In February of 2017, the city of Manhattan, KS partnered with Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC) to create a new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that would replace their previous Ordinance. The primary goals of that project were to simplify the previous regulations and align the zoning districts with the Comprehensive Plan. To facilitate the drafting process, two enCodePlus sites were created: one to house the then-existing UDO and one to serve as a project site for KKC and City staff to create their new regulations. This allowed continued public access to the previous version of the UDO during the rewrite period.
When the rewrite was completed in 2019, the new UDO went live in an updated enCodePlus portal. In addition to the streamlined regulations, this portal incorporated a rebranded home page; an interactive GIS map; a Land Use Lookup for finding uses permissible by zoning district; Development Calculators for determining parking, landscaping, bufferyard, sign, and development yield requirements for specific projects; Quick Tables for easily referencing tables in the regulations; a Document Library for accessing related plans; and Regulations by District for viewing relevant portions of the UDO categorized by zoning district. These features serve to enhance the understanding and accessibility of the UDO.
Together, enCodePlus, Kendig Keast Collaborative, and the City of Manhattan created a much-needed update to their regulations that is attractive and easily accessible to everyone in the community.
Automatically archives and provides historical versions of code sections.
