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Unified Development Ordinance


The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), a groundbreaking new ordinance, 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.

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About the Unified Development Ordinance

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

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