Edmond is about to give its growth playbook a serious rewrite. City leaders this week rolled out a draft Unified Development Code, a single rulebook that pulls together zoning, subdivision and stormwater regulations into one document. It is billed as the most comprehensive overhaul of Edmond’s development rules since 2007, with the goal of making approvals clearer and faster for homeowners, builders and developers.
City officials say the rewrite is designed to line up the technical rules with the Edmond Plan and recent East Edmond planning work, while trimming overlapping procedures that can bog projects down. Staff are rolling the draft out in stages and inviting residents to weigh in before anything lands at a formal public hearing.
Three open-house sessions are scheduled for February 26 (3–6 p.m.), March 3 (noon–3 p.m.) and March 11 (8–11 a.m.), with post-event office hours for one-on-one questions. All sessions are set for the Main Street Conference Room at City Hall, 22 E. Main St., with additional office hours in Room 102, according to the City of Edmond…