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Whiteland staff begins talks on unified development ordinance to update zoning rules

Whiteland Board of Zoning Appeals · February 6, 2026
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Summary

Town staff reported preliminary work to draft a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to update zoning language, clarify design standards, and reduce routine variance requests; no timeline or firm procedural steps were set at the meeting.

Town staff told the Board of Zoning Appeals that preliminary discussions have begun to craft a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for Whiteland intended to modernize zoning language and align it with the town’s comprehensive plan.

Bill, the town staff presenter, said staff and the town manager “were looking at doing is incorporating, a UDO,” and noted the comprehensive plan completed in 2024 is typically followed by UDO drafting. He described the UDO’s purpose as making zoning language more explicit,…

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