Cheyenne’s Unified Development Code is Under Construction🚧

The Cheyenne Planning and Development Department is implementing changes to the City’s Unified Development Code (UDC) that are expected to reduce the cost of developing housing.

The changes, which were approved by City Council on Dec. 21, 2023, and Jan. 8, 2024, will create more flexibility for new development by making changes to lot sizes in certain zones, reducing density requirements for multi-family development, reducing parking requirements for multi-family development, reducing window requirements in multi-family buildings in certain situations, and easing façade material requirements in some cases. Each of the changes to the UDC is expected to reduce the cost of construction and allow for more design flexibility and improved land use.

WY We Care: Your Cheyenne Chamber has been advocating for a change in the UDC for some time now, and these new developments are encouraging. Housing is an issue that we have been trying to renovate, and with steps like these, the construction of a market with affordable housing is made possible. This is another block towards building Cheyenne into a better place to live, work, and do business.