Responsible land development includes the following goals:
- controlling soil erosion from construction sites
- reducing flood risks for roads and buildings
- reducing the long-term impacts of storm water runoff to the land, streams, and lakes from hard surfaces such as rooftops and parking lots.
The Mecklenburg County Land Development Standards Manual provides engineers and designers the information to ensure these goals are met within the six Mecklenburg County Towns and their ETJ areas.
Mecklenburg County Land Development Standards Manual
1000 Miscellaneous Infrastructure Standards
1100 Street Section Details
2000 Storm Drain Standards
2100 Stormwater BMP Details
3000 Erosion Control Standards
4000 Tree Standards
5000 Miscellaneous Standards
Mecklenburg County Land Development Standard Drawings
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1000 Miscellaneous Infrastructure Standards
10.17A Standard Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.17B Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.17C Concrete Contraction Joint
dwg pdf 10.18 18" Vertical Gutter
dwg pdf 10.19 Curb Transition 2'-6" to 2'-0" Valley Gutter
dwg pdf 10.2 Curb Transition 2'-6" to 1'-6" Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.22 Concrete Sidewalks
dwg pdf 10.23 Monolithic Concrete Curb and Sidewalk
dwg pdf 10.24A Commercial Type II and Residential Type I Drop Curb Driveway with Sidewalk Abutting Curb (2'-6" Curb and Gutter)
dwg pdf 10.24B Commercial Type II and Residential Type I Drop Curb Driveway with Sidewalk Abutting Curb (6"x18" Vertical Curb)
dwg pdf 10.24C Commercial Type II and Residential Type I Drop Curb Driveway with Sidewalk Abutting Curb
dwg pdf 10.25A Residential Drop curb Type I Driveway with Planting Strip (2'-6" Curb and Gutter)
dwg pdf 10.25B Commercial Drop Curb Type II Driveway with Planting Strip (2'-6" Curb and Gutter)
dwg pdf 10.25C Residential Drop Curb Type I Driveway with Planting Strip (6" x 18" Curb and Gutter)
dwg pdf 10.25D Commercial Drop Curb Type II Driveway with Planting Strip (6" x 18" Vertical Curb)
dwg pdf 10.25E Modified Type II Driveway Detail with wide Planting Strip and Standard Curb
dwg pdf 10.25F Commercial Type IV Driveway Standard
dwg pdf 10.26 Drop Curb Driveway - Monolithic Curb and Sidewalk
dwg pdf 10.27A Residential Driveway (Type I) Valley Gutter
dwg pdf 10.27B Commercial Type II Driveway for 2'-0" Valley Gutter
dwg pdf 10.28 Type III Driveway Entrance
dwg pdf 10.29 Catch Basin Frame in Valley Gutter
dwg pdf 10.3 Catch Basin Placement at Intersections
dwg pdf 10.31A Accessible Ramp Standard with Planting Strip 2'-6" Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.31B Accessible Ramp Sections with Planting Strip 2'-6" Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.32A Accessible Ramp Standard without Planting Strip 2'-6" Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.32B Accessible Ramp Section without Planting Strip 2'-6" Curb and Gutter
dwg pdf 10.33A Accessible Ramp Standard 2'-0" Valley Gutter
dwg pdf 10.33B Accessible Ramp Sections 2'-0" Valley Gutter
dwg pdf 10.34A Accessible Ramp Standard Monolithic Curb and Sidewalk
dwg pdf 10.34B Accessible Ramp Sections Monolithic Curb and Sidewalk
dwg pdf 10.35A Standard Placement of Accessible Ramps and General Notes
dwg pdf 10.35B Truncated Domes Plan and Cross-Section
dwg pdf 10.36A Culvert Crossings on Residential and Commercial Streets
dwg pdf 10.36B Culvert Crossings on Residential and Commercial Streets
dwg pdf 10.37 Typical Local Residential To Local Residential Street Taper
