Public Comments on the Charlotte UDO

The public comment period for the second draft UDO closed on June 30, 2022.

Staff reviewed all received second draft public comments on the Charlotte UDO and looked to identify common themes. Comments and identified themes will be packaged and presented to the City Council and the Planning Committee of the Planning Commission for their consideration and deliberation.

Staff would like to thank the Charlotte community for submitting comments during the public comment period.

The City reserves the right to block or remove comments that contain any of the following:

  • Vulgar, abusive, threatening language, or defamatory statements.
  • Personal attacks hate speech, or offensive terminology targeting individuals or groups of individuals.
  • Off-topic comments, spam, or links unrelated to the Unified Development Ordinance.

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Second Draft Public Comments on the Charlotte UDO (Finalized July 6) – With Staff Responses

All Public Hearing Draft Comments

Introductory Articles (Art. 1-2)

Zoning District Articles (Art. 3-14)

Zoning – Uses and Development Standards Articles (Art. 15-22)

Stormwater Articles (Art. 23-28)

Subdivision, Streets, and Other Infrastructure Articles (Art. 29-34)

Administration Articles (Art. 35-39)

Global Comments on the UDO (Not Article Specific)

First Draft Public Comments on the Charlotte UDO (Finalized- June 1, 2022) – With Staff Responses

Introductory Articles (Art. 1-2)

Zoning District Articles (Art. 3-14)

Zoning- Use Article (Art. 15)

Zoning- Additional Development Standards Articles (Art. 16-22)

Stormwater & Natural Resource Articles (Art. 23-29)

Subdivision, Streets and Other Infrastructure Articles (Art. 30-35)

Administration Articles (Art. 36-40)

Global Comments on the UDO (Not Article Specific)

Thank you again for your partnership in helping us to draft the city’s first-ever UDO.

Listen to the conversation

The engagement on the first draft of the UDO included four community “Listening Sessions” on topics that garnered the most community conversation. This included sessions on heritage trees, short-term rentals, neighborhood zoning and parking standards. Hear what the community had to say on each of these topics!