Welcome to
Community Development

The Community Development (a division of Development Services) is responsible for planning and facilitating quality development and redevelopment by assisting the City Commission in adopting, maintaining and implementing public land use policies designed to meet the present and future needs and environment of Coral Springs. The Community Development is comprised of two divisions:  

• Planning and Zoning Department
• Neighborhoods Department Department

The role of the Community Development Division is to provide the following services:

• Provide technically sound and professional recommendations to the City Commission, along with the various boards and committees appointed by the City Commission.
• Coordinate and implement neighborhood revitalization and enhancement efforts (e.g., Neighborhood Partnerships Program, Slice of Springs Meetings, CDBG, HOME, Traffic Management).
• Collect and evaluate data for the 10 components of the Sustainability Index.
• Promote environmental awareness by offering formal and informal education and training.
• Provide resources to concerned citizens and organization.
• Develop and implement the objective of environmental monitoring and improving a sustainable urban forest, with specific emphasis on tree canopy replacement.
• Provide accurate plan review to ensure compliance with land development regulations and architectural guidelines in order to encourage quality aesthetic standards.
• Assist the public (both residential and commercial) with general zoning information and aesthetic issues.
• Provide technical support to the Building and Code Enforcement Divisions, as well as the Community Redevelopment Agency effort in conjunction with Downtown Coral Springs.

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