Overview
Preemption classification
Tier E — Light preemption
Rent control preemption. Charlotte UDO and Raleigh ADU pilots are local.
Governance
Statewide
Building and zoning code adoption is mandated at the state level.
Adopted building codes
Statewide
View building-code adoption for North Carolina →
5 of 5 codes adopted (IBC, IRC, IECC, IFC, NEC)
Profiled counties
Cities
Showing 11 of 11
| City | Population | Code | Status | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary | — | Town of Cary Land Development Ordinance (LDO) · 11 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:stableblocker:municode-spa-no-static-textdata:dimensional-values-partial |
| Charlotte | — | Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) — effective June 1, 2023 · 15 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-presentcohort:needs-centers-and-tod-table-retrieval |
| Durham | — | Durham Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) · 28 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Fayetteville | — | Fayetteville Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) — Chapter 14 · 16 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-present |
| Greensboro | — | City of Greensboro Land Development Ordinance (LDO), Chapter 30 · 27 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present |
| Havelock | — | — | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-present |
| Jacksonville | — | Jacksonville Code of Ordinances — Chapter 18 (Zoning) / Unified Development Ordinance · 9 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:stableblocker:municode-spa-no-static-textdata:dimensional-values-partial |
| Morehead City | — | Morehead City Unified Development Ordinance (Part IV of the Code of Ordinances) · 6 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:stableblocker:municode-spa-no-static-textdata:dimensional-values-partial |
| Raleigh | — | Raleigh Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) · 18 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-presentcohort:needs-chapter4-retrieval |
| Wilmington | — | City of Wilmington Land Development Code (LDC) · 13 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:stableblocker:municode-spa-no-static-textdata:dimensional-values-partialdata:v1-district-roster-corrupted |
| Winston-Salem | — | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) — UDO ClearCode edition, adopted December 2019, effective January 1, 2020; most recent amendment on file UDO-CC25 (Council adoption 2024-02-19); online text amended through 2026-01-29. · 16 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present |
Research status
Data quality
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