Below are links to Chatham County's land use and related ordinances.

• Zoning Ordinance(updated 12/18/2023)
  • Chatham County Appearance Commission Guidelines
  • List of Recommended Plants
  • List of Invasive Plants
• Watershed Ordinance(updated 7/18/22)
  Watershed Protection Map
  Buffer Rules Prior to January 23, 2008
• Compact Communities Ordinance(updated 8/18/17)
  • Attachment A
  • Attachment B
  • Attachment C
  • Attachment D
• Subdivision Regulations (updated 11/20/2023)
  • Conservation Subdivision Guidelines (1/18/22) 
• Mobile Home Ordinance
  Table of Contents
• Flood Damage Prevention(updated 06/21/22)
  Table of Contents
• Junkyard Ordinance
• Off-Premise Signs Ordinance
• Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Ordinance(Adopted 4/15/2019)
• Hazardous Waste Management Ordinance
  Table of Contents
• Moratorium Procedures Ordinance
• Impact Fee Ordinance(updated 12/15/14)                                                                                 

The following documents are provided as a historical reference:

• Subdivision Regulations (Prior to January 18, 2022)
• Conservation Subdivision Guidelines (Prior to January 18, 2022)
• Zoning Ordinance (Prior to December 2, 2008)
• Zoning Ordinance(December 2, 2008 to June 30, 2012)
• Subdivision Regulations (Prior to December 2, 2008)
• Countywide Lighting Ordinance (repealed August 15, 2016)