Council readopts omnibus UDO text changes (TC125) with targeted exceptions to comply with state law

Planning staff presented TC125, a readoption of earlier omnibus UDO text changes that must be reissued to comply with recent state law (Senate Bill 382, Session Law 2024‑57). Staff explained the statute broadly restricts local downzoning without property owner consent and affects timing and nonconformity language adopted previously. The omnibus package covers clarifications on accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, a formal definition of a "half story," allowances for parking‑structure changeable copy signs, updates to board and commission terms to align with state law, and timing provisions for rezoning conditions.

Staff recommended removing sections 42, 43 and 44 from TC224 (part of the broader package) because those provisions on conditional‑use timelines could have unintended consequences; council voted to approve TC125 with those exclusions. Councilors noted the adoption reinstitutes a prohibition on certain invasive species plantings and aligned several local rules to state law.

What happens next: the adopted text changes will be posted and implemented according to the effective dates in the adopted consistency statement; staff will return with clarifying language for the excluded sections at a later date.