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    Effective June 1, 2023

    Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance

    Your guide to land development regulations for Charlotte, NC

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    What is the UDO?
    Learn about Charlotte's Unified Development Ordinance and how it shapes our city's growth.
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    Read the UDO
    Read the regulations and standards in the UDO
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    UDO Versions
    Access current and historical versions of the Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance.
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    Ongoing
    Text Amendments
    The UDO is a living document that continues to be updated through text amendments.
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    UDO Advisory Committee
    <p>Advisory Committee for changes to the UDO</p>
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    Latest Updates

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    March 26, 2026

    UDO Advisory Committee March Meeting

    The UDO Advisory Committee (UAC) met on Thursday March 26 to discuss potential future amendments to the UDO related to the floodplain and stormwater articles. You can watch the recording of the meeting on the Planning, Design, & Development YouTube Chanel

    March 23, 2026

    Latest Text Amendment Adopted

    City Council approved text amendment petition #2025-118 on March 23, 2026. This petition was a maintenance text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that provides greater clarity, updates definitions, updates graphics, adjusts use permissions and prescribed conditions, makes some changes and additions to development standards, updates administrative process language, and corrects scrivener’s errors.

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