Addison planning commission reviews consolidated Unified Development Code; debates EV charging, parking and impervious limits

Gabby, a consultant with Clarion & Associates, presented the town’s final consolidated draft of the Unified Development Code, saying the team is “nearing the finish line” on a rewrite intended to implement Addison’s comprehensive plan, simplify regulations and better align zoning, procedures and definitions across seven articles of the code.

The presentation walked commissioners through general provisions, administration and procedures, zoning districts (including a new M3 district for major corridors such as Addison Circle), an updated use table with new use types, development standards (parking, circulation, EV charging), landscaping and tree mitigation, building‑design and transition standards, lighting and a revised sign code with a new master sign‑plan review process.

Commissioners focused much of the discussion on three practical effects of the draft. First, the EV‑charging requirement applies to parking areas with 50 or more spaces, with a ratio of one charging space per 25 parking spaces. The Chair observed that “there is a requirement that they are not going to require an electrical charging space unless there…