Planning staff outlines sweeping 'recode' rewrite; commission requests special briefings and more time
Apr 16, 2026
Planning staff updated the commission on a multi‑year comprehensive rewrite of the city’s land‑development code (the ‘recode’), said draft materials and town‑hall recordings are online, and commissioners requested a separate, line‑by‑line briefing because the draft is extensive (staff described the current draft at roughly 600 pages).
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Planning staff presented a status update on a multi‑year effort to rewrite the City of Laredo’s land‑development code, a package the staff and consultant describe as a comprehensive “recode.” Staff said recent town‑hall recordings, the current draft and a comment spreadsheet are posted on the department website and that the project team has been incorporating stakeholder feedback.
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