O-2 S Caswell Rd O-2 NSKingsbury Dr O-6(CD) Baxter St R-8 Amherst Pl E 5th St R-6MF(CD) N.
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