Unified Development Code (UDC)

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Unified Development Code (UDC) (Version 20)
The Unified Development Code was most recently updated on July 1, 2010. The table of contents contains dated references that indicate the date that each section was last updated.

Complete UDC – Version 20 (Best option for doing full document word searches)

Chapter by Chapter
UDC Cover Page
Introduction
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Resolution and Ordinance
Chapter 2 – Short Title and Contents
Chapter 3 – Definitions
Chapter 4 – Forsyth County Planning Commission
Chapter 5 – Forsyth County Planning Department
Chapter 6 – Forsyth County Zoning Board of Appeals
Chapter 7 – Permits, Certificates, Fees, and Finances
Chapter 8 – Zoning and Application Procedures
Chapter 9 – Zoning and Overlay Districts
Chapter 10 – General Provisions and Nonconforming Situations
Chapter 11 – Residential Districts
Chapter 12 – Commercial and Office Districts
Chapter 13 – Design Guidelines for Activity Centers
Chapter 14 – Industrial and Mining Districts
Chapter 15 – Agricultural and Conservation Districts
Chapter 16 – Supplementary Regulations for Specific Uses
Chapter 17 – Parking and Loading Regulations
Chapter 18 – Subdivisions and Land Development
Chapter 19 – Conservation Subdivisions
Chapter 20 – Planned Unit Development
Chapter 20(B) – Master Planned District
Chapter 21 – Overlay Districts
Chapter 22 – Enforcement and Legal Status Provisions

Links to Other Planning-Related Ordinances

• Sign Ordinance
• Tree Ordinance (Also check out Forsyth County Buffer Standards and Forsyth County Recommended Plant List)
• Muni code (Note:All Forsyth County Ordinances can be found, searched and downloaded from the Web site www.Municode.com. Some of the more widely used chapters include:
  • Municode Title 34 – Sediment and Erosion Control (FC Ordinance 73)
  • Municode Title 66 – Sign Ordinance (FC Ordinance 74)
  • Municode Title 86 – Tree Ordinance (FC Ordinance 98)
  • Municode Appendix A – Unified Development Code (FC Ordinance 87)