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.

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Article III:
Administrative Mechanisms
3-1
Part I
Planning Commission
3-1
Section 21
Appointment and Terms of Planning Commission Members
3-1
Section 22
Meetings of the Planning Commission
3-2
Section 23
Quorum and Voting
3-4
Section 24
Planning Commission Officers
3-5
Section 25
Powers and Duties of Planning Commission
3-5
Section 26
Advisory Committees
3-7
Section 27 Reserved
3-4
Section 28 Reserved
3-4
Part II Community Appearance Commission
3-8
Section 29 Appointment and Terms of Community Appearance Commission Members
3-8
Section 30 Meetings of the Community Appearance Commission
3-9
Section 31 Quorum and Voting
3-11
Section 32 Community Appearance Commission Officers
3-11
Section 33 Powers and Duties of Community Appearance Commission
3-11
Part III Historic Preservation Commission 3-14
Section 34 Organizatioin of Historiic Preservation
3-14
Section 35 Powers and Duties of Historic Preservatioin
3-18
Part IV Tree Board
3-21
Section 36 Appointment and Terms of Tree Board Members
3-21
Section 37 Meetings of the Tree Board
3-21
Section 38 Quorum and Voting
3-24
Section 39 Tree Board Officers
3-24
Section 40 Powers and Duties of the Tree Board
3-24
Section 41 Reserved
3-25
Section 42 Reserved
3-25
Part V Board of Adjustment
3-26
Section 43 Appointment and Terms of Board of Adjustment
3-26
Section 44 Meetings of the Board of Adjustment
3-27
Section 45 Quorum
3-28
Section 46 Voting
3-29
Section 47 Board of Adjustment Officers
3-30
Section 48 Powers and Duties of Board of Adjustment
3-30
Section 49 Appeals
3-31
Section 50 Reserved
Part VI Land Use Administrator
and Planning Director
3-33
Section 51 Land Use Administrator
3-33
Section 52 Planning Director
3-34
Section 53 Reserved
3-34
Part VII Town Council
3-54
Section 54 The Town Council
3-54
Section 55 Reserved
3-54
Section 56 Reserved
3-54
Section 57 Reserved
3-54
Section 58 Reserved
3-54
Section 59 Reserved
3-54
Section 60 Reserved
3-54

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
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)
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