In July 2025, the Sanibel City Council discussed the possibility of creating a transfer of development rights (TDR) program, which would provide a framework for selling units of density from one property to another.
It was the sole item on the agenda for the joint Council and Planning Commission workshop on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
An example of how the TDR program would work is: If the Sanibel Plan allowed Project A to have six density units, but it only needs four density units. Project A can then sell the two unused density units to another project…