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Introduction

The City of Fort Lauderdale Development Services Department, in conjunction with the consulting firm Benesch, is evaluating the existing mixed use development criteria in the City’s Unified Land Development Code for the purpose of creating form-based regulations that will focus on the major corridors in the City.

 To date, City staff has conducted several public outreach meetings to introduce the project to the community and gain initial feedback. A total of eight meetings have been conducted within each commission district as well as a stakeholder and public open house. 


Mixed Use Corridor Study Area MapThe City Commission identified Smart Growth as a City Commission Priority. As part of addressing this goal, and in anticipation of new development applications for residential units along major corridors based on adopted amendments to BrowardNext, Broward County Land Use Plan, Policy 2.16.4, as well as State’s Live Local Act, which permit the distribution of residential units in exchange for setting aside units as affordable, City staff in is the process of initiating a planning effort to amend mixed use zoning standards along the City’s major corridors. The intent is to establish form-based regulations that address building and streetscape design standards, as well as transition to adjacent neighborhoods, based on the context of each area.  

 

Today, the City’s major corridors include a suburban pattern of single occupancy vehicle driven commercial development. As new development occurs along major corridors, the subsequent form-based requirements will encourage a more sustainable long-term growth pattern with a mix of uses, supporting multi-modal transportation, and a variety of housing options, enhancing overall livability of the City. In addition, revised code language will help to preserve surrounding neighborhoods by clearly identifying the appropriate building design standards that reflect the proper transition to neighborhoods, resulting in more predictability so residents and developers understand future development along these corridors.

Initial Efforts
Proposed Amendments

City Commission directed staff to proceed with amendments to the City's mixed-use zoning standards based on responses gathered during initial public outreach from September 2024 to January 2025. 

Proposed Amendments include:

  • Neighborhood Transition requirements
  • Maximum streetwall length
  • Minimum building podium stepbacks
  • Floorplate size limitations

A community meeting was held on August 28, 2025 to present the proposed amendments.

The next step is to present the proposed amendments to the Planning and Zoning Board. 

Contact Information

For additional information, please contact the Urban Design and Planning Division of the Department of Development Services at 954-828-6520 or e-mail planning@fortlauderdale.gov.