- When: 2025/01/21
- Address: Charlotte, NC
- City: Charlotte
- State: NC
- Category: Zoning Code Modification
- Subcategory: Definitions Update
- Asset Class: Land
- Property Type: Placemaking
This comprehensive text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) introduces modifications across 23 of 39 articles to enhance clarity, functionality, and usability. Key updates include revised definitions, adjustments to use permissions and prescribed conditions, and updates to graphics and standards. The amendment facilitates diverse housing options, clarifies parking requirements, and aligns regulations with the city's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Community input, including virtual sessions and reviews by development representatives, informed these updates.
Why it Matters
This text amendment ensures the UDO remains user-friendly and adaptable, addressing community and stakeholder feedback to support sustainable growth and development in Charlotte.
Source
Allowed Uses: Adjustments and clarifications to use permissions, prescribed conditions, and other zoning standards as per updated UDO provisions.
Density: Modifications to multi-dwelling density regulations.
Minimum Lot Size: Updated lot size requirements for duplex, triplex, and quadraplex developments.
Maximum Building Height: Clarified building height limits in Neighborhood Place Types.
Lot Coverage: Refined lot coverage standards for specific zoning districts.
Previous Zoning: Unified Development Ordinance (Original Adoption: 2022, Amendments: 2023, 2024)