Regulations

​Charlotte

​Local governing bodies adopt and maintain regulations to promote public health and safety, minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions, and protect surface waters and the natural function​s of floodplains. The State legislature authorizes local governments to adopt and enforce ordinances to address local needs and to ​meet federal and state requirements.​​

City of Charlotte Post-Construction Storm​water Ordinance

Post-Construction Administra​tive Manual​​

Additional information about Post-Construction Stormwater Ordinances can be found under Watershed Protection​.​


Some streams within Mecklenburg County flow directly into lakes that supply drinking water. By state law, Water Supply Watersheds are under additional zoning and development regulations.

Watershed Protection Administration

City of Charlotte Zoning Ordinance Chapter 10: Overlay Districts

Understanding Built-Upon Area Restrictions in Water Supply Watersheds

Chart of Water Supply Watershed Buffer Requirements and Built Upon Area Restrictions

Critical Areas of Water Supply Watersheds and in the Goose Creek Watershed require additional erosion control measures to further protect the quality of drinking water or protect an endangered species.

There are restrictions on tree removal, grading, clearing, and placement of permanent structures of any type including septic tanks in buffer zones within Water Supply Watersheds. For specific information contact Jordan Miller, City of Charlotte Senior Engineering Project Manager, jbmiller@CharlotteNC.gov, 704-432-5571.


Floodplain Development

Floodplain​ Regulations Technical Guidance Document

Floodplain Per​mit Application Quick Guide

Storm Water Management

Stormwater Design Ma​nual

Photo Book of Storm Water Fe​atures​

Land Development Standards

Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual (CLDSM)

Water Quality Buffers (stream and lake buffers)

Water Qu​a​l​​ity Buffers Implem​entation Guidelines​​​

Water Quality BMPs and IDDE

Charlotte-Mecklenburg BMP Design M​​anual​

BMP Maintenance Handbo​ok

Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Policies and Procedures

Post-Construction Storm Water Controls

Post-Construction Administrative Manua​l – City of Charlotte

Post-Constr​uction Permit Flow Chart – City

Post-Construction Stormwater Ordinance Penalty Assessment Guide

Water Quality Buffer Imp​lementation Guidelines​ - City, County and Towns

Rain Garden (B​ioretention) Media Sampling Guidelines (Updated 8/1/12)

How to use POLARIS f​or Post-Construction Ordinance information​​ (City, County and Towns)

Surface Water Improvement & Management (SWIM)

Water Qua​lity Buffer​ Implementation Guidelines

Sediment and Erosion Control

Sediment and Erosi​on Policies and Procedures​

Erosion Control – Goo​se and McDowell Watersheds​

Lakes and water supply protection

Water Quality B​uffer Imp​lementation Guidelines​​​

Mecklenburg Count​y Drinking Water Supply Watershed Protection Requirements

Protecting ​Water Quality in our Lakes

Ponds​​

Pond Pol​icy

Storm Water Fee Credit Policies

County Lin​e Fee Credit Policy

Catawba Rive​r Fee Credit Policy​

Pond Fee​ Credit Policy​

Multi-family and Comme​rcial BMP Fee Credit Policy

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