Upcoming UDC Meetings (Open to Public)

• Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.--City Hall, Room 220
• Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 5:30 p.m.--City Hall, CommDev Conference Room C
• Thursday, June 6, 2013--City Hall, Room 220
  • 5:00 p.m.: Module 3 Update--with Mayor and City Council
  • 7:00 p.m.: Module 4 Update--with UDC Committee

Open House Community Meetings

• Monday, August 19, 2013--East Roswell Park, 9000 Fouts Road, Roswell (Community Room). Time TBD (Evening)
• Tuesday, August 20, 2013--Roswell Area Park, Bill Johnson Community Activity Bldg., 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. Time TBD (Evening)
• Wednesday, August 21, 2013
  • City Hall, Room 220: Time TBD (Daytime)
  • Hembree Park, 850 Hembree Road, Roswell (Community Room). Time TBD (Evening)

What is Roswell’s Unified Development Code (UDC)?

When Roswell’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan was adopted in October 2011, the City identified what it wanted for Roswell’s future—for it to be a community of choice to live, work and visit. The 2030 Comprehensive plan calls for revitalizing areas in decline, providing additional housing options, and reconciling conflicting rules to attract quality projects.

It was obvious that certain planning and zoning ordinance issues needed to be addressed to help make the City’s vision a reality. The answer was the development of a Unified Development Code (UDC)--a single ("unified") tool that addresses contemporary development and zoning practices in a format that is consistent and easily understood by administrators, developers, and community members.

The project was started in May 2012; the anticipated effective date of the UDC is January 1, 2014. The process has involved a critique of the existing zoning code and incorporation of the Imagine Roswell 2030 Comprehensive Plan and the Economic Development Strategic Plan, and will result in a new “unified” zoning document and a new map.

The UDC process has been handled in four sections, called modules:

Module 1: Residential Districts, Civic and Open Space Districts, Use Provisions

Module 2: Corridor and Node Districts, Downtown Districts, Employment Districts, Overlay Districts and Use Provisions

Module 3: General Standards (parking, lighting, landscaping, signage, tree and environmental protection)

Module 4: Streets and Subdivisions, Administrative and Policy Procedures, and Definitions

For more specific information on the project, see the Frequently Asked Questions on the right of this page.

Media Coverage:
Roswell Patch - May 2012


UDC Project News

April 11, 2013 – Code Studio update with the Committee – UDC Module 3 – General Standards (parking, lighting, landscaping, signage, tree and environmental protection)

April 11, 2013 – Code Studio update with Mayor and Council – UDC Module 2 – Corridor and Node Districts, Downtown Districts, Employment Districts, Overlay Districts and Use Provisions

February 7, 2013 – Code Studio update with the Committee – UDC Module 2 – Corridor and Node Districts, Downtown Districts, Employment Districts, Overlay Districts and Use Provisions

February 7, 2013 – Code Studio update with the Mayor and Council – UDC Module 1 – Residential Districts, Civic and Open Space Districts, Use Provisions

December 6, 2012 – Code Studio update with the Committee - UDC Module 1 - Residential Districts, Civic and Open Space Districts, Use Provisions

October 25, 2012 – Roswell Diagnostic Report Final

October 22, 2012 – Code Studio discussion with the Mayor and City Council on the diagnostic report

September 25, 2012 - Code Studio discussion with the UDC committee meeting on the diagnostic report

June 20, 2012 – Presentation to the UDC Committee by Code Studio

June 2012 – UDC Committee selected by Council

May 14, 2012 – Presentation to the Mayor and City Council by Code Studio

May 14-16, 2012 – Code Studio had three-day workshop meetings with citizens, job professionals, churches, business owners, Historic District representatives, Planning Commission, City Council and city staff.

March 12, 2012 – Formal approval selection and acceptance of contract with Code Studio

February 16-17, 2012 – Interviews conducted

January 2012 – Bids received

November 28, 2011 – Council approval of budget amendment, which included the funding for the UDC.