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Commission discusses UDO draft, asks members to review zoning map and hold public town halls
Summary
Planning staff updated commissioners on a revised Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) draft from Metro Plan (incorporating 2025 statutory changes); the commission asked members to review the packet, work on a single zoning map by parcel and hold town-hall sessions before finalizing the UDO for council consideration.
Planning staff briefed the Mayflower Planning Commission on progress toward adopting a new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) based on Metro Plan’s model code and on mapping work to replace the overlay system with a single zoning map.
Staff said Metro Plan accepted most requested edits and supplied a 2025-updated model code that reflects recent state-law changes. Staff noted one outstanding issue: Metro Plan pushed back on the commission’s suggestion to remove permitting and inspection for small residential items such as patios, decks and some fencing; Metro Plan asked the city to reconsider that approach.
Commissioners agreed to review the full model-code packet, draft individual parcel-based zoning maps to show where they support commercial, mixed-use or protected residential classifications, and return next month prepared to reconcile a single map. Staff proposed town-hall sessions, one weeknight and one weekend, to gather public input; commissioners endorsed that outreach before sending the final UDO to the city council.
No formal vote was taken; next steps include commission review of the packet, map drafting, public outreach and forwarding an agreed-upon UDO and zoning map to council for ordinance consideration anticipated in early 2026.
