Zoning Codes and Ordinances
Unified Development Ordinance
The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is the new regulatory document for zoning, subdivision, environmental protection, and other development regulations for properties in unincorporated Guilford County and outside municipal extraterritorial jurisdictions. The new UDO was prepared to provide more procedural efficiency, process predictability, consistency among jurisdictions, and acknowledgment of the distinctive rural development pattern in Guilford County and land use transition at the urban fringe.
Guilford County Code
This Code was created as result of North Carolina General Statutes granting authority to counties to adopt and issue a code of its ordinances (G.S. 153A-49); general ordinance-making power (G.S. 153A-121); territorial jurisdiction of ordinances (G.S. 153A-122); and authority not limited by enumeration of powers (G.S. 153A-124).
Jurisdictions within Guilford County
The Guilford County Planning Section provides Planning Services for Unincorporated Guilford County and through contractual agreements, Planning Services are provided for the Towns of Stokesdale, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia and Whitsett. Contact the Planning & Development Department at 336-641-3334 to speak to a Town Planner for Planning Services or visit the Town’s website for more information including the Town’s Fees, Meeting Schedules, Boards and Committees, etc.
Town of Stokesdale
Town of Pleasant Garden
Town of Sedalia
Town of Whitsett
The Guilford County Permitting Section provides Permitting Services for Unincorporated Guilford County and through contractual agreements, Permitting Services are provided for the Towns of Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia and Whitsett, Jamestown, Summerfield and the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority. Contact the Permitting Section at 336-641-3707 for Permitting Services or visit the Town’s website for more information including the Town’s Fees.
Town of Jamestown
Town of Oak Ridge
Town of Summerfield
Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
Below are links to other jurisdictions located within Guilford County that services are not provided for by the Planning and Development Department.
City of Archdale
City of Burlington
Town of Gibsonville
City of Greensboro
City of High Point
City of Kernersville