Status Update on the Unified Development Code Project

Addison has been in the process of updating the regulations that are codified in the Unified Development Code (UDC) since 2018. The goal of the update is to provide a better customer experience by improving and tailoring development standards and streamlining development review procedures.

From 2018 to July 2020, Addison engaged Clarion Associates to assist with the process and appointed a project advisory committee to oversee the process. The Committee met six times and held three Community Meetings and five Joint City Council / P&Z meetings. As a result, more than half of the project's goals were completed before the process was stalled due to the pandemic, staffing challenges, and competing priorities.

At the March 28 City Council meeting, Development Director Ken Schmidt told Council that staff is planning to refocus efforts on the UDC update process. There are still two more components to review: administration & procedures and signs. A draft of the revised code will then be developed and shared with the community for feedback. The revised completion date for the project is estimated to be sometime in February 2024.

You can watch Council's Unified Development Code status update here and read the presentation here.