Decatur’s 2010 Strategic Plan doesn’t stop at the Big Picture level. It filters down, from guiding principles to broad goals to specific tasks. One of those tasks is a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that pulls most of the City’s growth-guiding documents, including zoning, subdivision and environmental regulations, into a package that is: cohesive and consistent throughout; easy to understand and administer; and aligned with goals in the updated Strategic Plan...

It’s time. On Thursday, November 14, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting Room, 509 N. McDonough St., we’ll kick off efforts to craft an all new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), which consolidates Decatur’s many existing ordinances into one easy to use, easy to administer document...

Like most cities and towns, Decatur has no shortage of growth and development-related regulations on the books. Zoning, subdivisions, pedestrian accommodations, streets and sidewalks, animals, buildings, environmental considerations, storm water, fire, health and sanitation, historic preservation, manufactured homes and trailers, signage, solid waste, and general procedures, all of which can be found here...