How to read Mecklenburg County floodplain maps before you buy a lot. FEMA vs community floodplain, the encroachment area, flood protection elevation, floodplain permits, and where to check any Charlotte property for free.
How Charlotte's tree rules affect a lot you want to build on. Heritage trees, green area and tree save, frontage trees, tree work permits, and what changes for a single home versus a subdivision.
Charlotte UDO setbacks and minimum lot widths for Neighborhood 1 districts (N1-A to N1-F), how they are measured, the established-blockface rule, and how they decide what fits on an infill lot.
A plain-English lot due diligence checklist for Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Eight checks to run before you buy land, from title and survey to zoning, floodplain, utilities, easements, trees and the numbers.
