Title
Consider/Discuss Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Regulations of the Unified Development Code (Chapter 150 of the Code of Ordinances)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential and open space)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Kaitlin Sheffield, CNU-A, Chief Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Consider/discuss proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations of the Unified Development Code (UDC).
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The purpose of this work session item is to review and discuss anticipated amendments to the Unified Development Code amendments, following staff’s annual monitoring and review of the UDC.
• The proposed amendments make corrections and minor updates to the Unified Development Code (Chapter 150 of the Code of Ordinances), which have been identified since the adoption of the UDC and associated amendments.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• On November 15, 2022, City Council adopted an ordinance that updated the City’s development regulations as part of the New Code McKinney initiative. The initiative focused on improving and updating functionality, processes, and development standards of the code and consolidated all of the development regulations into a single document, known as the Unified Development Code (UDC).
• As part of the ongoing implementation and administration of the new UDC, Staff has been monitoring the code to ensure that necessary amendments, improvements, and updates are noted and considered on an annual basis.