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Council favors a parks overlay on zoning map, asks staff for ordinance details

Addison City Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented three options to represent parkland in the Unified Development Code (status quo, overlay district, or new park zoning). After debate about costs and flexibility, council directed staff to pursue an overlay (option 2) and return with detailed draft language and timeline.

Addison staff briefed council on potential amendments to the Unified Development Code to address a missing parks designation on the online zoning map. Leslie Knight summarized three staff options: keep the status quo but add map symbology; create an overlay district to apply park‑specific standards on top of existing base zoning; or create a…

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