Temple staff outlines six-phase Unified Development Code update

Nov 17, 2025

City planning staff told the commission that the Unified Development Code — last updated in 2010 — has been split into six phases; phases 1 and 2 (sign rules and agency roles) have completed public consultation and staff expect to return with additional phases next year.

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Assistant Planning Director Jeff Fisher told the Planning & Zoning Commission that staff and consultants have broken the Unified Development Code update into six phases. Fisher said phases 1 (signs) and 2 (agency roles) have completed initial public consultation and review, and staff will pursue the remaining, more complex phases next year, including subdivisions, zoning-district rules, and development standards such as fencing and lighting. Fisher said the UDC was last updated in 2010.

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