Zoning Ordinance

City of Charlotte Zoning Ordinance

Charlotte’s zoning standards and regulations are outlined in Articles 1-22 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO updated and replaced several of Charlotte’s development ordinances, including the zoning ordinance, in 2023. Read the UDO.

Related Information

Charlotte’s prior zoning ordinance is linked below. Please note: this zoning ordinance is no longer in effect. It is provided here for archival purposes and as a reference for some conditional zoning districts. UDO Articles 1-22 contain the current zoning standards and regulations.

• Archived Table of Contents(PDF, 114KB)
• Archived Chapter 1: Purpose and Applicability(PDF, 45KB)
• Archived Chapter 2: Definitions and Rules of Construction(PDF, 901KB)
• Archived Chapter 3: Decision Making and Administrative Bodies(PDF, 72KB)
• Archived Chapter 4: Development Approval(PDF, 59KB)
• Archived Chapter 5: Appeals and Variances
• Archived Chapter 6: Amendments(PDF, 108KB)
• Archived Chapter 7: Nonconformities(PDF, 26KB)
• Archived Chapter 8: Enforcement(PDF, 28KB)
• Archived Chapter 9: General Districts(PDF, 1MB)
• • Archived Table 9.101 - Table of Uses*(XLSX, 375KB)
• Archived Chapter 10: Overlay Districts(PDF, 586KB)
• Archived Chapter 11: Conditional Districts(PDF, 423KB)
• Archived Chapter 12: Development Standards(PDF, 2MB)
• Archived Chapter 13: Sign Regulations(PDF, 2MB)
• Archived Chapter 14: Special Use Permits
• Archived Chapter 15: Transit-Oriented Development Districts (PDF)(PDF, 15MB)
• Archived Chapter 16: Index(PDF, 87KB)
• Archived Appendices(PDF, 91KB)

*Table 9.101 is an Excel Spreadsheet

PRINT Text Amendments (1992 - Present)(PDF, 230KB)