By James Landers, President of High Point Development. High Point Development is a Tampa based Urban Infill Development firm

The article presented has discussed the benefits of Infill Development along with the obstacles. These part of the series will outline the individual steps recommended to increase Infill opportunities.

Pay attention to Compatibility

The better it fits, the more it will be supported. Developers and planners must work together with all neighbors to garner this support. Special attention should be made to the character of the existing community, shares james landers. Design guidelines that are equitable and understood by all stakeholders would support this.

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Create Special Infill Target Areas

The use of incentives can drive investment. Focus on the reduction of risk by increasing density, fee waivers and/or other incentives. Further, the elimination of the typical roadblocks will greatly add activity. Identify the areas that are most suitable to development and develop goals for these areas.

Prepare Sites in Advance

Municipalities often have funds to acquire land. When possible, pre-assemblage of site can create opportunities. Further, clearing the sites can also help attract investment, shares james landers of tampa. Often times, there are state and federal programs to assist with the preparation of certain sites, especially sites affected by environmental concerns.

Streamline Approval Process

Developers are job creators. They take risk and create opportunity for many residents. They should be treated as such and offered the support of the planning officials to expedite the planning process.

Educate all Stakeholders

Developers should not be given free rein on their plans. Conversely, existing neighborhood residents should not be able to automatically thwart attractive development without cause. Educating all residents of the benefits and the costs of development is productive.