Council debate emphasizes need to study UDC ahead of comp-plan changes; training proposed
Council Member Scott urged colleagues to study the Unified Development Code (UDC) before adopting the comprehensive plan, warning that recent code changes may privilege hamlets, raise rural gentrification risks, and produce enforcement gaps; other members agreed and proposed targeted training for council and planning-commission members.
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Council Member Scott used the work session to press colleagues to read the Unified Development Code (UDC) thoroughly before the comprehensive-plan process advances. He argued that recent zoning changes—particularly rules that allow hamlets in more places and the so-called 20-acre rule—have shifted privileges toward developers and could accelerate rural gentrification as sewer and water extend into previously rural areas.
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