Development Code Standards and Regulations
The Development Code (Adopted December 18, 2023) provides the standards and submission requirements aimed at facilitating review and approval of development and subdivision projects. Visit the Zoning Page for more information on Development Code regulations.
- Zoning Districts: Each zoning district standard category provides a linked reference to the Rules for Zoning Districts, where the standards within that category are explained in further detail. How to Use the Code (PDF)
- Project Activities: Project activities may include new constriction, additions, site modifications, façade modifications, change of use, and/or renovations. Typically, more than one project activity will apply to a proposed project (for example, an expansion of an existing use may include both an addition and a facade modification). Applicability Zoning Districts and Applicability Development Standards (PDF)
- Use Regulations: Uses are organized by use category (such as Household Living or Group Living) and then by specific use within that category (such as General Household Living or Manufactured Home Park). Specific uses have permissions that determine if that use is allowed in a particular zoning district. Applicability Use (PDF)
- Development Standards: regulations for physical features of development including but not limited to affordability housing, multimodal access, utilities, landscaping, signs, and lighting, historic preservation, building height, massing, and transitions requirements apply based on the types of project activities proposed. Applicability Development Standards (PDF)
- Subdivision of Land: Lot standards apply to any divisions, re-divisions and consolidations of land, the vacation of recorded subdivision plats, and the relocation of boundary lines.
- Authority/Enforcement/Processes: Assignment of authority for implementing and enforcing the Development Code and the processes for review and approval of different project activities, special uses, variances, and special exceptions. Review Authority (PDF)