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Planning staff outlines new scorecard for board review and plans UDO rewrite with consultant
Summary
Staff presented a consolidated staff‑report scorecard to streamline board review (zoning/land use, transportation, environmental, adequacy of facilities, sustainability) and said a consultant will be hired to correct errors, improve structure and update the UDO in stages next year.
Town planning staff told the Planning & Zoning Board on Nov. 19 that they will introduce a simplified, consolidated staff‑report scorecard in early 2025 to help the board focus on five primary review areas: zoning and land use, transportation, environmental impacts, adequacy of facilities and sustainability.
Staff said the new format will reduce duplication between common decision criteria and specific review criteria and will include an executive summary and a scorecard highlighting key items board members should address. "We're going to give you an executive summary that says, in short, what you get ... Here are the facts. Staff has reviewed it. We feel it's compliant. Our recommendation is x," staff said.
Staff also said the town will hire a consultant to perform a three‑part UDO review — legal compliance, structural clarity and substantive updates — and that amendments will be packaged for board review rather than presented as one large rewrite. Staff invited board input and said outreach with the consultant will start within weeks so members can submit items they want addressed.
Next steps: staff will bring a draft scorecard and a schedule for the UDO consultant’s review to the board early in 2025 for input and iterative amendments.
