During the Jan. 7 meeting the Development Services director reported the proposed Unified Development Code and engineering manual are posted online under the development codes section of the city evelopment Services website and invited commissioners and stakeholders to review and submit comments.

Staff said the department has not yet received substantive public feedback, that a consultant-hosted comment portal is being set up to make review easier, and that the comment period will remain open while staff schedules an open house and pursues a formal recommendation later in the spring. Staff also introduced a newly hired planner, Emmanuel Armani Hernandez, who will join the department team.

The director reported the department's calendar-year revenues increased by more than $1,000,000 compared with the prior calendar year (staff cited a year-end total "about 19-something" in the meeting), and said the department expects a busy year with multiple final plats, development applications and the ongoing UDC review.

Staff said the landscaping chapter has notable changes, including a points-based approach that provides alternate compliance options, and that the approach is intended to give applicants flexibility while meeting tree and stormwater collection goals. The city will continue to accept comments and plans to hold public outreach before formal adoption.

The Development Services report was informational; no commission action was required.