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Guilford County adopts UDO changes: new civil-penalty schedule and updated FEMA flood maps
Summary
The board unanimously approved two Unified Development Ordinance text amendments on May 7: one establishing graduated civil penalties ($50/$100/$200/$500, with each day unremedied counted as a separate offense) effective 07/01/2026; another adopting updated FEMA flood maps and aligning county rules with the North Carolina model flood‑damage ordinance effective before FEMA's 06/10/2026 deadline.
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners on May 7 adopted two Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments: a civil‑penalty schedule for UDO violations and an update to floodplain provisions to adopt FEMA's new flood maps.
Planning staff presented the civil‑penalty amendment (UDO case 26‑03 PLBD‑16), which prescribes graduated monetary penalties: "$50 for the first offense; $100 second; $200 third; and $500 for the fourth and succeeding offense," and specifies that each calendar day an offense remains unremedied after notice is a separate offense. Staff said the amendment aligns Guilford County with peer…
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