Unified Development Code

Contractors renovate a downtown space at 817 South Austin Avenue July 29. Projects like this in the future will have to follow updated Unified Development Code standards for downtown structures. New Georgetown building and environmental rules will go into effect this November. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Contractors renovate a downtown space at 817 South Austin Avenue July 29. Projects like this in the future will have to follow updated Unified Development Code standards for downtown structures. New Georgetown building and environmental rules will go into effect this November. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown City Council adopts new development code

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, July 30, 2026
After four years of work from Georgetown city staff and volunteers, Georgetown City Council approved the city’s new Unified Development Code on its first reading during the July 28 city council meeting.
Georgetown City Council will approve the updated Unified Development Code in July and August. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown City Council will approve the updated Unified Development Code in July and August. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Changes to Georgetown’s building code aim to make it more accessible

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Saturday, May 2, 2026
This summer, Georgetown’s Unified Development Code — which sets standards and building codes for landowners and developers — will get a major update for the first time since 2003. The UDC leads to more predictable and reliable development, Mayor Josh Schroeder explained.

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City of Georgetown in final phases of Unified Development Code adoption

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Georgetown’s updated Unified Development Code – which sets out the standards for development and zoning in the city – is almost finalized. The coming months will involve public engagement to inform residents and businesses of the changes before adoption on April 28 and an effective date of August 1.
Construction crews began early morning on June 26, 2012 tearing down the exterior of the city-owned building on Main Street. Workers used power saws, handheld jackhammers and a specially outfitted bobcat to take down the brick building piece-by-piece. The demolition is part of a project to ready the space for the Grape Creek Winery, which won an economic incentive loan to establish its business on the Courthouse Square. (Sun archive photo)

Construction crews began early morning on June 26, 2012 tearing down the exterior of the city-owned building on Main Street. Workers used power saws, handheld jackhammers and a specially outfitted bobcat to take down the brick building piece-by-piece. The demolition is part of a project to ready the space for the Grape Creek Winery, which won an economic incentive loan to establish its business on the Courthouse Square. (Sun archive photo)

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Rules for historic demolitions weighed

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Georgetown’s Historic Architecture Review Commission is working with city staff to update policies about demolitions in the historic district.

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Changes come to multi-family development standards

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Georgetown’s standards for new multi-family developments are set to change as city council works to update the city’s Unified Development Code — which outlines building and planning standards for residents and developers.

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City code updates continue

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Seven proposed Unified Development Code amendments that address development approvals processes were presented to Georgetown City Council on January 28.
Most of the houses in the TRG neighborhood are older, single-story homes that have housed multiple generations. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Most of the houses in the TRG neighborhood are older, single-story homes that have housed multiple generations. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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TRG, San José leaders find joy in ‘small victory’

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, January 24, 2025
Residential leaders in the San José and Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhoods celebrated what they called a “small victory” January 14, when Georgetown City Council agreed to compromises regarding residential building height restrictions in their neighborhoods.
Christina Calixtro, San José Neighborhood Association president, speaks to council members about her concerns related to residential building height. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Christina Calixtro, San José Neighborhood Association president, speaks to council members about her concerns related to residential building height. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Historic neighborhoods keep housing height

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 16, 2025
In the multi-year process of updating Georgetown’s building code standards, city council decided January 14 to maintain the current height restrictions for residential buildings in the San José and Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhoods at 20 feet and 25 feet respectively.
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