Concord, NC Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

1 within the Accessory Solar Facilities section of the Development Ordinance's Article 8. Any subdivision application in the RE, RL, RM-1, RM-2, RV, RC, PUD, PRD, MUD, or TND zoning districts that will create at least four new lots of record 'shall be allowed to increase the maximum number of lots by 10% or one lot, whichever is greater,' provided every building and wastewater setback can still be met at the increased density. To claim the bonus, the applicant must enter into a development agreement guaranteeing at least two kilowatts of photovoltaic capacity, or 64 square feet of solar hot water collector, installed for each new residence created under the bonus.

2, a commercial parking requirement offset: on a site where at least 90 percent of potential solar access is unimpeded and the site has nearby mass transit access, an approved Travel Demand Management plan, or a shared parking arrangement, an applicant may substitute grid-integrated photovoltaic capacity for up to 30 percent of the required parking, using either a one-kilowatt system with 90 percent unobstructed solar access or a solar thermal system with at least 64 square feet of collector for each substituted space. Both incentives appear under the heading 'Solar Roof Incentives' and are the only density or parking-ratio bonuses identified in the CDO's zoning and subdivision text; Concord does not offer a general affordable-housing or transit-oriented density bonus elsewhere in the ordinance.