Council adopts broad Unified Development Code clean‑up changes, clarifies curbside, screening, sign rules and timelines

Planning staff presented a package of targeted amendments to the Unified Development Code intended to clarify existing language and remove internal inconsistencies. The changes include removing curbside service from the definition of drive‑through restaurants (so curbside parking doesn't trigger drive‑through standards), defining "new construction" and when fencing/screening requirements apply, revising dumpster and refuse screening standards (25‑foot setback in standard districts; 5‑foot setback in form districts with alley exceptions), allowing electric fences behind security fences for vehicle/equipment inventory in certain commercial zones, and adding a public‑event sign permit with defined posting/removal rules.