Pensacola has invited “stakeholders” to participate in workshops this week to assess its land development code, but those stakeholders don’t include the public.
Inspire Placemaking Collective Inc. is conducting a $100,000 assessment of the city’s land development code, and as part of that effort, it’s holding workshops to gauge issues with the city code that guides growth and development in the city.
While the assessment won’t result in any changes, it will be in a report on the current state of the city land development code and will include a list of potential changes that should be considered in a later re-write of the code.
The workshops are being held this week at City Hall and in virtual meetings to gather feedback on the land development code from city staff, architects, developers, and other stakeholders invited to the meetings. However, no general announcements of the meetings were sent out by the city to the public or local media.
When asked about the lack of announcement about the meetings, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said the public will get a chance to weigh in before any decisions are made.