Kimberly Owens
District 6 · Term 2025–2027
Kimberly Owens represents District 6 on the Charlotte City Council. She made history as the first Democrat elected to the District 6 seat, winning in November 2025. First-term council member.
Owens voted yes on the Crosland Southeast affordable housing project and invoked the Constitution on separation of church and state during a March 2026 zoning hearing. She has been active in the Q1 2026 budget and zoning discussions, including East Charlotte townhome density debates. During the April 13 Housing Trust Fund review, Owens pressed staff on the Willora Lake rezoning-to-funding sequence and surfaced a key detail: the developer indicated it would pursue HTF funding for two rounds, after which it would develop the site at the approved density with no affordability restrictions.
On May 23, Council voted unanimously to approve the partial rezoning of the Manor Theater site (petition 2026-003), about 20 percent of the Eastover parcel, the rear of the property zoned office. Owens, whose District 6 covers the site, championed the rezoning and framed it as a transition rather than a demolition: “The Manor Theater has been in existence for 73 or so years. It was one of the victims of the pandemic. It was the first and last place to see art house films in Charlotte.” The redevelopment will replace the long-closed art house with 120–130 residential units and roughly 35,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Construction is expected to begin in 2027.
During the interim mayor selection in June 2026, Owens put on the record the conflict in a sitting council member competing with residents for the appointment, a question she said constituents had brought to her. On the Justice Department’s Model Cities program she objected to technology spending that could expand the retention of law-abiding residents’ movements. She voted for the First Union tower’s landmark designation in September.
In The Mercury
Manor Theater Redevelopment Approved
May 23 · Petition 2026-003 · Owens championed
Charlotte Housing Trust Fund Staff Picks Are In. The Questions Are Already Louder Than the Numbers.
HTF staff recommendations · Two-round affordability clock revelation
Charlotte City Council Passes First Post-Sales-Tax Transit Budget, Sends Street Vending Back to Committee
April 13 business meeting recap
Charlotte City Council 2026: Budget Pressures, Toll Lane Fights, and the Topics That Actually Matter
Q1 2026 recap · Constitution invocation
Six Council Members Voted for Affordable Housing in East Charlotte. Four Who Champion Equity Voted No.
Crosland Southeast · Yes vote
What The Mayor Pro Tem Vote Reveals About Charlotte's New City Council
Council dynamics and alignment
Charlotte City Council Approves $4.3M Transit Authority Start-Up
Transit authority funding
When Neighbors Push Back: Far East Charlotte Residents Challenge Dense Townhome Plan
East Charlotte density debates
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