Waterfronts Florida Program Preserving Recreational & Commercial Working
Waterfronts
Presentation Working Waterfronts in Florida- definitions
and planning requirementsWaterfronts Florida Program Planning Strategies to preserve working
waterfronts
Definitions "recreational and commercial working
waterfront“ parcels of real property that provide access for water-dependent commercial activities, including hotels and motels. . . The term includes water-dependent facilities that are open to the public and offer public access by vessels to the waters of the state or that support facilities for recreational, commercial, research, or governmental vessels. . . Seaports are excluded from the definition.
Planning RequirementsAll coastal local government required to :
Include strategies to preserve recreational and commercial working waterfronts in the local comprehensive plan.
Include waterways in their comprehensive system of public and private sites for recreation (applies to all local governments)
Include criteria for prioritizing water-dependent land uses along the shoreline
Waterfronts Florida ProgramEstablished in section
342.201 F.S. to provide technical assistance, support, training, and financial assistance to waterfront communities to revitalize the local waterfront through addressing four priority areas:
Hazard Mitigation Cultural & Natural
Resource Preservation Public Access Enhancing the traditional
economy
Waterfronts Florida Program
Waterfronts Florida
Partnership(designation)
General Technical
Assistance to AllCoastal
Communities
Designation Cycle
The program works with designated partnership communities to prepare a community-driven vision for waterfront revitalization.21 “graduate”
communities2 new communities
MillvilleFort Myers
Designation Program First Year:Technical assistance to: Help communities build
a local partnership organization
Create a vision plan for waterfront redevelopment
Implement small-scale projects to build momentum
Designation Cycle Second Year and BeyondImplement local vision
through: Revisions to the
comprehensive plan and land development code
Project implementation
Best Planning PracticeModel Planning
Ordinance to Preserve Working Waterfronts
Maritime Infrastructure Planning Project
Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative
Ongoing project to provide guidance on climate resiliency planning
Cortez Village
Vilano Beach
Port Salerno
Other Forms of Technical AssistancePublications
Program Managers’ Meetings
Waterfronts Florida Webpages
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