Planning staff previews Land Development Ordinance rewrite, warns state law limits some changes

May 18, 2026

County planning staff told commissioners the UDO modernization will be rebranded as a Land Development Ordinance (LDO), outlined community meetings May 26May 28 and said state law (Senate Bill 382) prevents some requested actions such as countywide downzoning and mandatory tree-preservation.

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Planning staff gave an update on the county's unified development ordinance modernization project and said the draft will be published and reviewed by the Planning Board and the commissioners before a joint public hearing.

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