About the Project
The goal of the Unified Development Code (UDC) project is to produce a document that encourages and enables development and redevelopment in identified centers while preserving the unique character of the County’s more rural areas, protects existing neighborhoods, conserves natural and historic resources, supports economic development, and provides opportunity for a variety of housing types.
The UDC will be set out in a way that easily organizes standards and regulations so that citizens, developers, and county staff and decision-makers know what is expected of any development proposal. Completing this rewrite with guidance from the Comprehensive Plan Update will help ensure that—moving forward—the County’s policies and regulations work hand in hand.
Announcements
Upcoming Public Meetings
To download the two-page Installment 2 handout summarizing the noteworthy elements of the Installment, please click here.
Installment Two of the County's Unified Development Code (UDC) has been released.
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Installment Two includes the reorganized and restructured set of zoning districts, and the reorganized set of uses and use regulations. These regulations largely carry forward the existing zoning districts, and allow the same types of development in the same places where they are allowed today. In particular, the county's existing single-family zoning districts are unchanged, with minor tweaks to address ambiguity in the existing zoning ordinance.
Installment Two also includes new mixed-use districts and a new Planned Development district that the Board of Commissioners can apply to appropriate locations in the county.
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Please give us feedback on the new installment! You can take the Installment Two Questionnaire HERE.
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Both the first and second installments of the new UDC may be found on the Documents & Work Products page.
The drafting of the new UDC (Phase 3 of the UDC project) will continue into 2026. Installment Three will include updated enforcement and development standards (such as parking, landscaping, lighting, and signs) and will be released to the public in early 2026. Please sign up below to stay informed.
Thank you for joining us at the Installment Two public meetings held from November 12th to 18th, 2025!
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If you were unable to make it to any of the sessions, but would like to learn more about the details of the Installment, please check out the below video, which includes the consultant team's presentation about the changes recommended in the new UDC. You may download the slides from the presentation here​.