Unified Development Ordinance

Overview

The Planning and Inspections Department administers and enforces the Town of Boone Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO is an ordinance regulating and controlling the development of land and matters relating to it within the Town of Boone to promote and protect the community's health, safety, and general welfare. It is crafted to result in a built environment that meets the goals of the Town of Boone Comprehensive Plan.

Request an Amendment to the UDO

Text amendments to the UDO may be initiated by submitting a complete application and the associated fee to the Planning and Inspections Department.

The following is a summary of the process:

• Submit a UDO Text Amendment Application with the proposed text and pay the associated fee to the Planning and Inspections Department.
• Planning and Inspections Staff will forward the request to Town Council at the next regularly scheduled Town Council meeting.
• Town Council reviews the proposed text and sends the case to be heard at a future public hearing if the request is approved.
• A public hearing before the Planning Commission and the Town Council is held.
• After the Public Hearing, the Planning Commission meets to make recommendations on the case.
• The Planning Commission's recommendations are then forwarded to the next regularly scheduled Town Council meeting. Town Council is the final approval authority for all UDO text amendments.

The overall time frame to complete the process may depend on the complexity of the proposed amendment.

Visit the Town Council/Planning Commission Public Hearing page for upcoming changes.

You may download the UDO in the section below, Current UDO and Previous UDO Archive.