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Pearland workshop flags enforcement gaps, staffing limits and abandoned-site options in UDC rewrite
Summary
Consultants and city leaders discussed unclear approval tracks in the UDC, limited code-enforcement staffing, and options to declare private projects abandoned so the city can require site remediation or return to dirt.
City staff, Planning & Zoning commissioners and council members at a joint workshop discussed gaps in how Pearland’s Unified Development Code is applied and enforced, including limited enforcement resources and ways to handle stalled or abandoned private projects.
Design Workshop presented the section on enforcement and administration and said the UDC currently contains ambiguous approval tracks, formatting issues that make requirements hard to find, and prescriptive technical rules that can trap applicants. The presentation recommended clearer graphics and approval-flow charts, moving fees out of the UDC into a separate development-fee schedule, and expanding outreach and…
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