Title
Unified Development Ordinance
Action
Action:
Adopt the Unified Development Ordinance with an effective date of June 1, 2023.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Alyson Craig, Planning, Design & Development
Laura Harmon, Planning, Design & Development
Explanation
* The City of Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is a set of regulations designed to guide the city's future growth and development.
* The development of the UDO has been a city-wide effort to consolidate and update eight ordinances and regulations (zoning; subdivision; street and sidewalk regulations; trees; post-construction stormwater regulations; floodplain regulations; driveway/access standards; and soil erosion and sedimentation control) into one document.
* The UDO aligns these regulations with the vision adopted in the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan and builds from other city policies including the Strategic Mobility Plan, the Strategic Energy Action Plan, and complements the Tree Canopy Action Plan.
* The UDO is divided into five sections: Ordinance Introduction (Articles 1 and 2); Zoning Districts and Standards (Articles 3 through 22); Stormwater (Articles 23 through 28); Subdivision, Streets, and Other Infrastructure (Articles 29 through 34); and UDO Administration (Articles 35 through 39).
* In conjunction with adoption of the UDO, the following chapters, articles, and appendix of the City Code are repealed in their entirety on the effective date:
* Chapter 9, "Floodplain Regulations";
* Chapter 17, "Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control";
* Chapter 18, Article 4, "Post Construction Stormwater";
* Chapter 19, Article 3, "Driveway Connections";
* Chapter 19, Article 6, "Sidewalk and Drainage Facilities";
* Chapter 19, Article 8, "Obstructions and Encroachments", Item 19-245(b)(2);
* Chapter 20, "Subdivisions"; and
* Appendix A, "Zoning Ordinance".
* The proposed ordinance to adopt the UDO includes the following:
* The adoption of the UDO and the repeal of the above...
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