CMPD Animal Care & Control Expansion Phase III

• Project typeFacilities
• Project budgetto be determined
• Project phaseAdvanced Planning & Design

Project Overview

The Animal Care and Control facility, located at 8315 Byrum Drive, has reached its capacity to hold animals, and additional space is needed to accommodate the growing numbers of animals coming to its main facility. Staff is conducting a programming and schematic study to evaluate Animal Care & Control's space needs. The study will focus on adding dog kennels and providing a preliminary estimate to determine funding needs. 

Project Goals

• To maintain a live release rate of 80%, with the ultimate goal of meeting a live release rate of 90% or higher. This includes adoptions, owner reunifications and transfers to other animal care facilities such as the Humane Society or other rescues.
• To reduce or eliminate healthy animal euthanasia
• To continue providing a safe, healthy environment for our community's animals

Project Funding

This project is in advanced planning & design and is not yet funded for implementation. Projects in advanced planning are high-priority projects that are identified as candidates for potential future funding. This process of planning and design, which typically takes 12 to 18 months, will eventually produce a cost estimate and will be considered for inclusion in a future budget. Learn more about the Advanced Planning & Design Program.

Public Involvement

With direction from Charlotte City Council, project teams seek input from the community in order to build better projects and provide better services. Often, this input comes from the public involvement process used when building capital projects. Public meetings are conducted by project teams and consultants in order to solicit ideas from nearby businesses and residents affected by the project and identify their concerns.

If the parcel at 2700 Toomey Avenue requires conditional rezoning, a public meeting will be held. Any public meetings will be posted on this project web page.