Code amendment · Planning application
Star City Council approves broad update to city code, from permits to rentals
The package creates standing advisory committees, doubles fees for work done without a permit, and adds rental registration and sign rules. It also updates downtown zoning, garage setbacks and flood rules. Council acted Aug. 18.
Location
This filing changes the city's rules rather than a specific site, so there's nothing to map.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Star's record. See the official record
The City of Star is proposing changes to its Unified Development Code, to be reviewed at a May 5, 2026 City Council public hearing. The changes cover fence rules (including a fence height waiver permit allowing fences up to 8 feet), the process for requesting an exception from annexation in the county's area of impact, and standards for temporary events and vendors.
The following Sections of Titles 1 through 7 and Title 10 will be reviewed for amendment: Title 1, Chapter 16 ESTABLISHING CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES; TITLE 1 CHAPTER (NEW) ADDING SEPARATION OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY; TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRATION, CHAPTER 7, BUILDING REGUALTIONS FOR FEES & OWNER AUTHORIZATION; CHAPTER 10, FLOOD CONTROL. The following sections of the Unified Development Cide will be reviewed for amendment: CHAPTER 1 THROUGH CHAPTER 8: UPDATES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY PROCESSES, APPLICATION CRITERIA, IMPLEMENTATION, PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, APPLCABILITY, ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS, SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, UPDATED STANDARDS FOR SIGNS, LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER AREA STANDARDS, LIGHTING AND STREETLIGHT STANDARDS,; AND ESTABLISMENT OF ORDINANCES FOR LEVEL OF SERVICE, SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL COMMUNITIES, AND SEPARATION OF CIVIL & RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY. CHAPTER 10 FLOOD ORDINANCE UPDATES.
Project name on file: Municipal Code Amendments
Timeline
Yesterday
Status set to Approved
Reported as “Approved (Star City Council)”.
Yesterday
Status changed from “Heard May 5, 2026” to “Heard Aug 18, 2026”
Aug. 18, 2026
Approved
Star City Council: Approved (3-1), per the meeting's minutes.
Aug. 18, 2026
4 documents added
Aug. 18, 2026
Public hearing: Star City Council
July 21, 2026
Public hearing: Star City Council
May 5, 2026
Ordinance 437-2026 adopted by the Star City Council
May 5, 2026
Public hearing: Star City Council
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Municipal code text amendment staff report for Aug. 18 hearing
Staff report on proposed amendments to multiple Star Municipal Code titles, including advisory committees, building code, unified development code, and new rental and sign ordinances.
Aug. 17, 2026 · 77 pages · 943 KB · Staff Report
- Download Municipal code text amendment staff report for July 21 hearing
Staff report for the City of Star's proposed municipal code text amendments across Titles 1, 7, 8, and 10 plus new residential rental and unauthorized sign ordinances, tabled from May 5, 2026.
July 20, 2026 · 83 pages · 1.2 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff memo for Municipal Code text amendment hearing
Planning staff memo to Council for the May 5, 2026 public hearing on proposed Unified Development Code text amendments, with required findings and notice dates.
May 4, 2026 · 6 pages · 237 KB · Staff Report
Other documents
- Download Ordinance 437-2026 amending Title 8 of the city code
Ordinance amending Star's municipal code to add a special exception from annexation in areas of impact, update fencing standards, and update temporary use standards.
May 4, 2026 · 3 pages · 178 KB · Ordinance