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- The next application filing period for Regular Cycle Future Land Use Amendments is February 1 - February 26, 2010 for the Second Regular Cycle 2010. Please note that a pre-application conference with the Comprehensive Planning Section is required prior to submitting an application. Pre-application meetings will be held January 4 - January 29, 2010.
- The next application filing period for Small Scale Future Land Use Amendments is December 1 - December 22, 2009 for the First Small Scale Cycle 2010. Please note that a pre-application conference with the Comprehensive Planning section is required prior to submitting an application. Pre-application meetings will be held November 2 - November 23, 2009.
- The Florida Green Building Coalition, Green Local Government designation recognizes Green Cities and Counties for outstanding environmental stewardship. Orange County became the first municipality in Florida to achieve the green local government certification at the Gold Level!
- Read more about the Community Design Assistance Refund Program (CDAR), created to promote selected facade and site rehabilitation of commercial properties along targeted community corridors.
- Read all about the Wekiva Study Area, the subject of a Comprehensive Policy Plan Amendment reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners on 12-18-07.
- The Infill Master Plan is now complete! Staff has developed a series of strategies to facilitate infill development, redevelopment and reuse of vacant and underutilized parcels. Read more about the Infill Master Plan and access Infill and Redevelopment Conference materials here.
- Updated flowcharts that describe the Land Development Process in Orange County are now available (PDF - 647 KB).
- In his 2005 State of the County Address, Mayor Richard Crotty revealed a new strategy for Southeast Orange County. Calling this region Innovation Way, the Mayor envisions a corridor suitable for high-tech, high-value employment. Innovation Way would link major activity centers from the University of Central Florida, centered on a new highway connection.
- The 23,000 acre Horizon West in southwest Orange County continues to evolve. Detailed Specific Area Plans (SAP) have been approved for Lakeside Village, the Village of Bridgewater, Town Center, Village H, Village F, and Village I. However Village I was found to be not in compliance by the Department of Community Affairs and will not be effective until the issues surrounding that finding are resolved.
- Read the full story behind the planning for Horizon West in two articles:
Horizon West Managing Rural-to-Urban Transition in Orange County, Florida (PDF - 162KB) appeared as a 2006 American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners Practicing Planner case study.
Horizon West (PDF) was the subject of a Terrain.org UnSprawl Case Study in 2004. The article may also be viewed at http://www.terrain.org/unsprawl/14/.
- To better serve our Spanish speaking citizens, staff fluent in Spanish are available during regular business hours to receive and respond to requests by telephone or in person, or by email at planificacion@ocfl.net. The Planning Division website is available in Spanish by clicking the Disponible en Espaņol button at the upper left corner of the page. On the Planning homepage, there is also a Spanish Glossary containing essential planning terms.
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