Chapter 10 zoning code rewrite (full rewrite, ~18 months)

First raised 2026-03-05, when the mayor told council a new state law, House Bill 1001, requires the city to submit an updated zoning code by the end of 2026 or show the update is underway, and said he planned to hire an outside firm — not a local one — to review zoning and setback rules last updated in the 2000s. By 2026-05-07 the mayor's office had announced the city will hire an outside firm to do a full rewrite of Chapter 10 of the city code (zoning) over roughly 18 months, covering parking, stormwater, wastewater infrastructure, and historic preservation rules; no ordinance has been introduced yet. See also the short-term ADU/setback rule changes thread, announced the same meeting as an interim step ahead of the full rewrite.

Also known as: Chapter 10 rewrite · zoning code rewrite · Terre Haute zoning code overhaul · 18-month zoning rewrite · outside firm zoning rewrite · Terre Haute zoning ordinance · House Bill 1001 · zoning code update · Unified Development Ordinance · UDO Terre Haute