Public Invited to March 23 Town Hall on Proposed Unified Development Ordinance

For immediate release:  February 26, 2026

 

The Johnston County Board of Commissioners will hold a Town Hall meeting on the draft Unified Development Ordinance.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center, 2736 N.C. 210, Smithfield.

The meeting will start with a presentation on the UDO from County planning staff and the consulting firm that helped draft the ordinance.

Afterward, planning and consulting staff will be at various stations with detailed information about the UDO, and they’ll be available to answer questions and receive feedback.

A recent public hearing during a Board of Commissioners meeting drew a host of speakers concerned about how the proposed rules would affect them. In response, Commissioners pledged to get the UDO right, and since then, planning staff and the consulting firm have been at work on revising the ordinance.

The latest draft and a summary of the latest revisions will be available Friday, Feb. 27, on the Planning Department’s website at johnstonnc.gov/planning/. Commissioners note that more revisions are likely as they continue to receive feedback from the public.