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Pensacola planning board hears kickoff for two-year Land Development Code update
Summary
City staff and consultant Inspire Placemaking Collective outlined a 24-month Phase 2 effort to reorganize and modernize Pensacola's Land Development Code, including public workshops, an online engagement platform and an interactive parcel-mapping tool.
The City of Pensacola Planning Board received an update Jan. 14 on Phase 2 of a comprehensive update to the city’s Land Development Code (LDC). Cynthia Cannon, Planning Department staff, told the board the city has executed a contract with Inspire Placemaking Collective to lead a 24-month implementation and reorganization of the code.
The Phase 2 work is intended to reorganize and consolidate conflicting or duplicate sections of the LDC, clarify definitions, streamline development review processes and update obsolete regulations. Cannon said Inspire completed a Phase 1 audit in 2024 that produced a stakeholder matrix with roughly 300 comments and that Phase 2 will focus on implementation and public engagement.
“The Phase 2 is now the implementation stage of that,” Cannon said, describing the consultant’s scope and outreach plans. Cannon told the board the contract was executed in December 2024 and the…
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