In March of 2021, the Unified Development Ordinance was replaced by the Land Development Code. The LDC encouraged higher-density residential development by:
- Increasing the density of R1, allowing one house per acre instead of one house per 2 1/3 acres
- Eliminating R2 (half acre lots)
- Adding a density bonus to R3, allowing up to 3.5 houses per acre
- Adding a density bonus to R4, allowing up to 5 houses per acre
At the same time as adopting the LDC, multiple properties were rezoned – most notably, the Howie property.