Urban Design & Development

NOTICE: Applicants should contact [email protected] to get Zoom hearing information (links and phone numbers) that must be included in all public notice (required email/mail notice and sign posting).

What We Do

Urban Design and Development conducts long range and current planning, broad-based community engagement, historic preservation planning, and staff support for land use boards that review development proposals.

In addition, this division provides staff support to several land use boards, including:

• Environmental Planning Commission
• Landmarks Commission
• Zoning Hearing Examiner

How We Serve You

Urban Design & Development updates the ABC Comprehensive Plan, prepares the annual update of the Integrated Development Ordinance, and provides staff support for several land use boards that review proposals for development.

The Urban Design & Development division includes the following teams:

• Current Planning
  • Provides staff support for the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC)
  • Reviews/decides Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs)
  • Conducts Pre-application Review Team (PRT) Consultations
• Historic Preservation
  
  • Provides staff support for the Landmarks Commission (LC)
  • Helps preserve historic landmarks, districts, and neighborhoods
  • Works with Long Range Planning to assess character and heritage in CPAs
• Long Range Planning
  • Conducts Community Planning Area (CPA) assessments
  • Helps other Departments and agencies with planning efforts
• Regulatory Planning
  
  • Conducts the Annual Update to the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO)
  • Provides staff support for the Zoning Hearing Examiner
  • Helps administer and interpret the IDO

Resources

• ABC-Z Project
• Boards & Commissions
• Historic Landmarks
• Historic Protection Overlay Zones
  • Pros & Cons of HPOs
• Integrated Development Ordinance
• Online Forms & Applications
• Planning Department General Fee Schedule
• Post-submittal Facilitated Meetings
• Pre-submittal Neighborhood Meetings
• Pre-application Review Team (PRT) Consultations
• Publications (Plans & Studies)
• Public Notice Requirement in the Integrated Development Ordinance
• Site Plan Checklist