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CLT Development Center

About Us

Located on the first floor of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, the CLT Development Center is a space for developers and design teams to access to city staff in a single location for city development permitting services. Development service teams from the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT), Engineering, Urban Forestry, Construction Inspection, Charlotte Water, Erosion Control, Subdivision, Residential & Commercial Zoning, Fire, and Plan Review Coordination are in the CLT Development Center. The Center is open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, or by appointment.

CLT Development Center Welcomes the Residential Zoning Administration Team!

The City of Charlotte's Residential Zoning Administration Team is moving to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center (CMGC). This team will be housed within the CLT Development Center and located on the lobby level of CMGC.
Office hours for in-person Zoning Administration services: 9 AM to 4 PM (Monday - Friday).
Beginning October 1, this team will be incorporated into the City’s Individual Residential Lot Application (LDIRL). Currently, this application is reviewed by the City’s Stormwater and Urban Forestry Teams.
LDIRL applications and reviews include: Single-Family Home, Duplex, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), Deck, Detached Structure, Pool, Addition, Manufactured Home, Retaining Wall, Shed and Solar Panels. ($70)
All applications will be submitted through the City of Charlotte's Accela Citizen Access portal.
Applications and reviews for all other Zoning Use Permits will also be submitted through Accela Citizen Access.

Complete User Fee Schedule can be found at User Fee Schedules - City of Charlotte.

Presubmittal Meetings

These meetings occur Friday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, by appointment only. Need to schedule a meeting? Customers can schedule with staff by visiting Accela Citizen Access and selecting Land Development Applications > Presubmittal Meetings. Please visit our Presubmittal Meetings webpage for additional details on the types of meetings currently available for booking.

UDO Reviews Required by Storm Water, Residential Zoning, Commercial Zoning and Urban Forestry on Individual Residential Lot Projects

The City of Charlotte Council-adopted Unified Development Ordinance is effective, as of June 1, 2023. Per the UDO, all development including individual lot residential projects must comply with drainage and urban forestry requirements as well as zoning. City of Charlotte Storm Water Services and Urban Forestry, Residential Zoning and Commercial Zoning staff will now review residential projects concurrently with the Mecklenburg County LUESA Residential Plan reviews and building permits. However, customers must separately apply and submit supporting information for projects into the City of Charlotte’s on-line permit system, Accela Citizen Access.

Please view this special web page for information, requirements, and process for these new reviews - UDO Residential Reviews – Individual Residential Lot Projects

For help with log-in and creation of this review application on Accela – please consult these step-by-step instructions(PDF, 288KB).

UDO Implementation Questions

Please be advised we are currently undergoing a transition in points of contact for UDO Implementation inquiries. To streamline communication, we have designated specific contacts based on the nature of your inquiry: