Once plans are approved by the City of Charlotte and NCDOT, site construction can commence. Projects involving less than one acre of land disturbance can begin construction immediately. If a project involves clearing or grading of more than one acre of land, the developer and/or contractor should submit the on-line Pre-Construction Meeting Request Form 48 hours in advance to request a Pre-Construction Meeting.
During construction, the Urban Forestry staff oversees tree protection and the planting of trees on commercial sites and in new residential subdivisions. Urban Forestry Specialists will inspect sites for Commercial Zoning requirements as well as Tree Ordinance requirements.
Construction Inspectors review sites for requirements of City Code Chapter 19 (Streets, Sidewalks, and other Public Places), and also ensure that construction is done per the Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual.
Need to determine who your Erosion Control, Construction, or Urban Forestry/Zoning inspector is?
Visit Charlotte Explorer and type in your project address.
Select the Layers list, click the arrow to the left of "Planning" to expand that layer group. Scroll down to Land Development Erosion Control Coordinators and click the eye to add the layer to the map.
Next, scroll down to Land Development Urban Forestry Commercial/Subdivision and click the eye to add the layer to the map.
Next, scroll down to Land Development Construction Inspectors and click the eye to add the layer to the map.
Zoom to your parcel location, and click on the parcel to identify the inspector for your project.
You can use the arrows in the top right corner of the pop-up box to toggle back and forth between inspectors contact information. If you have further questions contact CLT Development Center Customer Service at 704-336-6692.
Note: the Urban Forestry inspector is also the Zoning inspector.
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