Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual

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Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual (CLDSM)

Includes Charlotte extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) unless specified otherwise.

The Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual is a dynamic document that is updated periodically. It is the responsibility of the user to make sure the most recent standards are being specified. The current manual is available via download only from this website. Hard copies or CDs are no longer available from the City. The standards contained in this manual are approved by the City Engineer for use in the City of Charlotte and ETJ unless otherwise noted on the individual details.​

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​​CLDSM Updated January 31st, 2019

Revision No. 18 is now effective.  For your convenience, the .ZIP archive file contains the affected and new details only, in both PDF and AutoCad DWG format:

Affected Details Revision No 18.zip

Current Effective CLDSM:  January 31st, 2019 (Rev. No. 18)

Below is the entire effective Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual by section and chapter. 

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 Current Effective CLDSM Chapters

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 Related Resources

Complete CLDSM for Printing Rev 18.pdf​
Entire manual combined into one PDF file for printing

Visit this page to download .zip archives containing .dwg (AutoCad) files of all of the CLDSM details.

Questions or need assistance with the CLDSM?  Have suggestions for updates/changes needed to the manual?

Contact: Brendan Smith, Senior Engineer, bmsmith@charlottenc.gov​

City of Charlotte Landscape Managment maintains a separate set of Landscape Construction Standards​​ (revision 11)