Land Development-Medical Office Building Charlotte NC

[Lisa Hoover]

Ill start by saying i'm 60 and ready to sell my land. I bought this land in 2004 on the "Rodeo Drive" of Charlotte NC and waited for everything to develop around it... So i have the LAST parcel of undeveloped land in this entire area of South Charlotte NC 28277. I've had it rezoned to O-1. Zoning says they want to see a Medical Office Bldg here, but my parcel is only 1.3 acres. Medical needs parking of 4 spaces/ 1000 SqFt It's too expensive to do underground parking OR a parking deck. I'd like to do a 2 story 18,000 Sq Ft bldg and that's 72 surface parking spaces. I'm thinking of opening up to the adjoining MF parcel to share their parking ( if zoning will allow a MF&O-1 zoning codes to share parking). I'm thinking of offering a brick wall to the 4 residential houses( that border my parcel on the right side) in exchange for them deeding over 15' at the far end of their backyards (aka creating setbacks) ANY other ideas????? ANY IDEAS on ways to increase area for parking spaces?? Ways to decrease tree save area? Ever used POROUS Pavement?? ( I hear it's really expensive---costs? ) THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing anything you've seen or done that might help.

[Christian Jones]

@Lisa Hoover  Take a look at this layout (below).  This is illustrating 64 parking stalls, but you'll lose a few for handicap and islands. Have to read the ADA and UDO to determine how many. Regardless, it is almost impossible to get 72 stalls with surface parking alone. You'll need to design the civil first and have the architect design the building to fit the parking, which comes at a premium. Again, parking under the building perimeter, as mentioned by @Account Closed could help you get there. 

If a smaller/taller building is not an option, might I suggest working with the planning department on a conditional zoning. In lieu of the full 72 parking stalls, offer to build a bus stop in front of your sight. That would cost you approx $40-50k but helps solve your parking issue by promoting public transportation to and from your site, it increases the City's public infrastructure footprint, and adds value to your commercial property.