Code changes effect us as designers and Architects in the community, if you want to get involved and have your voice heard see the details below.

February 2, 2011, UDC Advisory Committee Meeting Recap:

The UDC Advisory Committee met on Wednesday of this week to review the Street Naming, Addressing, & Vacation of Public Property chapter (SRC 260) and the Nonconforming Situations chapter (SRC 290) of the UDC. The Committee completed their review of the two chapters, and additional chapters were assigned to be reviewed at their next meeting.

In case you missed the meeting, it can be viewed on the CCTV website at: http://www.cctvsalem.org/streaming/city-of-salem.php

Just select “February 02, 2011″, from the drop down menu under the heading, “Salem Unified Development Code Advisory Committee Meetings.”

Next UDC Advisory Committee Meeting:

The next meeting of the UDC Advisory Committee will be held on March 2nd. (**Please note that the regularly scheduled meeting on February 16th has been canceled**)

Two new chapters will be introduced for review, including:

SRC 210 (Planned Unit Development)

SRC 270 (Zone Changes)

Above are the individual packets for the identified chapters. These packets are also available on the Unified Development Code project website. Each of the packets includes the following three items:

1) A chapter highlights page providing an overview of the chapter and identifying revision highlights;

2) The proposed new UDC chapter; and

3) The corresponding existing code chapter, for comparison purposes.

New UDC Video on Project Website:

The next time you’re visiting the UDC project website you’ll notice a new addition to the home page, an informational video providing background on the UDC project. The video was produced by Community Development Department staffer Cyndi Easterly and represents the first of several informational videos planned for the future.

Join the Code Cleanup!

We’d like to hear your comments and questions on the proposed chapters! Comments and questions can be submitted through the Unified Development Code project website at: salemcodecleanup.net, provided directly to Bryce Bishop (ph 503-588-6173 ext. 7599 / e-mail bbishop@cityofsalem.net), or provided at the UDC Advisory Committee meeting.

Information recieved via email from Bryce Bishop from the City of Salem