IMPORTANT NOTICES: All County Land Development staff is now located at the Hal Marshall Center in uptown Charlotte. The address is below. The LUESA North office in Huntersville closed November 30. County Land Development and Code Enforcement services ended in October at the LUESA South office in Matthews.

County Land Development Services
Mecklenburg County Land Development staff provides:
    • land development plan review and permitting
    • residential building permits
    • site inspection services for water quality, erosion, storm water and buffers
    • zoning permits and inspections
for the Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville.

County Land Development plan reviews and site inspections apply to:
    • land inside the Town limits
    • unincorporated land that is under the six Towns' zoning authority (known as Extra Territorial Jurisdiction or ETJ.)

Plan reviews and site inspections are required for both commercial and residential projects.

Plans should be submitted through the Electronic Plan Management (EPM) system. EPM is a web-based application that automates electronic plan submission, intake, routing, review and management of plans. 
EPM Frequently Asked Questions & Glossary 
EPM User's Guide

News & Updates

County Land Development Services are now offered at one location:

Hal Marshall Services Center
Basement level
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

Mondays through Fridays
8:00 to 5:00 

General Land Development questions:
704-432-2520

Fax:
704-432-2523 

Fee schedule

County Land Development fees for plan review and bonds

Bonds

 
Contact:
Northern Towns
(Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville)
Southern Towns
(Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville)

Gay Nyberg..................704-432-2526
 

• Plan Submittal Process 
• Combined Commercial & Subdivision Checklist
• Plat Submittal and Review Checklist
• Submit a digital copy of approved site plans for GIS

Contact:
Northern Towns
(Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville)
Southern Towns
(Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville)

Tom Hodge....................704-336-3324

Manuals & Guidelines

• Mecklenburg County Land Development Standards
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Design Manual
• NCDOT Policy on Streets & Driveway Access (PDF)
• NCDOT Details
• Rezoning and Plan Review Environment Guidelines

Ordinances

• Sediment and Erosion Control 
• S.W.I.M. Stream Buffer
• S.W.I.M. Buffer Ordinance Checklist 
• Subdivision Ordinances by Town
• Post-Construction Storm Water Controls for County and six Towns

Grading & Detention

• Financial Responsibility Form
• As-Built Checklist
• Commercial Drainage/Erosion Control Application

 

Do you need County Land Development? Or City Land Development?
Find out with our interactive POLARIS map.
Type in the property address.
On right side of screen, click "Layers."
On left side of screen, click "Sphere of Influence."
Land shown in gray: City Land Development
Land shown in purple, green, pink or blue: County Land Development
On right side of screen, click "Legend" for color-coded guide.

Construction Plan Review or Site Inspections in the City of Charlotte and unincorporated land around the City limits

After the engineering plans are approved and site inspections are complete, Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement is responsible for building permits and building inspections.

Mecklenburg County Land Development is part of the County's Water & Land Resources division. Water & Land Resources is in the Land Use & Environmental Services Agency (LUESA).