Town of Boone
Town of Boone Development Services
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)

The Unified Development Ordinance is a consolidation of most Town of Boone ordinances and regulations related to the development and use of property into one document. Click here to learn more about the UDO.

Copies of the Unified Development Ordinance are available for purchase at the Development Services Department or you may read and print any Sections of interest by following the links below. PDFs of each article are available. You may download the UDO in its entirety (PDF-5MB) or its Table of Contents (PDF-88KB).

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Article I: General Provisions
Article II: Basic Definitions and Interpretations
Article III: Administrative Mechanisms
Article IV: Permits and Final Plat Approval
Article V: Appeals, Variances, Interpretations
Article VI: Hearing Procedures for Appeals & Applications
Article VII: Enforcement and Review
Article VIII: Nonconforming Situations
Article IX: Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
Article X: Permissible Uses
Article XI: Supplementary Use Regulations
Article XII: Intensity Regulations
Article XIII: Watershed Protection
Article XIV: Streets and Sidewalks
Article XV: Utilities
Article XVI: Grading, Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Article XVII: Floodplains, Drainage & Storm Water Mngmnt
Article XVIII: Signs
Article XIX: Parking
Article XX: Landscape Standards
Article XXI: Amendments
Article XXII: Commercial Development Appearance Standards
Article XXIII: Historic Preservation
Appendix A: Information Required with Applications
Appendix B: Guide For Landscaping
Appendix C: Special Use Permit Board Consideration Wrksht
Appendix D: Off-premise Directional Sign Program “Corridor Area.” Guidelines for Sign Approval Adopted 5-97 (Last Revision 5-23-97)
Town of Boone, NC
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Boone, NC 28607
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