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City planning staff outlines UDO code audit and public outreach schedule
Summary
Planning staff updated the commission on the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) rewrite: a consultant-led code audit is expected this summer, followed by modular drafting and public outreach. Staff highlighted focused topic groups and a technical advisory panel guiding the two-year rewrite effort.
Planning staff briefed the commission on progress in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) update. The city’s consultant team is completing a code audit that compares existing zoning and standards to the Framework OP vision. Staff expects the audit this summer and plans public engagement afterward.
Staff described a two‑year process that includes: a technical advisory panel, 10 topic‑specific focus groups (including developers and design professionals), input from the site‑plan review committee, and upcoming public open houses. The consultant expects to draft the new UDO in modules (for example, zoning districts first, then development standards). Staff also said the effort will consider whether county zoning regulations can be incorporated and plans to move dispersed design standards into a single, unified code to reduce frequent deviations.
Commissioners asked about timing for public meetings and staff said outreach will be scheduled after the audit is received. Staff posted project information to a project webpage and will return with draft language and opportunities for the commission and public to comment.
Ending: The code audit and draft modules will guide future ordinance revisions; staff noted they will return to the commission for input as the draft code is produced.
