Woodland Park unveils draft Unified Development Code; public comment open through Jan. 6, 2026
December 15, 2025 | Woodland Park, Teller County, Colorado
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Woodland Park planning staff and consultant Jennifer Gardner of Logan Simpson unveiled a draft Unified Development Code (UDC) that reorganizes current municipal code language from multiple titles into a single, seven-chapter document and is available for public review.
Gardner said the UDC grew out of the city’s October 2021 comprehensive plan update and subsequent analysis of existing code chapters. "The proposed code document is currently live on the city's website," she said, noting the online draft is accompanied by eight short overview videos and one walkthrough of the Conveio review tool. The UDC consolidates provisions from the city’s Titles 16 (mobile homes), 17 (subdivisions), 18 (zoning) and the telecommunications portion of Title 5 into chapters covering general provisions, zone districts, development standards, use standards, subdivision standards, administration, and definitions.
City staff emphasized the UDC is primarily a reorganization: many numerical metrics — including setbacks, lot sizes, densities, building heights and parking ratios — were retained, though language and chapter structure were modernized to improve clarity and navigation. Short-term rental rules remain as approved by voters in the citizen ordinance referenced in the presentation. Gardner also identified several items flagged for later review, including dark-sky lighting standards, parking regulations, landscape standards promoting water-wise planting, mobile home park procedures, and sign-code edits to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Reed v. Gilbert.
The draft centralizes application and review procedures in a single administration chapter and uses a summary table to indicate which applications require pre-application conferences, public hearings, and which review authority is responsible. Gardner recommended that property owners consult the zoning map, the use table in Chapter 4 and the definitions in Chapter 7 in sequence to determine what is allowed on a parcel.
Residents can access the draft and related videos through the city planning page and Conveio. Gardner asked for public comments by 01/06/2026 and noted an in-person opportunity to meet with the presenter on Dec. 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We would really like you to take a look at that and submit your comments by 01/06/2026," she said. The city will use submitted feedback as it prepares the UDC for upcoming public hearings.
Next steps: public comments will be accepted through the posted deadline, the city will proceed to public hearings, and staff will continue follow-up work on the items identified for future revision.
Gardner said the UDC grew out of the city’s October 2021 comprehensive plan update and subsequent analysis of existing code chapters. "The proposed code document is currently live on the city's website," she said, noting the online draft is accompanied by eight short overview videos and one walkthrough of the Conveio review tool. The UDC consolidates provisions from the city’s Titles 16 (mobile homes), 17 (subdivisions), 18 (zoning) and the telecommunications portion of Title 5 into chapters covering general provisions, zone districts, development standards, use standards, subdivision standards, administration, and definitions.
City staff emphasized the UDC is primarily a reorganization: many numerical metrics — including setbacks, lot sizes, densities, building heights and parking ratios — were retained, though language and chapter structure were modernized to improve clarity and navigation. Short-term rental rules remain as approved by voters in the citizen ordinance referenced in the presentation. Gardner also identified several items flagged for later review, including dark-sky lighting standards, parking regulations, landscape standards promoting water-wise planting, mobile home park procedures, and sign-code edits to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Reed v. Gilbert.
The draft centralizes application and review procedures in a single administration chapter and uses a summary table to indicate which applications require pre-application conferences, public hearings, and which review authority is responsible. Gardner recommended that property owners consult the zoning map, the use table in Chapter 4 and the definitions in Chapter 7 in sequence to determine what is allowed on a parcel.
Residents can access the draft and related videos through the city planning page and Conveio. Gardner asked for public comments by 01/06/2026 and noted an in-person opportunity to meet with the presenter on Dec. 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We would really like you to take a look at that and submit your comments by 01/06/2026," she said. The city will use submitted feedback as it prepares the UDC for upcoming public hearings.
Next steps: public comments will be accepted through the posted deadline, the city will proceed to public hearings, and staff will continue follow-up work on the items identified for future revision.
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