Public notices in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. This page is an index, not an official publication. Queen City Today does not publish legal notices, and nothing on this page satisfies a legal notice requirement. Follow the links to the official notices.

In North Carolina, notices that governments and courts must publish (meetings, hearings, budgets, property tax matters, foreclosures, estates, name changes and more) run in newspapers. The North Carolina Press Association collects them in one free search.

Where to look

• Statewide newspaper notices: ncnotices.com, from the North Carolina Press Association (919-516-8000)
• City of Charlotte meetings and agendas: Legistar calendar
• Mecklenburg County public notices and meetings: calendar.mecknc.gov
• City or county questions: CharMeck 311, 704-336-7600

The statewide search: ncnotices.com

ncnotices.com gathers notices first published in newspapers across North Carolina and updates them after each paper’s publication date. It is free to search and run by the press association as a public service, the site says. You can search it and sign up for email alerts. Notices it covers include:

• Government meetings, hearings and minutes
• Elections and annexations
• Budgets, property taxes and delinquent taxes
• Ordinances
• Foreclosures
• Court notices: estates, lawsuits, custody, assumed names and dissolutions

City of Charlotte

• Rezoning hearings: the city posts the legal ads it publishes in The Charlotte Observer for City Council rezoning hearings on its rezoning page, by month and week. Petitions themselves are searchable in the city’s Accela Citizen Access.
• City Council and board agendas: every meeting with its agenda is on the city’s Legistar calendar.
• Variances and zoning appeals: the UDO Board of Adjustment posts agendas on the board’s page.
• Street closures: the city posts scheduled closures on its street closure map.

Meetings that carry public hearings

These bodies hold the hearings most notices point to, according to the city:

• City Council rezoning hearings: the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The Planning Commission’s Zoning Committee reviews each petition 15 days later.
• UDO Board of Adjustment (variances and zoning appeals): next meetings Tuesday, Oct. 27, Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 600 E. Fourth St.
• Historic District Commission: the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m., for work in Charlotte’s eight local historic districts.

Our building permits and zoning guide explains each step.

Mecklenburg County

• Public notices and meetings calendar: calendar.mecknc.gov.
• Board of County Commissioners agendas: Mecklenburg County Legistar.
• Elections: the Board of Elections posts its official election notices and Absentee Board meetings on vote.mecknc.gov. See our voting guide.
• Delinquent property taxes: unpaid real and personal property taxes can be advertised in the newspaper after the interest date, which is Jan. 6, 2027, for the 2026 bills. The county also keeps delinquent taxpayer lists.

Schools

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education agendas, minutes and policies are on the board’s Diligent Community portal.

How to use notices

• Search by your street or neighborhood name on ncnotices.com to catch rezonings and hearings near you.
• Check the dates. Many notices set a deadline to comment or object.
• Read the full notice. Our summaries in news stories link to the official notice; the notice controls.

What this means for you

• The newspaper notice, and the government’s own posting, are the official record.
• ncnotices.com is the quickest single search for anything published in Mecklenburg County.
• For rezonings, the city’s own legal ad list is the shortcut.

Related: building permits and zoning and who to call at City Hall.

Frequently asked questions

Where are public notices published in North Carolina?

North Carolina public notices are published in newspapers. The North Carolina Press Association collects them in a free statewide search at ncnotices.com.

Where can I find Charlotte rezoning notices?

The City of Charlotte posts the legal ads for City Council rezoning hearings, as published in The Charlotte Observer, on its rezoning page, and lists petitions in its Accela system.

Is Queen City Today the official place for legal notices?

No. This page is an index that points to the official notices. It is not an official publication, and nothing here meets a legal notice requirement.

Where are Mecklenburg County public hearings listed?

Mecklenburg County lists public notices and meetings on its calendar at calendar.mecknc.gov, and Board of County Commissioners agendas on Legistar.