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Unified Development Ordinance


As the city and towns in Wake County have grown, they have sometimes found their zoning and development standards at odds with the County and with each other. A groundbreaking new ordinance is now creating an avenue for consistency in development standards across the county.

The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), approved by the Board of Commissioners at its April 17, 2006, meeting, consolidates all regulations that govern development in Wake County into one user-friendly document. The UDO includes tables, charts and other graphics that make its provisions more accessible.

The effective date of the adopted Wake County Unified Development Ordinance is April 17, 2006.

The UDO is a living document that will evolve and grow with the needs and desires of Wake County and its citizenry in response to changing community goals and objectives, newly emerging development trends and technologies, and changes to state and federal regulations.