Pensacola has published the first draft of a sweeping rewrite of its Land Development Code, the rulebook that governs what can be built where and how. City officials say modernizing the code is central to tackling housing shortages, giving builders and residents clearer expectations, and bringing stormwater and design standards up to date. A new round of public workshops begins this fall along with an open house in mid-October.
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Mayor D.C. Reeves framed the release as an opening bid rather than a finished product. “It is a draft in every sense,” he said at his weekly press conference…