Department of Community Development
Reference: Land Use & Development Code Articles 1 and 11
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Iiams, AICP, Associate Planner
Date Prepared: July 13, 2026
PURPOSE
Staff is continuing to work through a long list of potential Land Use & Development Code (LUDC) amendments and wishes to discuss the next topics proposed to be addressed with both City Council and the Planning Commission.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
The LUDC are regulations we continually work to improve and adjust. Staff look for areas of the LUDC that lack clarity, may be in conflict, or items that are not currently in the code that may need to be. This agenda item includes a variety of amendments suggested by staff for your consideration. Listed below are some of the larger topics staff propose to address, but small changes or other items may be included with the modifications when the code amendments come before each body for a public hearing.
Article 1:
Article 1 of the LUDC contains the general provisions of the LUDC, including but not limited to, the purpose, interpretation, administration, and enforcement of the LUDC. Staff is proposing several amendments and adjustments to this article. The proposed amendments include how the City processes amendments to Planned Unit Developments that were approved prior to the new code, identifying a more accurate resource to reference if a term in the LUDC needs to be defined, and clarifying different measuring techniques and reference points.
Article 11:?
Article 11 of the?LUDC?provides descriptions and?definitions for terms mentioned in the?LUDC.?In conjunction with the modifications mentioned above, several definitions in Article 11 require revisions to provide?additional?clarity or?comply with?state statute.??
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend taking the proposed code amendments to public hearings with the Planning...
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