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Aurora staff propose UDO changes to speed reviews and create 'neighborhood plan' approval
Summary
Planning staff proposed UDO amendments to remove sub‑area approval variations, add a 'neighborhood plan' preliminary review, shift routine site‑plan approvals to director‑level administrative decisions and codify pilot program lessons to shorten development timelines.
Asia Tibbs, planning supervisor in Aurora’s Planning and Business Development division, presented a package of unified development ordinance (UDO) amendments on Dec. 11 designed to simplify approvals and reduce duplication in the master‑plan and site‑plan process.
"The neighborhood plan is really meant to address the length of time," Tibbs said, describing the new concept as similar to a preliminary plat that lays out street networks and preliminary lot layouts so applicants need not submit fully engineered site plans early in the process.
Staff said pilot projects (including a Midtown/Windler pilot)…
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