Century Updating 25 Year Old Land Development Code

December 7, 2016

The Town of Century is updated its aging Land Development Code thanks to a state grant.

The town received a $25,000  Division of Community Development’s Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to update their LDC, which was adopted on April 29, 1991. The work is being done by Peggy Fowler and Associates, which submitted the only proposal.

The Land Development Code (LDC) essentially specifies what can be built where and how it can be used within the town limits.

The majority of the LDC  has not been revised since it was adopted in 1991. It, according to Fowler, must be updated to ensure compliance with changes in state and federal laws and the goals and objectives of the Town Century Comprehensive Plan 2025.

The updates will also address any inconsistencies or duplications in the document, plus make the LDC more user-friendly and easier to understand with minor reorganization and the addition of tables and simple illustrations.

Most of the changes reviewed at Tuesday’s workshop were simple changes to clarify wording or bring sections into compliance with current state laws. Additional workshops will be held in February and April of 2017, followed by the presentation of a completed draft at public hearing in May 2017.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News