WELCOME!
Thank you for your interest in the Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)!
The Charlotte UDO is a city-wide effort to update the regulations that guide growth and development in Charlotte. The UDO combines eight development ordinances, including the zoning ordinance, into one set of regulations to make them clearer and easier to use.
City Council adopted the UDO on August 22, 2022. The ordinance was amended on May 15, 2023. Updated language will be posted to this site once available.
TEXT AMENDMENTS
Two text amendments to the UDO were approved by the Charlotte City Council on May 15, 2023. They are:
Clean Up Text Amendment (Rezoning Petition 2023-058) TEXT
Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Landfill Text Amendment (Rezoning Petition 2023-056) TEXT
DOWNLOAD THE FULL ADOPTED UDO
If you would like to download the full version of the UDO as adopted on August 22, 2023 we invite you to do so here.
DISCLAIMER: This is a large file.
Read the UDO by Article
Zoning Districts and Overlay Articles
Article 2. Rules of Construction, Abbreviations, & Definitions | |||
Article 13. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Zoning Districts |
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Uses and Development Standards
Stormwater
Article 26. Surface Water Improvement, & Management (SWIM) Buffers | |||
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Subdivision, Streets, & Other Infrastructure
Administration
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UDO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
The UDO has several accompanying documents and manuals to provide additional standards that support the UDO. View these documents by topic area here.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Each draft of the UDO incorporated public input to ensure alignment with the community's vision. Staff gathered and considered feedback on the first draft UDO from the time of its initial release on October 7, 2021 until March 18, 2022. This comment period generated over 1,200 public comments and many more comments from elected and appointed officials as well as City and County staff. Many of these comments were incorporated into the second draft UDO, also known as the public hearing draft, which was released for public review and comment from June 3, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
In addition to public comments on the second draft, community members also had the opportunity to provide public comment before the City Council at the UDO Public Hearing on July 11, 2022. Staff has since responded to all comments and recommended changes for Planning Committee consideration, where appropriate.
Staff prepared and presented these recommended changes to the Planning Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission on July 19,2022. At this meeting, the Planning Committee recommended, with changes, the Charlotte UDO for adoption by City Council.
City Council adopted the UDO on Monday, August, 22, 2022. The adopted UDO is available below.
ARCHIVE: FIRST, SECOND, & ADOPTION DRAFT UDO
First draft UDO (Full PDF)
Second draft UDO (Full PDF)
UDO Adoption Draft (Full PDF)
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