Residents Invited to Learn More About Draft UDO at March 23 Town Hall Meeting 

 

 View Video Invitation from Commissioner Davis
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Click here to view the UDO online

Click here to view Johnston County Ordinances Online

 

At the UDO Town Hall Meeting Tonight:

County staff will give a presentation on the document and then answer questions. The meeting will also feature information stations where residents can learn about the UDO in detail, ask questions and provide feedback. County Commissioners will be on hand to hear residents’ questions and feedback. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center, 2736 N.C. 210, Smithfield.

If you can’t make it to the meeting, the County will livestream the UDO presentation on The County's YouTube Channel.

 

For Immediate Release:  March 12, 2026

 

Smithfield, N.C.- On March 23 at 6:00 p.m., the Johnston County Board of Commissioners will host a Town Hall meeting to present the draft Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), address community questions, and gather public feedback. The meeting will take place at the Johnston County Agricultural Center, located at 2736 N.C. 210 in Smithfield, N.C. There will be no vote on the UDO at this meeting.

The meeting will start with a presentation on the UDO from County planning staff and will be live streamed on the County’s YouTube channel. We'll also take some time to clear up rumors regarding the UDO. Following the presentation, staff will host a brief Q&A and then attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a floating informational session. Information stations will be set up around the room, giving residents the opportunity to review detailed materials, ask questions directly to County staff, and provide feedback.

If you're not able to attend in-person, follow along with our livestream at https://www.youtube.com/jocogovnc. We'll have the full video of the presentation available on our YouTube channel once the meeting has concluded. 

The latest draft of the ordinance and a summary of recent revisions are available on the Planning Department’s website johnstonnc.gov/planning/. Commissioners note that more revisions are likely as they continue to receive feedback from the public.

 

Based on public input, the proposed standards placing zoning limitations on poultry and farm animals kept on residential property will be removed from the next draft of the UDO. The newest draft will remove the cap and standards entirely across all districts.