City of Fort Lauderdale - Urban Design & Development - Development Review Committee (DRC)
City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Venice of America
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Development Review Committee

The purpose of Development Review Committee (DRC) is for various City departments to complete a technical review of proposed development and provide written comments for the applicant.  Types of development requests include, but are not limited to,:

  • Vacations of Streets and Alleys
  • Site Plan Reviews
  • Developments of Regional Impact (DRI)
  • Land Use Plan Amendments
  • Ordinance Amendments
  • Plat Approvals
  • Rezonings with Flex Allocation
  • Public Purpose Use Approvals
  • Conditional Use Approvals
  • Parking Reduction Requests

DRC members include representatives from the following entities: Airport, Building, Engineering, Fire, Information Technology, Landscape, Parking, Parks & Recreation, Planning, Police, Public Works/Solid Waste, Recycling, WaterWorks 2011, Zoning. Although you may wait to receive your DRC comments at the scheduled meeting, it is strongly recommended that you review the comments beforehand. Please call the Sustainable Development Department at 954-828-6531 on the Monday before the meeting after 12:00 noon to check if your DRC comments are available. You may also view your DRC Comments online.

All DRC representatives from applicable City departments will be present at DRC meetings for questions and comments. Prior to individual case meetings, optional 15-minute time slots are available for scheduling to applicants, for general project inquiries or to obtain signatures on completed DRC plans (including Pre-Planning and Zoning Board, Pre City-Commission and Final DRC plans) from all representatives at one time in preference to scheduling individual appointments. Appointments are subject to availability. To make an appointment, please call 954-828-6531 latest by Friday at 12:00 noon prior to the meeting date.

2012 Development Review Committee (DRC) Meeting Dates

January 10

May 8

September 11

January 24

May 22

September 25

February 14

June 12

October 9

February 28

June 26

October 23

March 13

July 10

November 13

March 27

July 24

November 27

April 10

August 14

December 11

April 24

August 28

December 26