Below are links to Chatham County's land use and related ordinances. Note that ordinances and regulations revised and adopted on Dec. 1, 2008 are noted in parentheses.

• Zoning Ordinance (Amended 12-1-08)
• Watershed Ordinance (Amended 12-1-08)
       Table of Contents
       Buffer Rules Prior to January 23, 2008
• Compact Communities Ordinance
       Attachment A
       Attachment B
       Attachment C
       Attachment D
       Table of Contents
• Subdivision Ordinance (Amended 12-1-08)
• Guidelines for Conservation Space Selection                    
• Mobile Home Ordinance
       Table of Contents
• Flood Damage Prevention
       Table of Contents
• Junkyard Ordinance
       Table of Contents
• Off-Premise Signs Ordinance
• Communications Tower Ordinance
       Table of Contents
• Hazardous Waste Management Ordinance
       Table of Contents
• Moratorium Procedures Ordinance 
• Impact Fee Ordinance
• Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Ordinance (Amended 12-1-08)
• Stormwater Ordinance (Amended 09-21-09)

Effective January 1, 2010: Countywide Lighting Ordinance (Adopted 9-21-09)-Covers Unzoned areas of the County

The following documents were in effect prior to December 2, 2008 and are provided as a historical reference.

• Zoning Ordinance (Prior to December 2, 2008)
• Subdivision Regulations (Prior to December 2, 2008)