Development Services

Code Enforcement

Ensuring compliance with city codes, addressing nuisances like overgrown yards, inoperative vehicles, and unregulated tree removal. Learn how this division helps maintain a safe, well-kept community.

Permitting & Inspections

Providing permitting and building inspections for the City in accordance with North Carolina Technical Building Codes and the City of Fayetteville's Code of Ordinances.

Planning & Zoning

Ensuring responsible land development while shaping Fayetteville’s future through long-range plans. From zoning inquiries to development reviews, the team is here to guide projects every step of the way, promoting a vibrant and thriving community.

City of Fayetteville Development Permitting Process Review

The City of Fayetteville is conducting a review of its site plan and development permitting processes to improve clarity, coordination, and the customer experience. The City is evaluating how development applications move through multiple departments and agencies from initial project review through construction completion, identifying challenges and gathering stakeholder feedback to inform practical improvements.

External Survey Questions Survey

The City of Fayetteville, NC (City) has retained BerryDunn (Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC) to assess the City’s development review process. For the purposes of this project, development review includes site plan review through the Technical Review Committee, building and related construction permitting, and construction inspections. This project focuses on assessing the City’s current procedures and identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen communication, improve overall customer experience, and align improvements with department and City goals.

As part of the evaluation of the existing process, the City is requesting feedback from external stakeholders. If you are a contractor, developer, architect, engineer, property owner, property manager, homeowner, or have another role in the development review process, please provide feedback on your experience with the City.

Your input will help guide improvements toward a more efficient and customer-friendly process. Thank you for participating!

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Unified Development Ordinance E-Development PortalDevelopment Review Finder

Leadership

       Dr. Gerald Newton                David Steinmetz

         Department Director                          Assistant Director