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Sanford adopts comprehensive LDR updates in second reading; transfer-of-development-rights will require comp plan amendment
Summary
The Sanford City Commission completed second reading of Ordinance 48-19 on Feb. 24, 2025, adopting comprehensive changes to the city's Land Development Regulations (Articles I–X). Staff said the transfer-of-development-rights section will require a future comp plan amendment; commissioners discussed ADUs, garage requirements and CAP notification timelines.
At its Feb. 24, 2025 meeting the Sanford City Commission completed the second reading of Ordinance 48-19, a comprehensive update to the city’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs) that revises Articles I–X of the Sanford Code.
City staff told the commission that the Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Dec. 5, 2024, and recommended the ordinance for adoption. Staff also noted a change requested by the commission to include notification for Community Advisory Panel (CAP) meetings and an added 15-day notification timeline.
On technical scope, staff clarified the ordinance is primarily a procedural and structural rewrite of the LDRs. "With this amendment, no," staff said in response to whether every LDR amendment requires a comprehensive plan change; staff added that the ordinance’s new transfer-of-development-rights provision will require a comp plan amendment and that definitions and schedules governing ADUs (schedules A and B) are not being changed in this package. Staff further explained that garage requirements remain in most single-family zoning classifications except for SR1.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about how accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and garage requirements would be handled in later phases. Staff said substantive changes to ADU location, dimensional standards or density bonuses will require follow-up amendments and comp plan updates where necessary. The commission then moved and voted to adopt the ordinance on second reading.
Next steps: staff will follow the comp plan amendment process for the transfer-of-development-rights provisions and return with any required follow-up amendments on schedules A–C when substantive ADU or dimensional changes are proposed.
