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Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance (USDO)
Albany’s Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance (USDO) is a modernized zoning ordinance, designed to integrate land use regulations with sustainable best practices, such that, it incentivizes quality development that balances the interests of our community with protecting our natural environment. The USDO folds all past development-related regulations and overlays into one readable and user-friendly document—making it easier for property owners to pursue their project development, and for the City to undergo a less onerous review process.
Because this is not an imposing one-size-fits-all regulatory document, it is necessary to periodically review and revise the USDO in order to provide the best suited regulations for new or changing conditions, as they arise. The process to review and amend USDO text or mapped zoning boundaries is outlined in Section 375-5(E)(24). The Chief Planning Official is the designated as the Administrator of the USDO.
USDO Text Amendments
# |
Summary Topic |
Review Status |
---|---|---|
0001 | Use Regulations Applicable to Methadone Dispensaries | Inactive |
0002 | New Use Classification: Blood Plasma Center | Withdrawn |
0003 | CUP requirement for 3-Unit Townhouses in R-T Distrct | Inactive |
0004 | Size of Signage in Residential District and Obsolete Signs | Adopted |
0005 | CUP allowance for Artisan Manufacturing in MU-NE District | Withdrawn |
0006 | Alteration of Boundaries of the FP-O District | Adopted |
0007 | Amendments to the USDO pursuant to the initial evaluation period |
Inactive |
0008 | Telcom Installations | Inactive |
0009 | Green-Blue Roof Incentive Suspension |
Adopted |
0010 | USDO Copyedits and Renumbering |
Under Review |
0011 | New Use Classification: Blood Plasma Center | Under Review |
0012 | Parking lots as a conditional use in MU-CU Districts | Under Review |
0013 | Planning Board waivers / Conditions for issuance of a permit | Adopted |
USDO Map Amendments
# |
Properties Affected |
Existing Zone |
Proposed Zone |
Review Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
0001 | 10-15 Krank St, 4-12 Leonard St & 7-15 Scott St | R-M | MU-NE | Withdrawn |
0002 | 151 & 153 Grand St |
MU-FS |
LC | Adopted |
0003 | 42-44 Philip St, 140 Hamilton St | R-T | MU-NC | Adopted |
0004 | 180 Sheridan Avenue |
R-T | MU-CU | Adopted |
0005 | 23 & 22-28 Dove St, 293 State St | R-T |
MU-NE | Withdrawn |
0006 | 1144 Western Avenue |
R-M | MU-NC | Inactive |
0007 | 76-90 Second Ave, 2-32 Leonard St, Scott St, 10-45 Krank St |
MU-NE; R-T |
MU-CI | Adopted |
0008 | 1057 & 1061 Washington Ave |
MU-NC | R-2 | Under Review |
USDO Interpretations
# | Summary Topic |
---|---|
052617.001 | Building Heights; R-T Conversion Clarification |
061617.002 | Front Setback in R-V District |
072517.003 | Accessory Use Non-Conformities |
100418.001 | Use Classification: Para-medical Micro-Pigmentation |
100919.001 | Application of Form-Based Standards to Vehicle Fueling Stations |
100919.002 | Application of Development Plan Review to Accessory Parking Lots |
100919.003 | Stand-Alone ATM Uses |
113020.001 | Permitted Height of Solar Canopies |
Affordable Housing Requirement Guidelines |
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Small Wireless Facility Siting, Construction and Aesthetic Standards |