Intro

Winter Springs is embarking on updating its Comprehensive Plan to 2050. The comprehensive plan is a long range document that helps guide the future actions of a city or county through goals, objectives, and policies. The plan covers a wide range of topics, including land use, transportation, housing, infrastructure, conservation, parks and recreation, and much more. We are seeking public input to help create a shared community vision for the future of Winter Springs that will be used to update the comprehensive plan.

What is your vision for Winter Springs in the year 2050?

There are two primary ways to provide your input. Find out more by selecting the tabs below:

SURVEY

IDEA WALL

Have a question about the Winter Springs Comprehensive Plan?

Review our frequently asked questions tool below.

Simply put, a comprehensive plan is a state-mandated master plan intended to implement a long-term vision for the future of a community. This vision is community-driven and implemented within the Comprehensive Plan via Goals, Objectives, and Policies. The Comprehensive Plan also serves to:

  • Coordinate local decision making
  • Provide guidance to landowners and developers
  • Ensure the protection of natural resources
  • And much more!

View the current Comprehensive Plan for Winter Springs on the City website.

There are numerous reasons why the City of Winter Springs desires to update its Comprehensive Plan. Some of the most prominent reasons include:

  • Allowing the community to re-evaluate and revise its vision for future growth
  • Empowering the jurisdiction to plan, rather than react, to new development
  • Providing an opportunity for the community to reexamine its current decision-making practices
  • Analyzing and updating acceptable standards for public facilities and services
  • Identifying and addressing existing and projected opportunities facing the community
  • Maintaining consistency with recent changes to Florida Law

The Comprehensive Plan is broken down into chapters (referred to as 'Elements'), each covering a different topic. The Elements included within the current Winter Springs Comprehensive Plan are:

    1. Future Land Use

    2. Multimodal Transportation

    3. Housing

    4. Infrastructure

    5. Conservation

    6. Recreation & Open Space

    7. Public School Facilities

    8. Intergovernmental Coordination

    9. Capital Improvement

    10. Property Rights

There are several ways to provide your input on the Comprehensive Plan. One method is to take part in one of the many engagement activities included on this website, including the Project Survey, Idea Wall, and by reaching out to the City directly using the contact information provided on this page. We also encourage you to attend each of the upcoming Public Workshops for the Comprehensive Plan Update starting in the winter of 2024. More details to be announced soon!

The Comprehensive Plan is anticipated to be adopted by the City of Winter Springs City Commission in June of 2025.