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Sanford planning staff highlights urban‑infill redevelopment tools and before‑and‑after successes

Sanford City Commission · October 28, 2025
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Director Eileen Henson summarized Sanford—s urban infill redevelopment flexibility program and presented multiple before‑and‑after project examples to illustrate how the city negotiates standards to redevelop challenging parcels.

Director Eileen Henson presented an overview of Sanford—s Urban Infill Redevelopment flexibility program at the Oct. 27 work session, showing several before‑and‑after photos and describing when the planning department uses negotiated development orders and adjusted standards to facilitate redevelopment on small or difficult lots.

Henson said urban infill tools "encourage developments on vacant lots as well as challenging lots," allow flexibility on items such as setbacks, height and lot‑size standards and…

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