BROWARD COUNTY BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM by City

This StoryMap was created by Broward County's Environmental Permitting Division to feature the progress and successes of brownfield sites and areas throughout Broward County. Broward County’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program is currently administered by the Broward County's Environmental Permitting Division under the Public Works and Environmental Services Department. The Program provides a streamlined approach to work with municipalities, vulnerable communities, and developers to safely transform underutilized properties into places that fulfill a community’s need and provide means to a higher standard of living, while also benefitting the environment through remedial efforts and preservation of our natural resources. Florida’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program began with the passage of the Brownfield Redevelopment Act (Act) by the Florida Legislature in 1997. The Act, later amended, defines brownfield sites as “real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination.” The Act encourages the reuse and redevelopment of brownfield sites within designated brownfield areas. The Act also provided the framework for Florida’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program to facilitate redevelopment of these sites while also providing for environmental cleanup and protection of the public health and the environment.