Sarasota's Urban Services Boundary Working

Sarasota's urban service boundary has worked remarkably well in encouraging in-fill development. But a shift in strategy may change things.

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February 4, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"During the 1990s, more than half of the residential building permits that the county issued were for homes in subdivisions started before 1990... and a third of those permits were for homes in subdivisions started before 1960, such as Englewood Gardens and Sarasota Springs... All that "in-fill" can be attributed to a line on Sarasota County planning maps called the Urban Service Boundary."

Thanks to Kathy Smith

FULL STORY: Boundary holds off sprawl

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 in Florida Herald Tribune

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