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Address

Mailing Address:

Mecklenburg County Land Development
2145 Suttle Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28208

Office Location:


2145 Suttle Avenue
Charlotte,
NC 28208

MAP

Hours: Mon-Fri  8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact

General Information
 311 (dial 704-336-7600 if outside the county)

Mecklenburg County and Town Ordinances Regarding Land Development Activities

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Land development is guided by ordinances covering zoning, floodplain management, erosion control and storm water management. These regulations are designed to:
  • ensure that building activities comply with local land use plans and
  • protect private property, wetlands, floodplains, creeks and lakes. 


Cornelius

Land Development Code
  • SWIM* (Chapter 9)
  • Watershed (Chapter 11)
  • Zoning (Chapter 14)
  • Watershed (Section 7.290-7.295) 
  • SWIM* (Section 7.300)
  • Zoning 
  • Watershed (Article 3)
  • SWIM* (Article 8.25)
Floodplain
Post-Construction 

Enhanced Erosion Control 


Matthews

Erosion Control​
Unified Developmen​t 
  • Zoning (Chapter 5)
  • SWIM* (Chapter 7, page 7-14) 
  • Post-Construction (Chapter 8) 
  • Floodplain (Chapter 9)
Enhanced Erosion Control 


Mint Hill

Erosion Control
Unified Developme​nt 
  • Zoning (Part III, Article 4)
  • Floodplain (Part III, Article 6.6)
  • SWIM* (Part III, Article 6.6A) 
  • Post-Construction (Part III, Article 6.8)
Enhanced Erosion Control 


Pineville

Erosion Control
Zoning 
  • SWIM* (Se​ction 7.23)
Subdivisi​on
Floodp​lain, (Title XV, Chapter 152) 
Post-Construction

Enhanced Erosion Control 


Mecklenburg County

Erosion Control
SWIM
Zoning
Subdivision
Floodplain
Post-Construction

Enhanced Erosion Control 

*Surface Water Improvement and Management. ​​

Address

Mailing Address:

Mecklenburg County Land Development
2145 Suttle Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28208

Office Location:


2145 Suttle Avenue
Charlotte,
NC 28208

MAP

Hours: Mon-Fri  8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact

General Information
 311 (dial 704-336-7600 if outside the county)