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Planning staff warn implementation of comprehensive plan will dominate next 12–18 months; UDC rewrite likely
Summary
Planning staff told council that adopting the comprehensive plan is only the start and that converting plan recommendations into implementable zoning (a UDC rewrite or new zoning ordinance) will be the department's largest near‑term effort. Staff signaled they may request contract funds for the rewrite before the FY26 budget is adopted.
Derek Delacorte, speaking for the planning department, told council March 24 that implementing the city’s comprehensive plan will be the department’s primary work for the next 12–18 months and likely require additional budget and consultant resources.
Delacorte said drafting the plan itself was easier than the work ahead: converting plan recommendations into zoning districts, potentially rezoning properties and creating the rules that will govern future development. He said staff have discussed running the UDC (Unified Development Code)…
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