Durham’s New UDO: How We Encourage Sprawl Without Meaning To
How layering too many good ideas leads to one big bad one.
Durham is in the process of rewriting its entire Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the rules that govern zoning in our city. This post is part of a series examining specific aspects of the proposed code and how we can make small changes that have meaningful positive impacts in the real world.
Other Posts in the Series
So much of life is tradeoffs and zoning codes are no exception. Whenever a policy is proposed, it is important to:
Think about what tradeoffs there might be.
Think about the policy holistically – how does it affect the rest of the system?
In both the current and proposed UDOs, there are a lot of requirements that seek to create a better city. However, it is important to look at both sides of the coin. Let’s examine thes…
