TITLE
Title
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENT CASE #26-09-PLBD-00036: AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 3 (PERMITS AND PROCEDURES); ARTICLE 4 (ZONING DISTRICTS); ARTICLE 5 (DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL USES); ARTICLE 6 (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS); ARTICLE 8 (SUBDIVISIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS); ARTICLE 9 (ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS); ARTICLE 12 (DEFINITIONS); AND APPENDIX 2 - MAP STANDARDS OF THE UDO TO REMOVE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND ALIGN WITH RECENT CHANGES TO NCGS 160D-702 PER NC HOUSE BILL 162/SESSION LAW 2026-39 TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell, Planning and Zoning Department Director
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BACKGROUND
Background
Proposed Text Amendment Case #26-09-PLBD-00036 (attached) amends Article 3 (Permits and Procedures); Article 4 (Zoning Districts); Article 5 (Development Standards For Individual Uses); Article 6 (General Development Standards); Article 8 (Subdivisions and Infrastructure Standards); Article 9 (Environmental Regulations); Article 12 (Definitions); and Appendix 2 - Map Standards of the Guilford County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
The proposal was initiated in response to the adoption of House Bill 162/Session Law 2026-39 on July 6, 2026, with an effective date of January 1, 2027. The bill revised NCGS 160D-702 to eliminate North Carolina local governments' authority to require a minimum number of off-street parking spaces for any development, regardless of use. Therefore, this amendment removes the minimum parking requirements found throughout the Guilford County UDO. Additionally, clerical revisions to some UDO sections are proposed, which include technical corrections and clarifications.
At its October 14, 2026 regular meeting (minutes enclosed), the Guilford County Planning Board unanimously recommended (5-0) to the Board of Commissioners that Text Amendment Case #26-09-PLBD-00036 be adopted, as presented herein.
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