dwg pdf 10.4 Directional Accessible Ramp
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1100 Street Section Details
11.01 Local Residential Street Typical Section
dwg pdf 11.03 Divided Residential Street Typical Section
dwg pdf 11.04 Local Limited Residential Street Typical Section
dwg pdf 11.06 Residential Collector Street Typical Section
dwg pdf 11.08 Limited Residential Collector Street Type Typical Section
dwg pdf 11.09 Arterial Street Typical Sections
dwg pdf 11.11 Commercial Street Typical Sections
dwg pdf 11.12 Commercial Street Divided Typical Section
dwg pdf 11.13 Typical Sections Private Street
dwg pdf 11.16 City of Charlotte and ETJ Residential Cul-De-Sac detail
dwg pdf 11.17 Commercial Cul-De-Sac
dwg pdf 11.18A Residential Hammerhead Detail
dwg pdf 11.18B Temporary Turnaround
dwg pdf 11.19A Residential Alley Detail One Way Operation
dwg pdf 11.19B Residential Alley Detail Double Loaded w/Two Way Operation
dwg pdf 11.19C Residential Alley Detail Single Loaded w/Two Way operation
dwg pdf 11.2 Residential Alley Hammerheads and Intersections
dwg pdf 11.5 Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville Typical Street Section Residential Street
dwg pdf 11.51 Matthews Typical Section Local Residential Street
dwg pdf 11.52 Pineville Typical Section Local Residential Street
dwg pdf 11.54 Matthews Typical Section Local Limited Residential Street
dwg pdf 11.55 Matthews Typical Section Residential Collector Street
dwg pdf 11.56 Cornelius, Davidson & Huntersville Typical Section Cul-De-Sac detail
dwg pdf 11.57 Matthews Residential Cul-De-Sac detail
dwg pdf 11.58 Pineville Residential Cul-De-Sac Detail
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2000 Storm Drain Standards
20.00A NCDOT Standards Approved For Use in the City of Charlotte and Charlotte ETJ
dwg pdf 20.00B NCDOT Standards Approved For Use in the City of Charlotte and Charlotte ETJ
dwg pdf 20.00C NCDOT Standards Approved For Use in the City of Charlotte and Charlotte ETJ
dwg pdf 20.03 Double Brick Catch Basin 15" - 36" Pipe
dwg pdf 20.17A Concrete Wingwall Splash Pad
dwg pdf 20.17B Concrete Wingwall Splash Pad
dwg pdf 20.23 Rip Rap Aprons at Outfalls
dwg pdf 20.23A Flared End Section 12" to 72"
dwg pdf 20.24 Rip Rap Plunge Pool
dwg pdf 20.25 Trench Detail for Storm Drain
dwg pdf 20.26 Concrete Paved Ditches
dwg pdf 20.27 Rip Rap Ditches
dwg pdf 20.28 Subdrain Detail
dwg pdf 20.29 Overlapping Sewer and Storm Easements
dwg pdf 20.3 Minimum Storm Easements Pipe and Channel
dwg pdf 20.34 Offset Catch Basin
dwg pdf 20.35 Grading At Drop Inlet
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2100 Stormwater BMP Details
21 Bioretention Plan
dwg pdf 21.01 Bioretention Cross-Section
dwg pdf 21.02 Bioretention Planting Plan
dwg pdf 21.04 Flow Splitter Structure
dwg pdf 21.05 Wetpond Plan
dwg pdf 21.06 Wetpond Profile
dwg pdf 21.07 Wetpond Cross-Sections
dwg pdf 21.08 Wetpond Littoral Shelf and Berm Detail
dwg pdf 21.09 Wetpond Planting Plan
dwg pdf 21.1 Wetland Plan
dwg pdf 21.11 Wetland Section
dwg pdf 21.12 Wetland Cross-Sections
dwg pdf 21.13 Wetland Details
dwg pdf 21.14 Wetland Planting Plan
dwg pdf 21.15 Enhanced Grass Swale Planting Plan
dwg pdf 21.16 Enhanced Grass Swale Details
dwg pdf 21.17 Grass Channel
dwg pdf 21.18 Grass Channel Planting Plan
dwg pdf 21.19 Infiltration Trench
dwg pdf 21.2 Observation Well
dwg pdf 21.21 Buffer Strip
dwg pdf 21.22 Buffer Strip Planting Plan
dwg pdf 21.23 Underground Sand Filter
dwg pdf 21.24 Surface Sand Filter
