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Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)

Insight Planning & Development provides expertise in writing Unified Development Ordinances (UDOs), which is an inventory of local planning efforts that are condensed for consistency and ease of use staff and developers of property within the municipal limits. Ultimately, the goal is to ease the burden of ordinance understanding for the general public and users to be more capable of navigating the local laws as they consider investments and opportunities to contribute to the local economy and culture.

Let us take the lead in writing or updating your UDO to produce a clear, complete, and quality document to guide your citizens as they traverse through their next local venture.

Among the 50+ UDOs that we have successfully prepared or updated, the following list is a sample of some of our past work:

  • Town of Carolina Shores, North Carolina

    • 2012 Unified Development Ordinance – Completed September 2012;

           Amended September 2020

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  • Town of Columbus, North Carolina

    • 2021 Unified Development Ordinance – Completed September 2021

              View plan​

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  • City of Laurinburg, North Carolina

    • 2016 Unified Development Ordinance – Completed April 2015;

             Amended May 2021

             View plan​

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  • Town of Pembroke, North Carolina

    • 2009 Unified Development Ordinance – Completed May 2009;

             Amended August 2021

             View plan​

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  • Perquimans County, North Carolina

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  • Town of Windsor, North Carolina

    • 2011 Unified Development Ordinance – Completed May 2011;

           Amended October 2020

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  • Town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

    • 2011 Unified Development Ordinance – Completed November 2012

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