Addison staff present Unified Development Code changes, including parks overlay

Aug 11, 2026

Town staff walked council through a redline of the Unified Development Code that clarifies several definitions and adds a parks overlay to protect public parks; staff said most edits are clerical and the overlay is intended to allow administrative maintenance while reserving major changes for council review.

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Leslie, director of Development and Neighborhood Services, told the council the packet contains mostly minor clarifications but includes one substantive addition: a parks overlay zoning district that will be applied to public parks using classifications from the 2021 Parks, Open Space and Recreation (PROS) Master Plan.

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