dwg pdf 21.25 Surface Sand Filter Section
dwg pdf 21.26 Level Spreader
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3000 Erosion Control Standards
30 Special Erosion Control Requirements & Notes
dwg pdf 30.01 Temporary Sediment Trap
dwg pdf 30.02A Skimmer Sediment Trap
dwg pdf 30.02B Skimmer
dwg pdf 30.03 Sediment Basin
dwg pdf 30.04 Flexible Pipe Slope Drain
dwg pdf 30.05 Temporary Silt Ditch
dwg pdf 30.06A Temporary Silt Fence
dwg pdf 30.06B High Hazard Temporary Silt Fence
dwg pdf 30.06C Silt Fence Outlet 1
dwg pdf 30.06D Silt Fence Outlet 2
dwg pdf 30.07 Block and Stone Inlet Protection
dwg pdf 30.08 Stone Inlet Protection
dwg pdf 30.09 Hardware Cloth and Gravel Inlet Protection
dwg pdf 30.10A Temporary Rock Check Dam
dwg pdf 30.10B Temporary Rock Check Dam with Matting and Optional PAM
dwg pdf 30.10C Temporary Wattle Check Dam with Matting and Optional PAM
dwg pdf 30.11A Stabilized Construction Entrance
dwg pdf 30.11B Construction Entrance Tire Wash
dwg pdf 30.12 Gravel and Rip Rap Filter Berm Basin
dwg pdf 30.13 Erosion Control Dewatering
dwg pdf 30.14 Temporary Stream Crossing
dwg pdf 30.15 Catch Basin Inlet Protections
dwg pdf 30.16 Slope Stability
dwg pdf 30.17A Seeding Schedule
dwg pdf 30.17B Seeding Schedule
dwg pdf 30.18 Construction within Creek Bank
dwg pdf 30.19 Baffle Installation
dwg pdf 30.2 Embankment Matting Detail
dwg pdf 30.21 Brick Storm Structure with Temporary Pipe
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4000 Tree Standards
40.01 Tree Planting Detail
dwg pdf 40.02 Tree Protection Detail
dwg pdf 40.03 Tree Pit with Grate in Sidewalk (Plan)
dwg pdf 40.03A Tree Pit with Grate in Sidewalk (Section)
dwg pdf 40.03B Tree Pit with Grade in Sidewalk (Section)
dwg pdf 40.03C Tree Pit with Grate in Sidewalk (Section)
dwg pdf 40.04A Drip Irrigation for Tree Pit with Grate
dwg pdf 40.04B Irrigation Detail (Turf Areas)
dwg pdf 40.04C Irrigation Detail (Planting Beds)
dwg pdf 40.04D Valve Box Installations
dwg pdf 40.05 Shrub Planting Bed
dwg pdf 40.08A Median Greater than 120 Inches Excavation, Drainage and Backfill
dwg pdf 40.08B 73 to 120 Inch Median Excavation Drainage and Backfill
dwg pdf 40.08C 48 to 72 Inch Median Excavation Drainage and Backfill
dwg pdf 40.09 Root Crown Depths
dwg pdf 40.1 Tree Planting Notes
dwg pdf 40.11 Bridging Tree Roots
dwg pdf 40.12 Temporary Tree Protection Detail
dwg pdf 40.13 Asphalt Curb Placement at Existing Trees
dwg pdf 40.14 Rock Chimney
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5000 Miscellaneous Standards
50.03 Concrete Control Monument
dwg pdf 50.04A Typical Handrail
dwg pdf 50.04B Handrail Warrants
dwg pdf 50.05A Street Name Sign
dwg pdf 50.05B Street Name Sign (Optional)
dwg pdf 50.06 Street Name Sign Installation Locations
dwg pdf 50.07A Dead End Street Barricade
dwg pdf 50.07B Dead End Street Barricade General Notes
dwg pdf 50.08A End of Roadway Marker (ER-1)
dwg pdf 50.08B End of Roadway Marker (ER-1) Grand Rail Clamp Installation
dwg pdf 50.09A Parking Standards
dwg pdf 50.09B Parking Standards Continued
dwg pdf 50.09C Parallel Parking Standards
dwg pdf 50.10A Accessible Parking and Signage Standards
dwg pdf 50.10B Supplemental Accessible Sign (R7-8E)
dwg pdf 50.10C Supplemental Accessible Sign (R7-8D)
dwg pdf 50.11 Signage and Pavement Markings at Roundabouts
dwg pdf 50.12 Emergency Vehicle Median Crossover
dwg pdf 50.2 Inverted U Rack Bicycle Parking
dwg pdf 50.21 Wave Rack for Bicycle Parking
dwg pdf 50.22 Bicycle Lockers
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