In keeping with the intention of maintaining the UDO as a “living” document, it will continue to be updated and modified through text amendments, even after its adoption.
LATEST UPDATES:
Fall 2025 UDO Maintenance Text Amendment
December 15, 2025: Staff filed an amended text amendment for petition #2025-118 originally filed on October 15, 2025. This petition is a maintenance text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and it proposes changes to 25 of the 39 UDO articles. There are additional proposed changes to five of the included articles since the original filing.
What does this amendment do? This text amendment 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.
Why was this proposed? The UDO went into effect on June 01, 2023. Periodic updates are required to maintain the UDO as a “living document.” Staff has identified changes to improve the ordinance for users and to better align with desired outcomes. This proposed text amendment includes many of those identified changes.
Where can I read what is proposed? In this proposed text amendment, the red underlined text shows added wording, and the red strike-through text shows deleted wording. Red underlined text or red strike-through text with yellow highlighting indicates changes made since the original filing on October 15, 2025. Click the button above or click here to view the amended proposed text amendment.
What impact does this have? This text amendment improves the functionality of the UDO and helps implement and support the goals and policies of the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
What is the schedule? City staff will hold two virtual information sessions on this proposed text amendment on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 (noon – 1 p.m.) and on Thursday, January 08, 2026 (6 – 7 p.m.). Click the button(s) above to register for a virtual information session. City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (Monday, January 19 is a holiday). A decision on this proposed text amendment is anticipated on February 16, 2026.
Who can I contact with questions? For questions regarding text amendment initiatives, email charlotteUDO@charlottenc.gov.
Suggestions for UDO Updates or Recommended Changes
August 05, 2025: Charlotte Planning, Design and Development extends a “thank you” to those sharing suggestions for updates or recommended changes to the City’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) through the online portal.
For this round of suggestions, the portal closed at the end of business on August 01, 2025. Each suggestion received through the portal will be vetted by staff for potential inclusion in future text amendment initiatives.
Where can I submit a suggestion? Bookmark and revisit this page to check back for future opportunities to submit suggestions for updates or recommended changes. You may also sign-up to receive future project updates by clicking here.
Who can I contact with questions? For questions regarding text amendment initiatives, email charlotteUDO@charlottenc.gov.
UDO TEXT AMENDMENT INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS
TEXT AMENDMENT HISTORY:
This Text Amendment History Table provides a summary and description of all the changes to the UDO organized by article. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Historical List of Text Amendments
| Petition Number | Ordinance Number | Title | Filing Date | Public Hearing Date | Zoning/PlanNing Committee Date | City Council Decision Date | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 374 | Unified Development Ordinance | N/A | 07-11-2022 | 07-19-2022 | 08-22-2022 | 06-01-2023 |
| 2023-056 | 541 | Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill | 03-20-2023 | 04-17-2023 | 05-02-2023 | 05-15-2023 | 06-01-2023 |
| 2023-057 | N/A | Use Adjustments for CG & CR Zoning in Centers Place Types | 03-20-2023 | 04-17-2023 | 05-02-2023 | Denied 05-15-2023 | N/A |
| 2023-058 | 540 | UDO General Clean Up Text Amendment | 03-20-2023 | 04-17-2023 | 05-02-2023 | 05-15-2023 | 06-01-2023 |
| 2023-093 | 596 | Existing Single-Family and Duplex Dwellings in Commercial & Office Zoning | 06-16-2023 | 07-17-2023 | 08-01-2023 | 08-21-2023 | 08-21-2023 |
| 2023-106 | 640 | Multi-Family Residential for CG & CR Zoning in Centers Place Types | 07-22-2023 | 09-19-2023 | 10-16-2023 | 10-16-2023 | 10-16-2023 |
| 2023-130 | 716 | UDO General Clean Up Text Amendment #2 | 09-25-2023 | 12-18-2023 | 01-04-2024 | 01-16-2024 | 01-16-2024 |
| 2023-174 | 790 | Campus Zoning Districts | 12-22-2023 | 03-18-2024 | 04-02-2024 | 04-15-2024 | 04-15-2024 |
| 2024-016 | N/A | Residential Driveways and Parking – submitted by J. Stringfellow | 01-30-2024 | Withdrawn | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2024-033 | 819 | UDO General Clean Up Text Amendment #3 | 03-05-2024 | 05-20-2024 | 06-04-2024 | 06-17-2024 | 06-17-2024 |
| 2024-043 | 801 | Conservation Residential Development Standards | 03-25-2024 | 04-15-2024 | 04-30-2024 | 05-20-2024 | 05-20-2024 |
| 2024-067 | 830 | Compact Residential Development Standards | 05-24-2024 | 06-17-2024 | 06-20-2024 | 06-24-2024 | 06-24-2024 |
| 2024-094 | 854 | Administrative Text Amendment | 07-22-2024 | 08-19-2024 | 09-04-2024 | 09-16-2024 | 09-16-2024 |
| 2024-121 | 943 | UDO General Clean Up Text Amendment #4 | 10-11-2024 | 11-18-2024 | 12-03-2024 | 02-17-2025 | 02-17-2025 |
| 2025-047 | 986 | Spring 2025 UDO Maintenance Text Amendment | 04-15-2025 | 05-19-2025 | 06-03-2025 | 06-16-2025 | 06-16-2025 |
| 2025-118 | Fall 2025 UDO Maintenance Text Amendment | 10-15-2025 | 01-20-2026 | 02-03-2026 | 02-16-2026 |