Lisa McCarter, AICP, CZO

Experience

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  Town of Cornelius

  Dec 2000 - Nov 2005

  Planning Communications Specialist

  o Information Gatekeeper for the Town of Cornelius Planning Departmento Processed Permits, Plats, Zoning Verification Letters and Answered Zoning Questionso Developed a Series of Monthly Citizen Education Workshops and Newspaper Articles on Frequently Asked Questions and Relevant Planning Issues with Corresponding Brochures and Website Informationo Organized Planning Files and Created Access Database for Cross Referenceo Staff Liaison to the Historic Commissiono Facilitated Historic Structure Inventory & Voluntary Historic District Show less

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  Town of Huntersville

  Dec 2005 - Mar 2013

  Planner I

  o Administered and Reviewed Text Amendments, Subdivisions, Commercial Site Plans, Construction Documents, Elevations, Plats, Architectural Elevations and Permitso Staff Liaison to the Board of Adjustment, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Environmental Policy Coordinating Council, Mecklenburg County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committeeo Created a Citizen Education Toolbox of Brochures, Training, and Presentations for Planning Topics and Processeso Expanded the Planning Department Website while Maintaining the Entire Town Website Saving 2 Years Consultant Feeso Prepared Legal Ads, Reports, Presentations and Board Member Trainingo Organized Public Engagement with Schools, Home Owners Associations, Realtors and Various Groupso Authored Solar Energy Ordinance for the Huntersville Zoning Ordinance published in the American Planning Association Essential Information Packet #30, July 2011o Panelist and Working Group member, for NC Template Solar Energy Ordinance Sponsored by the NC Solar Center and NC Sustainable Energy Associationo Authored One of NC’s First Density Averaging Ordinances for the Equal Exchange of Impervious Allowance between Two Lots in the Same Watershed with a Permanent Conservation Easemento Leveraged Relationships and Successfully Managed the Our Towns Habitat Subdivision of Norman Park Show less

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  Town of Waxhaw NC

  Mar 2013 - Dec 2018

  o Supervise the Planning Division for the Town of Waxhaw (4 Direct Employees)o Manage and Delegate Review of All Annexations, Zonings, Text Amendments, Conditional Zonings, Subdivisions, Conditional Use Permits, Commercial Site Plans, Construction Documents, Plats, Architectural Elevations and Permitso Oversee the Waxhaw Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Board and Board of Adjustment Meetings and Trainingo Collaborate in the Creation of Small Area Plans and Facilitate Implementation Measureso Organize Public Information Workshops, Charrettes and Citizen Outreach Eventso Project Manager for Waxhaw UDO (Unified Development Ordinance) Rewrite and Town-wide Rezoningso Project Manager for Waxhaw Comprehensive Plan Update Adopted in October 2016o Co-authored the Downtown Code and Managed 261 Concurrent Rezonings, Approved in November 2013o Prepared and Awarded 2014 Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award for Comprehensive Planning in a Small Community for the Downtown Waxhaw Vision Plano Streamlined the Conditional District Zoning Process by Combining the Subdivision and Annexation Process Concurrently, Decreasing the Timeline from 7 Months to 4 Monthso Generated a Planning Division Manual with Flowcharts and Steps for all Planning Division Processeso Awarded $196,000 for Two Carolina Thread Trail Grants for a Trail Section, 170 Foot Suspension Bridge and Parking Loto Administered $100,000 in Façade Rehabilitation Grants for Buildings in the Historic Downtown Show less

  • Planning & Zoning Administrator

    Apr 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Planner II

    Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
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  City of Charlotte

  Dec 2018 - now

  Planning Program Manager/Zoning Compliance

  Manage the residential and commercial zoning review teams. Coordinate cases that go before the Charlotte Zoning Board of Adjustment. Provide coordination, research and assistance in UDO matters.