November 2016 Development Services Newsletter

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Tips for Uploading Electronic Plans to Accela

We have been experiencing difficulties with corrupted and/or unopenable PDF files on various Land Development plan submittals by customers in Accela.  In order to reduce these occurrences, please follow the helpful recommendations for electronic plan preparation found on our Electronic Plan Review page​.


Gartner Update

The City and Mecklenburg County partnered together to contract with Gartner Consulting to review development planning, permitting and inspection services.  One of the recommendations made by Gartner was to “eliminate the County’s OnSchedule plan review process, which is an appointment-based plan review scheduling system, and have both the City and the County operate on a First-In, First-Out (FIFO) plan review process that is associated with realistic, predictable performance metrics to reduce inconsistencies and improve the plan review process.”  Mecklenburg County and the City have had discussions with the development community in regards to this initiative.  To review Gartner’s recommendation, please click on this link


Charlotte-Mecklenburg Erosion & Sedimentation Control Training Winter Seminar

A Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control overview seminar and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Certified Site Inspector (CMCSI) class will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Mecklenburg County Offices at 2145 Suttle Avenue, 4th Floor, Charlotte, NC.    

Applications to register for the January 12th Seminar can be downloaded from our website at http://charlottenc.gov/ld/CMCSI/Pages/default.aspx

If you have any questions regarding the CMCSI Training Seminar, please contact Jeff Bock at 704-560-9798.


Upcoming Stakeholder and Committee Meetings

All meetings are open to the public.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TECHNICAL ADVISORY (DSTAC) COMMITTEE: Meetings are typically held on the second Wednesday of each month in Room 136 of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center (600 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC) from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm.

STORM WATER ADVISORY COMMISSION (SWAC) MEETING: Meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Mecklenburg County Offices at 2145 Suttle Avenue, Charlotte, NC.

TREE ADVISORY COMMISSION: Meetings are typically held on the third Tuesday of every month at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center (600 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC) beginning at 5:00 pm.


The City of Charlotte will be closed on Friday, November 11th in honor of Veterans Day. The City will also be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th for Thanksgiving.

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