# City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Oct 12 2026


**Body:** City of Pearland
**Date:** October 13, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The City of Pearland City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission held a joint workshop on the Unified Development Code (UDC) update, titled Oct. 12, 2026 (the meeting metadata is timestamped Oct. 13). The discussion was nonbinding, with staff seeking feedback for the 90% draft; no formal votes or procurement actions were identified. Topics included consolidating application procedures, approval and expiration timelines, plat review, public notice, and planned development (PD) workshops. Members discussed whether to extend certain approvals to two years, with several expressing concern about blanket extensions and favoring stronger progress requirements or retaining a one-year period. Staff will consider the feedback; no final timeline change was adopted.

Participants generally supported streamlining plat approvals by allowing staff to approve more plat types, and some requested periodic reports on those approvals. They discussed assigning quantitative plat variances to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, notice boundaries (staff recommended retaining the state-law 200-foot standard, while some favored broader notice), and whether PD workshops should include public notice. Views differed on a proposed two-tier PD process: several supported tiers but wanted fewer classification criteria, while others favored a single process or addressing development needs through revised zoning and conditional-use provisions. The workshop fee discussed was $650 ($500 application fee plus $150 processing fee), paid by the applicant. No contract awards, purchasing decisions, or budget allocations were discussed.

**Source:** City of Pearland