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      • Pending Cases
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Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)

The current Summerfield Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) was adopted 6/8/21 and became effective 7/1/21. It can be viewed as individual articles or as a combined pdf file (links below). (The past Summerfield Development Ordinance is also linked below for reference). 

Unified Development Ordinance Revised 4-16-2026
Article 1: General Provisions
Article 2: Administration
Article 3: Permits and Procedures
Article 4: Zoning - Revised 4-15-2026
Article 5: General Development Standards - Revised 4-15-2026
Article 6: Use-Specific Development Standards
Article 7: Subdivision Standards
Article 8: Nonconformities
Article 9: Environmental Regulations
Article 10: Enforcement
Article 11: Definitions
Appendix 1: Map Standards
Appendix 2: Required Information for Obtaining Various Permits
Appendix 3: Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
Appendix 4: List of Text Amendments
Past Development Ordinance (reference for past, single-document Ordinance effective through 6/30/21)

Development of UDO (reference)

This link details the arduous process of developing the current UDO and provides links to all related documents.
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