Example Details

Example:

Increase allowable densities on vacant properties where increased growth would fit in with the overall vision to encourage redevelopment

Objective:

Economic Vitality

Strategy Category:

Use policy and regulatory tools to incentivize economic development

Strategy:

(V.B.2) Use land use planning tools to communicate land development goals to developers

Originators:

City of Oakland Park

Implementors:

City of Oakland Park

Timeframe:

Current

Applies Systemwide?:

Comments:

The City has amended its Land Use Plan to allow for increased employment densities where a vacant veterans’ hospital now stands.

Example last updated August 2017

Contact: Rick Buckeye, City of Oakland Park Planning and Zoning Division

Ex. ID 443

Multimodal Districts & Nodes
Primary Function:	Concentration of activities in transit-oriented setting. Focus area for job and population growth
General Land Use Context:	Generally a mix of uses with high population and employment density (More than 15 jobs + people per acre)
Lower Intensity Mixed Use
General Land Use Context:	Lower density mix of retail, office and residential