10/29/2026
🎉 The City’s updated Unified Development Code approved by City Council in August goes into effect Nov. 1.
The UDC is the primary land development regulation tool in . The update was based on the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, planning best practices, and current development patterns. The updated UDC is easier to read, easier to use, and brings older rules up to date.
Public input helped inform the updates to the code, including:
-Updating multifamily zoning districts to enhance compatibility by supporting lower-density multifamily and adding criteria to promote high-quality development.
-Providing more residential options for infill development and smaller lots sizes through the new Residential Mix and Residential Suburban districts.
-Enhancing landscaping, water conservation, and tree mitigation and preservation by updating landscaping regulations to focus on native plants in addition to updating tree preservation and mitigation regulations to provide greater protection for trees.
-Clarifying and improving the readability of the code, including clarity about procedures and better definitions of review criteria, as well as revising language to create more certainty for applicants and residents.
Learn more about the UDC update project at georgetowntexas.gov/udc
