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Plano presents Module 1 of Unified Development Code rewrite; council signals support
Summary
City planning staff and consultants presented Module 1 of a multi-part rewrite of Plano’s Unified Development Code, proposing new residential definitions and a streamlined set of zoning districts; staff seek to advance the draft toward adoption in late 2026.
Plano planning staff on Dec. 16 presented the first substantive portion of a multi-year rewrite of the city’s Unified Development Code, a package of zoning and subdivision ordinance changes officials said are designed to align regulations with the city’s comprehensive plan and simplify how land uses are described and regulated.
Christina Day, the city’s director of planning, told the council the rewrite began with a diagnostic report completed in December 2024 and is being delivered in four modules. ‘‘This is Module 1 that we’re bringing to you tonight,’’ Day said, adding staff paused work earlier in 2024 to incorporate legislative changes from that year’s state session before resuming the update.
Christina Sebastian, Land Records Planning Manager, described a new residential framework that separates ‘‘form’’ (what buildings look like and dimensional standards) from…
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