madelinekeeter0Aug 5, 20193 minReal Estate Industry Legislative Priorities Continue to Advance in RaleighDespite the ongoing stalemate over the state budget, legislation supported by the real estate and home building industry continues to make progress in Raleig...
madelinekeeter0Apr 8, 20192 minCity Council Approves New TOD OrdinanceThe Charlotte City Council last Monday night unanimously approved a new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Ordinance, which sets standards for commercial and...
madelinekeeter0Apr 3, 20191 minLUESA Proposes Dramatic Development Fee Hikes for FY 2020The proposed increases, combined with the elimination of two vacant stormwater positions, will allow Land Development Services to cover 100% of its operating...
madelinekeeter0Mar 16, 20192 minCity Council Holds TOD Public Hearing Monday NightREBIC and our members have been closely engaged in the process of drafting the new TOD ordinance over the past 18 months, and the City planning staff, have i...
madelinekeeter0Mar 4, 20191 minNC Home Builders Support Continuing Ed LegislationThe bill would require all general contractors, home builders, and anyone with an unclassified licence to complete eight hours of continuing education annual...
madelinekeeter0Jan 14, 20192 minCounty Code Enforcement Issues New Guidelines on Townhome EgressA new Mecklenburg County interpretation of a section of state building code means builders of many urban townhomes will have to adopt one of two approaches t...
madelinekeeter0Jan 9, 20191 minNew State Law Exempts Charlotte Redevelopment Projects from Stormwater ControlsState legislation passed last month at the conclusion of the 2018 session of the General Assembly means redevelopment sites in Charlotte are no longer requir...
madelinekeeter0Jan 4, 20193 minWhat a Government Shutdown Means for the Real Estate IndustryAs of midnight on December 21, 2018, the President and Congress were unable to agree on the provisions of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal go...
madelinekeeter0Aug 21, 20181 minREBIC Board of Governors Meets with Charlotte Planning TeamAlyson updated the Board on Charlotte’s Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Department Reorganization, TOD Ordinance Revisions, and the Expedited Per...
madelinekeeter0Aug 10, 20181 minCity Planners Release New Draft of TOD OrdinanceThe Charlotte Planning Department has released an updated draft of its new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) ordinance, after hearing concerns from REBIC an...
madelinekeeter0Aug 3, 20182 minCharlotte Planning Department Launches Comprehensive ReorganizationThe Charlotte Planning Department is undergoing a comprehensive reorganization, in an effort to streamline the development approval process and reduce the nu...
madelinekeeter0Jul 26, 20181 minMooresville Approves Mixed-Income Zoning OrdinanceThe Mooresville Board of Commissioners earlier this month unanimously approved an ordinance to encourage Mixed-Income Residential development through by-righ...
madelinekeeter0May 7, 20181 minCharlotte Planning Director Outlines New Direction for UDO ProcessSpeaking to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission today, Charlotte Planning Director Taiwo Jaiyeoba described a new direction for the yearlong proces...
madelinekeeter0Feb 26, 20181 minCity Releases TOD Ordinance Draft, Seeks Feedback from Development IndustryTransit-Oriented Development A (TOD-A) ordinance, which would allow higher-density, mixed-used development within a quarter-mile of transit stations like the...
madelinekeeter0Feb 26, 20182 minCharlotte Hosting Unified Development Ordinance Summit on March 24thThe City of Charlotte is a little more than a year into a multi-year effort to draft a comprehensive Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), which will update t...
madelinekeeter0Feb 12, 20182 minCongressional Budget Deal Contains Big Policy Wins for Real EstateFlood Insurance Extends the National Flood Insurance Program until March 23, giving lawmakers time to work on longer term reauthorization and reform legislat...
madelinekeeter0Feb 4, 20183 minCity Council Talks Affordable Housing, Economic Development at Durham RetreatMayor Lyles opens the 2018 City Council Planning Retreat last week in Durham DURHAM, NC — When Mayor Vi Lyles and the Charlotte City Council arrived in Durha...
madelinekeeter0Dec 12, 20173 minMecklenburg County Hopes to Have POSSE System Back Online This WeekIn the wake of last week’s cybercrime attack, Mecklenburg County is continuing to make progress on restoring permitting systems to full functionality. LUESA ...
madelinekeeter0Dec 7, 20172 minImportant Update from Mecklenburg County on Computer OutageAn Update for Our Customers As the situation with Mecklenburg County’s computer system outage continues to develop, we want to keep our customers as informed...
madelinekeeter0Jul 6, 20174 minGeneral Assembly Adjourns, Sending Key Building Industry Bills to GovernorThe key legislation for the real estate and building industry are summarized below: HB 252 (Building Code Regulatory Reform) Status: On Governor’s Desk One o...
