Plan commission forms subcommittee to clean up Unified Development Ordinance; staff outlines long‑term scope

The Porter County Plan Commission voted to form a plan commission subcommittee to review, evaluate and recommend additions, deletions and revisions to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and the commission—s rules and procedures.

Planning staff presented a memo saying the committee—s role would be advisory to the commission and that any formal amendments to the UDO would still require planning‑commission deliberations, public hearings and final approval by the Board of County Commissioners. Staff described recurring issues that prompted the proposal: inconsistent language across documents, unclear definitions (for example, "legal lot of record" and the distinction between private driveways and private roads), membership and procedural questions for…