Unified Development Ordinance

Zoning Code

UDO Section 1 General Provisions

  
1.1 Short Title 1-2
1.2 Authorization 1-2
1.3 Jurisdiction 1-2
1.4 Exemption for Bona Fide Farms 1-2
1.5 Relationship to the Land Use Plan 1-2
1.6 The Unified Development Ordinance Affects Every Building and Use 1-3
1.7 Fees 1-3
1.8 Severability 1-3
1.9 Interpretation and Purpose 1-3
1.10 Effective Date 1-3
1.11 Transitional Rules 1-3
   

UDO Section 2 Approvals

  
2.1 General Approval Process 2-3
2.2 Zoning, Conditional and Special Use Approval 2-3
2.3 Subdivision Approval 2-11
2.4 Site Plan Approval 2-16
2.5 Conditional District Rezoning Approval 2-19
2.6 Rezoning Approval 2-25
2.7 Ordinance Text Amendment Approval 2-28
2.8 Zoning Vested Rights Certificate Approval 2-30
2.9 Zoning Compliance Certificate Approval 2-34
2.10 Building Permit Approval 2-35
2.11 Certificate of Occupancy Approval 2-37
2.12 Improvement Guarantees 2-38
2.13 Watershed 2-40
   

UDO Section 3 Appeals, Variances and Interpretations

  
3.1 Appeals, Variances and Interpretations 3-2
3.2 Quasi-judicial Hearing Procedures 3-5
3.3 Legislative Hearing Procedures 3-7
   

UDO Section 4 Enforcement

  
4.1 Complaints Regarding Violations 4-2
4.2 Persons Liable 4-2
4.3 Procedures Upon Discovery 4-2
4.4 Penalties and Remedies for Violations 4-2
4.5 Permit Revocation 4-3
4.6 Judicial Review 4-3
   

UDO Section 5 Zoning

  
5.1 General Use Zoning Districts 5-2
5.2 General Setback, Height and Area Standards 5-8
5.3 General Use District Dimensional Table/Standards 5-13
5.4  Table of Uses Permitted in Districts Inserted Table Pages 5-42
5.5 Supplemental Use Regulations 5-43
5.6 Non-Conforming Situations 5-65
5.7 Historic Preservation Overlay District 5-73
5.8 Water Supply Watershed Protection Overlay District 5-81
5.9 Noise Overlay District 5-99
5.10 Accident Potential Zone 5-118
5.11 Order to Repair 5-129
   

UDO Section 6 Supplemental Design Standards

  
6.1 Off-Street Parking, Loading and Stacking Standards

Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements

 6-2
6.2 Commercial Lighting Design Standards 6-8
6.3 Landscaping, Screening and Buffering Standards 6-17
6.4 Signage Standards 6-31
6.5 Stormwater Management for New Development 6-44
6.6 Illegal Discharge Control 6-52
   

UDO Section 7 Subdivision Design Standards

  
7.1 General Design Standards 7-2
7.1.1 Streets 7-2
7.1.2 Street Intersections 7-2
7.1.3 Street Names 7-2
7.1.4 Street Signs 7-2
7.1.5 Streetlights 7-3
7.1.6 Sidewalks 7-3
7.1.7 Curb and Gutter 7-3
7.1.8 Blocks 7-3
7.1.9 Lots 7-3
7.1.10 Easements 7-4
7.1.11 Utilities 7-5
7.1.12 Water and Sewer 7-5
7.1.13 Stormwater 7-5
7.1.14 Fire Protection 7-5
7.2 Minimum Requirements for Subdivision Road Construction 7-5
   

UDO Section 8 Administrative Agencies

  
8.1 Planning Commission 8-2
8.2 Board of Adjustment 8-4
8.3 City Council 8-6
8.4 Planning and Community Development Director and Administration 8-7
8.5 Historic Preservation Commission 8-8
8.6 Appearance Commission 8-10
8.7 Watershed Review Board 8-12
   

UDO Section 9 Definitions

  
9.1 Word Interpretation 9-2
9.2 Definitions 9-2
     
  -APPENDICES-  
 

Application Requirements

Technical Design Requirements

Goldsboro MPO
Zoning Code
GIS Maps Online
Tax Office
Calendar for Zone Changes
Landscape Ordinance
Table of Permitted Uses
Sign Ordinance
List of Regular Meetings
Comprehensive Plan

Process Charts

Change of Zones
Conditional Use Permits
Site Plans
Certificates of Appropriateness-Historic District
Board of Adjustment–Variance Requests
Subdivision
Annexations
Street Closings