City of Sarasota
"The Downtown Code"

Ordinance No. 04-4531
Adopted June 7, 2004

Welcome
The "Downtown Code" is intended to implement the land use components of the Downtown Master Plan 2020. The "Downtown Code" is based on the SmartCode, a model code developed by the Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ). The SmartCode has been "tailored to fit" the City of Sarasota and reformatted to work within the City's Zoning Code (2002 Ed.).

The links below contain various information and documents related to this project.

Downtown Zoning Code
Downtown Zoning Code Related Info		Draft Zoning Code Document / Related Documents / Maps
	Summary of Differences between the "Downtown Code" and the DPZ Smartcode		The Downtown Code Adopted by the City Commission on June 7, 2004. Refer to Zoning Code (2002)
	Summary of Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Code associated with the "Downtown Code"		Zoning Text Amendments to the Downtown Code (Sept. 2005) Information on adopted amendments to the Downtown Code.
	Reponse to USF/AIA Downtown Code Test Response to issues brought up through a USF student/AIA hypothetical building test of the Downtown Code.		ADOPTED Downtown Zone Districts Map (September 2005) UNOFFICIAL map of the Downtown Zone Districts and adopted rezone classifications.
	Economic Analysis of Proposed Downtown Code Rreport of an economic analysis of the proposed Downtown Code performed by Economic Research Associates in September 2003.		Downtown Zone Primary Grid Map (June 2004) Regulating Map of the downtown Primary Grid system.
	Downtown Code Rezoning Background Information (2004)		Retail Frontage Map (June 2004) Regulating Map of the downtown Retail Frontage.
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