Downtown Investment Authority

DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DIA
To support developers and others looking to invest in Downtown, the DIA provides numerous incentives to encourage such investment. In addition to administering development and redevelopment agreements, allocating development rights, creating public/private partnerships and providing enhanced public amenities, the DIA provides many program-specific incentives, such as:

• Commercial Incentives
• Residential Incentives
• Downtown Preservation and Revitalization Program
• Downtown Historic Preservation and Revitalization Trust Fund
• Storefront Facade Grant Program
• Parking Screening Grant
• Water Quality Compensatory Credits
• Mobility Fee Credits

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION POLICY
Approved and established by the DIA Board on September 18, 2019, the Notice of Disposition Policy is used by the Downtown Investment Authority in selecting the disposition process to be followed and the applicable procedures for each type of process regarding the purchase or lease of City-owned property.

UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL POLICY
Approved and established by the DIA Board on September 18, 2019, the Unsolicited Proposal Policy is used by the Downtown Investment Authority to review and respond to unsolicited proposals regarding the purchase, lease or development of City-owned property for non-public use. Unsolicited proposals for public use fall under FS 255.065 and policies adopted thereunder.

DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DDRB
All development proposed within Downtown shall be reviewed by the DDRB staff for consistency with the Use Regulations, Form Regulations, Downtown Design Guidelines and Riverwalk Park Design Criteria (if applicable).

All developers are required to meet with DDRB staff and staff of such other City agencies or departments if deemed necessary by DDRB staff to discuss conceptual designs and other elements of a proposed project for feedback prior to the completion of a DDRB application.

After the pre-application meeting with staff to discuss the proposed project, the applicant may request DDRB staff to agenda the proposed project for Conceptual Approval at the next available DDRB meeting, subject to submittal of required items pursuant to subsection B of Sec. 656.361.7.1, and completion of such other City reviews as warranted by staff. 

DDRB staff shall prepare a report to be presented to DDRB recommending approval, approval with condition or denial, which shall incorporate and take into account any comments submitted from any other reviewing City staff.