Integrated Development Ordinance

IDO Effective Draft - Downloadable PDF

The Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) updates from 2019 became effective on November 2, 2020. Applications submitted prior to that date will be subject to the IDO in effect as of May 17, 2018. (See History below.)

• IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
• Learn more about the 2019 IDO Annual Update
• See an Archive Draft below to review changes.

IDO Effective Draft - Interactive Website

An interactive version of the IDO with pins that provide additional explanation and links to external resources is available here:

• Interactive IDO
• The Interactive IDO Map is available from within this Interactive IDO as a pop-up window.
• The website also has step-by-step guides to walk you through how to get answers to the most common questions:
  • What uses can be developed on a property?
  • What are the standards for development on a property?
  • What review/decision process is required for a particular project?

Zoning Maps

Zoning for each property is established by the City's Official Zoning Map, which is available via several online maps:

• Advanced Map Viewer: Best for advanced users with multiple questions.
• Interactive IDO Zoning Map: Easy map that answers multiple questions. Easy to see Center & Corridor areas and small areas with different zoning standards.
• IDO Zoning Look-up Map: Easiest map to use to find out zoning on a particular property.

The Zone Atlas is available here. The Zone Atlas is updated annually, so be sure to check one of the online maps above for the latest zoning information.

Additional maps are available here that illustrate specific regulations in the IDO.

How-to Resources

• Pre-submittal Neighborhood Meeting Requirement
• Pre-application Review Team (PRT) Meetings
• Public Notice Requirement (Mailed/Email)
• Post-submittal Facilitated Meeting
• Revising a Site Plan (Replacement, Amendments, Variances, Deviations, and Waivers)

Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO)

In order to administer the Integrated Development Ordinance, the ZEO must provide guidance to staff and applicants from time to time as questions arise. Property owners and residents can also apply for a Declaratory Ruling about any zoning standard per IDO Subsection 14-16-6-4(S)(1).

Memoranda from the ZEO

• 5/2/18: Transitions from previous regulations & prior approvals
• 5/29/18: Planned Development (PD) lots formerly zoned R-D platted for single-family uses

Declaratory Rulings

• 2019-04-22 Cluster Developments

Annual Update

The Integrated Development Ordinance is updated every year. This is an important opportunity to improve the outcomes of regulations for land use and development in your community.

This process includes three steps:

• Review/recommendation by the Environmental Planning Commission
• Review/recommendation by the City Council's Land Use, Planning, and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee
• Review/decision by City Council

2020 Annual Update

Planning staff is gathering changes for the the 2020 annual update to submit in November 2020.

Send comments to [email protected].

2019 Annual Update

The City Council approved the 2019 annual update on September 16, 2020, and the changes went into effect on November 2, 2020.

IDO Legislative History

• Effective November 2, 2020, the 2019 Annual Update to the IDO was adopted by City Council on September 16, 2020 via Ordinance 20-10.
  • 2019 IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
  • 2019 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (Interactive Document)
    • (Add your comments to identify improvements!)
  • 2019 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (PDF)
    • (Colored text indicates changes from 2018, and footnotes explain the source of the change)
  • Read about the review/decision process on the ABC-Z project webpage.
  • Review trainings for the public and staff.
• Effective November 2, 2020, a text amendment adding a new Character Protection Overlay (CPO) zone for North 4th was adopted by City Council on September 16, 2020 via O-20-9. The changes have been incorporated into the 2019 IDO Effective Draft.
• Effective January 31, 2020, amended regulations for Old Town Historic Protection Overlay zone have been adopted by the City Council via Ordinance 19-52 related to signage and tap room or tasting room use. These changes have been incorporated into the 2019 IDO Effective Draft.
• Effective September 3, 2019, interim regulations related to North 4th Street were adopted by the City Council and remained in effect until the 2019 IDO Effective Draft went into effect on November 2, 2020.
• Effective May 24, 2019, interim procedures related to the Development Review Board were adopted by the City Council via Resolution 19-150, which amended IDO text in Part 5 Development Standards and Part 6 Administration and Enforcement. These changes have been incorporated into the 2019 IDO Effective Draft, now in effect.
• Effective May 17, 2018, the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) was first adopted in 2017 and amended twice before it took effect.
  • 2018 IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
  • Amendment: May 2018 via Ordinance 18-15 (Enactment#O-2018-010) 
  • Amendment: March 2018 via Ordinance 18-11 (Enactment #O-2018-009)
  • Adoption: November 2017 via Ordinance 17-49 (Enactment# O-2017-025)