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Carrollton updates subdivision and zoning codes; removes heavy‑industrial district, updates NAICS codes
Summary
City staff presented text amendments to the Comprehensive Subdivision Ordinance and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance on May 20, proposing clarifications to plat procedures and removing the Heavy Industrial district while updating use codes to NAICS 2022.
The City Council reviewed multiple staff‑initiated code amendments on May 20, 2025 to reorganize and clarify the Comprehensive Subdivision Ordinance (CSO) and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO).
Mike McCauley of Development Services summarized CSO amendments that clarify when a plat is formally submitted, create a process for applicants to request a 30‑day extension before planning action, and formalize staff authority to approve administrative plats that do not require Planning and Zoning Commission review. McCauley said the amendments also standardize plat title blocks and dedication language and clarify responsibility for screening and retaining walls in subdivision construction.
Emily Offer, development services, presented the zoning text amendments. The changes remove the Heavy Industrial (HI) district (staff said no properties are currently zoned HI) and move uses previously limited to HI into the Light Industrial (LI) district as allowed uses subject to a special use permit (SUP) so high‑intensity uses remain discretionary. Staff also updated NAICS industry codes in Article 5 (the use table) to the 2022 NAICS edition, removed and revised several use definitions, and adjusted administrative review procedures for some uses such as drive‑thrus.
Both items went to the Redevelopment Committee and Planning & Zoning Commission, which recommended approval; council took supporting motions and approved the amendments unanimously on May 20. Staff said no public comments were received prior to the meeting. The zoning amendments are intended to simplify the ordinance, align it with state code and industry standards, and preserve council discretion over high‑intensity industrial uses via SUPs.
