TITLE
Title
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENT CASE #25-12-PLBD-00149: AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX 2 (MAP STANDARDS) OF THE UDO TO UPDATE CURRENT DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL PROCESSES, CLARIFY TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY, AND MATCH EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell
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BACKGROUND
Background
Proposed Text Amendment Case #25-12-PLBD-00149 (attached) to Appendix 2 - Map Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) updates current document submittal processes, clarifies technical terminology, and aligns with existing administrative practices.
Additionally, the amendment clarifies various terminology, including specifying that Riparian Buffers and associated Buffer Zones are to be indicated on plans submitted to the County for review. Stream buffers are currently covered in the Map Standards Table as “stream features” to be shown on plans submitted for review. While stream buffers are stream features, adding the specific language makes this clear in the Map Standard Table.
Riparian Buffers are regulatory areas that are currently required by state law and exist around perennial streams, intermittent streams, and other water bodies as outlined in Guilford County UDO Subsection. 9.1.I Stream Buffers and as required by 15A NCAC 02B .0267 Jordan Water Supply Nutrient Strategy: Protection of Existing Riparian Buffers, 15A NCAC 02B .0724 Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed: Protection and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Buffers, and 15A NCAC 02B .0624 Water Supply Watershed Protection Program: Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Pollution Control (Subsection. 11 Vegetated Setbacks).
The amendment also makes various other grammatical edits and adjusts procedures in accordance with current administrative practice listed below.
At its February 11, 2026 regular meeting, the Guilford County Planning Board unanimously recommended to the Board of Commissioners that Text Amendment Case #25-12-PLBD-00149 (minutes attached) be ado...
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