Proposed UDO Text and Map Amendments

The Sanford/Lee County Planning Department released its final recommendations for amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for new residential development in Lee County's municipalities.

Sanford City Council approved the proposed amendments for development inside Sanford's city limits and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) effective September 1, 2024.

Staff will present the proposed amendments to the Town of Broadway and Lee County in early 2025.

Objectives

The proposed objectives for the amendments were to:

  • Create a code for development that is focused on what the community desires rather than what is not allowed.
  • Focus regulations on how residential development appropriately addresses the public realm.
  • Promote a spectrum of affordable housing in both existing and future neighborhoods, with an emphasis on providing missing middle-income housing.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline the development review and approval process to the extent feasible.
  • Create best practices for development regulations that are effective, practical, and defensible.

The new residential development amendments were designed to guide new residential neighborhoods within the context of the adopted “Plan SanLee” Future Land Use Plan.

Text and Map Amendments UDO Map Opens in new window

View a summary of the major recommendations for the text and map amendments to the UDO here.

The recommended text and map amendments for new residential development are as follows:

Public Meetings

Sanford/Lee County planning staff will present a summary of the amendments to the Town of Broadway on November 25, 2024. There will be a presentation to the Lee County Board of Commissioners at a later date.

Contact

David Montgomery
Senior Planner Long Range Planning
Sanford/Lee County Planning Department
david.montgomery@sanfordnc.net