The Coral Springs City Commission has approved land development code amendments that would revise certain aspects of the city’s corporate park code.
The amendments, which were initially reviewed at a commission workshop on April 27, are to encourage sustainable development of vacant and underutilized parcels within the corporate park. The park currently includes about 345 businesses with active licenses.
The proposed amendments focus primarily on permitted and conditional uses. A Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-based zoning incentive was created to encourage redevelopment by allowing higher density in exchange for development that is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and thus promote sustainability.
The city collaborated with the Property Owners Association of the corporate park on the new land development regulation to improve the look, function and marketability of the park. Service-based uses will be allowed along the perimeter of the park to add amenities that will meet park employers’ and employees’ needs. Other changes include allowing hotels to increase the maximum height from 50feet to 75 feet for flexibility in design and limiting new self-storage development to the interior of the park.
“The owners like the new flexibility in uses and the option to achieve a higher lot coverage, which translates to more square footage,” Commissioner Roy Gold said. “In return the city gets a more sustainable development that will also enhance our tax base.”