Dickinson council and planning commission to reconvene on UDC after public concerns about zoning changes

Dickinson City Council and the Dickinson Planning and Zoning Commission met in a joint special session and agreed to hold a workshop to review the city's Unified Development Code and recent zoning map changes following public comments and questions about how the UDC was adopted and how it affects single‑family properties.

The meeting opened with public comments. Robert Bragg, a broker and co‑owner of Buy Your Realtors, told the council he supports redevelopment but said some recent rezoning effectively removed single‑family uses in areas where single‑family homes now sit. "When you look at the areas of concern ... that entire area got changed to downtown and urban transition. Neither of those allow for single family homes," Bragg said, urging the council and commission to "relook specifically at these zones" and consider rezoning some areas to allow single‑family homes.

Resident Garland Copeland said he submitted a public information request…