Community Development

Community Development's mission is to promote safe, livable neighborhoods and support economic growth for our residential and business communities. We achieve this through the revitalization of the city's neighborhoods using federal and state funds, encouraging quality aesthetic development through permit and plan reviews, and supporting sustainability efforts throughout the city.

Department Head

Tina Jou

Tina Jou is a seasoned urban planner with over 13 years of experience specializing in municipal planning, zoning, transportation planning, and emergency management.

Adopted Comprehensive Plan

The Comprehensive Plan establishes the goals, policies, and general standards for the management of growth and the delivery of services in the City of Coral Springs. This Plan provides general guidelines for the establishment of more specific standards, ordinances, regulations, procedures, programs, and other tools for the implementation of the policies established in the Comprehensive Plan.

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Housing Assistance

The City of Coral Springs offers a variety of housing assistance from the home repair program to rental assistance.

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Signage

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Neighborhood Programs

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Public Art

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Each property owner constructing a new development, redevelopment or renovating an existing building, that falls under the Public Art Program of Coral Springs, has a significant decision regarding compliance with the public art ordinance.

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Transportation

The City of Coral Springs commits to addressing the local street/residential roadway related traffic concerns of its residents. The Traffic Management Team (TMT) works with residents to identify traffic problems in their neighborhoods and to create acceptable and appropriate traffic plan solutions.

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Development Review Committee

The Development Review Committee (DRC) reviews site plans and specifications for compliance with applicable codes and consistency with the goals, objections, policies, and other requirements of the city's Comprehensive Plan. Other reviews include Minor Site Plan revisions to an existing approved site plan. Any change to an approved site plan, including but not limited to, building footprint, building elevation(s), parking lot layout, building colors, etc. requires DRC approval. DRC approvals are valid for one (1) year after the approval letter is issued from the Community Development Division.

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Planning and Zoning

The Community Development Division assists residential and nonresidential owners in obtaining zoning information for their property. This may include information relating to setbacks, land use and zoning, signage, etc. Community Development also processes requests for petitions such as Conditional Use approvals, Special Exceptions, Zoning Variances, Sign Variances, Plat Exemptions/Waivers, etc.

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Live Local Act

The City of Coral Springs has enacted XVIII, entitled “Live Local Act” and adopted Resolution 2024-007, Municipal Property Affordable Housing List. If an application is entitled to expedited processing of a development order for affordable housing, the applicant shall advise the City upon submission of the application of the statutory basis entitling it to expedited processing. The City shall give priority to affordable housing applications entitled for expedited processing. Please contact our office at 954-344-1040 for questions relating to the process for projects in these categories.

Resolution 2024-007(PDF, 941KB) Agenda Packet for Article XVIII