Code Updates

This page provides a high-level overview of the code update work currently in progress, completed updates, and upcoming changes. Changes to codes and regulations are proposed by staff periodically for compliance, efficiency purposes. 

Any major code update is a TYPE V decision, which involves planning board, city council and community engagement.

Minor updates are non-substantive and do not result in policy change, which include modernizing language, eliminate typos, remove outdated references, and allow for reformatting.In 2023, City Council adopted Ordinance 4295 to streamline the process for implementing minor code amendments.

Click on the table to find more information about each of the below updates.

Active Amendments

Click the links below to learn more.

Code Update          

Code Chapters that reflect changes

Status 
Unified Development Code (UDC)  -  Starts early 2027
Tree Code  ECDC 17.130  In Progress

 

Completed Amendments

The City Council has approved the following updates to the development code


            Code Update     

Code Chapters that reflect changes                                     Status 
Critical Area Code  ECDC 23.10  Completed, Jan 2026
Neighborhood Centers & Hubs(NCH) Mixed Use Zone  ECDC 16.120  Completed Aug,2025
Middle Housing /Residential Zone ECDC 16.20 Completed, June 2025