# State law forces Terre Haute to update its zoning code by the end of 2026

## What happened
A new state law, House Bill 1001, requires the city to either submit an updated zoning code by the end of 2026 or show that the update is underway. Mayor Brandon Sakbun said he plans to hire an outside firm — not a local one — to do an independent review of the city's zoning and setback rules, which last saw a major update in the 2000s.

## Who it affects
If you build, develop, or need a zoning variance in Terre Haute, the rules governing what can be built where are due for their first major rewrite in about two decades.

## The outcome
This is a state mandate the city must comply with by the end of 2026; no local zoning vote has been taken yet. The mayor said a combined city-county development code is being discussed but likely won't happen this year.

## Sources
- [HB1001 requires a zoning code update by year's end, 49:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNMChiGcfnE&t=2997)
- [Mayor to hire an outside firm for zoning review, 50:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNMChiGcfnE&t=3058)
- [Last major zoning update was in the 2000s, 50:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNMChiGcfnE&t=3030)
- [Combined city-county development code discussed, 51:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNMChiGcfnE&t=3088)

*Also known as: House Bill 1001 · zoning code update · Unified Development Ordinance · UDO Terre Haute*