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Fort Lauderdale staff proposes mixed‑use code changes to limit building length, podium massing and preserve neighborhood transitions amid Live Local pressure
Summary
With new state (Live Local) and county (Geller) incentives encouraging denser residential development along corridors, city staff proposed interim code amendments — such as maximum building length, podium stepbacks, and floor‑plate limits — to ensure neighborhood compatibility while the larger mixed‑use code rewrite proceeds.
City planning staff told the commission June 17 they are developing form‑based, mixed‑use corridor regulations to respond to the state Live Local Act (2023) and Broward County’s density bonus policy (policy 2.160.4), and recommended interim code amendments to limit building length, add podium stepbacks and cap tower floor plates to protect adjacent residential neighborhoods.
Acting principal planner Jim Hetzel summarized why the changes are necessary: the Live Local Act allows projects meeting certain criteria to build to the city’s highest residential density and to use the highest nearby permitted height within a one‑mile…
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