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 Please note: this zoning ordinance is no longer in effect.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.

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

*Table 9.101 is an Excel Spreadsheet

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