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The City of Crystal River Florida is seeking Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) to establish a new, city-wide, transect-oriented, form-based, Land Development Code. Crystal River is a waterfront city with tremendous potential and excitement surrounding its new riverwalk, town square park, rail trail, and main street restaurants and shops. In addition, the city recently completed a Civic Master Plan to help guide the infusion of new growth that is anticipated. While the city’s population is just over 3000, the population of Citrus County is growing and exceeds 150,000.
A form-based code can be applied across a full range of places, including main street, urban neighborhoods, and even suburban areas. Staff hopes to combine all three, applying the code across the entire city. The new ordinance will promote the tenants of the New Urbanism, replacing the current Land Development Code (LDC) that was adopted in 2005. It will provide a regulatory framework that preserves and enha
Our View: Job well done for staff. Get more from the Citrus County Chronicle
The Citrus County tourism development department took home a handful of awards for outstanding tourism marketing in the stateâs Visit Florida 2020 Flagler Awards.Â
Discover Crystal River Florida, the marketing brand the department uses to attract visitors, beat out larger counties in scoring its trifecta with bronze awards in three categories: websites, niche marketing and internet advertising. The department also won best of show for annual marketing budgets between $500,000 and $2 million.Â
Itâs always nice to be recognized by industry peers, and it is well-deserved recognition for a job well done in a most challenging time for local tourism efforts in a time when the pandemic has put the brakes on international travel and nationwide travelers are down as well.