Draft Unified Development Ordinance ready for review

Dunwoody, GA - November 12, 2026 - The City of Dunwoody is seeking community input on a draft of the new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), which regulates building, land development, signs, and zoning. The draft UDO preserves single-family neighborhoods and green spaces. It consolidates zoning districts and creates new zoning categories.

The draft UDO is available online through an interactive platform that invites public review and feedback. Users who register can post comments and provide reactions to various elements of the document.

"Community feedback will help us identify questions, concerns, and opportunities for improvement before the ordinance is finalized," said Dunwoody Community Development Director Richard McLeod. "This is the next important step in a process that began in 2024 when we kicked off Direction Dunwoody."

Direction Dunwoody started with the Comprehensive Plan update. Developed with extensive community input and adopted in 2025, the Comprehensive Plan is Dunwoody's roadmap for the future, guiding decisions about land use, transportation, economic development, housing, infrastructure, and more. The Comprehensive Plan sets the vision and policy, while the UDO implements both.

"This is like cleaning house," McLeod added. "Our current Code of Ordinances contains a patchwork of fixes and outdated regulations adopted from DeKalb County when the City of Dunwoody was established. The new UDO will be easier to understand and implement."

Dunwoody City Council will review the draft during a Work Session scheduled for Monday, December 7, at 6 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall. Public hearings will be scheduled in the new year.

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For more information regarding the City of Dunwoody, please contact Jennifer Boettcher, Communications Manager: 678.382.6881, email.