The Durham City-County Planning Department is in the processing of writing a New UDO along with a new zoning map. This zoning map will help the Durham community review what upcoming changes may occur and allow public participation throughout the process. This zoning map will be revised throughout the drafting process and may change without public notice until the adoption of the New UDO and Zoning Map. For more questions about the New UDO and the New Zoning Map, contact the Planning Department at NewUDO@DurhamNC.gov

Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), base zoning districts. Crucial data for zoning and plan amendment cases and public information. The location and boundaries of zoning districts shall be as shown on a geographic coverage layer entitled “Zoning” that is maintained as part of the City's and County's geographic information system (GIS) under the direction of the Planning Director, or designee. This depiction of zoning boundaries as shown on the GIS system shall constitute the Official Zoning Map for the City's and the County's zoning jurisdiction, and is adopted into this Ordinance by reference. The City or County Clerk, as applicable, may upon validation by the Planning Director, or designee, certify a paper copy of the Official Zoning Map, or portions of the map, as a true and accurate copy of the Official Zoning Map, or a portion thereof, under the authority of NCGS §160A-79(b) and NCGS §153A-50.

Flood zone mapping for development review purposes. Combination of 10/19/2018 effective and 3/31/2015 preliminary data). When remaining panels along southeast boundaries with Wake County and norheast boundary near Butner become effective, will revert to one set of data for flood insurance and development review purposes). Repository for all FEMA floodplain data and map revisions are found at: https://fris.nc.gov/fris/Index.aspx?FIPS=063=NC=General%20PublicCreditsFEMA, City of Durham, Durham CountyUse limitationsInformation depicted hereon is for reference purposes only and is compiled from the best available sources. The City of Durham/Durham County assumes no responsibility for errors arising from use or misuse of this map.

The future land use map is a guide to future planning.

Updated ad-hoc.

Transportation Corridors used for reference in the review of zoning map changes and annexations.

This data layer is used to located and filter development cases submitted to the case management system, Land Development Ordinance (LDO). Case types include Annexation Petitions, Board of Adjustment Cases, Commons Signage Plan Review, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Home Occupation Permit, Major Special Use Permit, Site Plans and Preliminary Plats, Statutory Vested Rights Determination, Street Closing or Renaming, Subdivisions, Variance, and Zoning Map Changes. Cases can be viewed back to 2007 when the system was activated.

This data layer is used in evaluating plan amendment and zoning cases and is also crucial for land use analysis. This layer was reviewed during the development of the 2023 Durham Comprehensive Plan. Read more about Durham's Comprehensive Plan here, https://www.engagedurham.com/DocumentCenter/View/599/Durham-Comprehensive-Plan_Adopted_October2023.

Adopted in 2006, the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) lays out the rules for the physical development of property. The UDO designates zoning of properties in Durham, and is crafted to result in a built environment that meets the goals of the Comprehensive Plan. The UDO superseded the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances.