Planning, Inspections, Engineering, and Orange Public Transportation (OPT)
The Planning and Inspections Department seeks to serve the citizens of Orange County by implementing adopted land use, environmental, and building policies and standards through a system of regulations to promote stable and quality development while protecting the environment.
Our services include:
- Building Inpections
- Comprehensive Land Use Plan
- Demographics
- Engineering
- Floodplain Management
- Neuse Buffer Rules (Erosion Control)
- Planning GIS Maps
- Public Transportation (Orange Public Transportation)
- Stormwater Management (Erosion Control)
- Subdivisions
- Transportation Planning
- Zoning
News & Updates
TRIANGLE TRANSIT BOARD VOTES TO LEVY SALES TAXES
FOR BUS AND RAIL IMPROVEMENTS
. Click here for more information!
New Development Rules as of June 1, 2012:
Falls Lake/Jordan Lake Stormwater Rules for
New Development in Orange County
New stormwater rules related to development in watersheds for Falls and Jordan Lake will be implement as of JUNE 1, 2012. Please click here for Fact Sheet and here for a flyer related to the new rules. For more information contact Erosion Control.
UDO now available!
The Unified Development Ordinance is now online and ready to use.

