Develop Product

Goal: Collaborate with public and private sectors to increase the availability of developed sites for primary target industries

Strategies:
• Create equitable options that will expedite infrastructure improvements for Employment Centers, Corporate and Industrial Park investment
• Lead in the creation of public private partnerships to prepare Pasco to attract business investment
• Develop ways Pasco County can partner with developers to creatively structure financing for infrastructure  needs and reduce the impacts of regulatory demands.

Objective A: Infrastructure

1. Promote the provision of infrastructure improvements along critical corridors 
2. Maximize transportation opportunities for Employment Centers 
3. Create an inventory of shovel ready sites 
4. Assist the County with identifying alternative financing option for infrastructure development.

Objective B: Density and Land Use 

1. Encourage the concentration of uses to maximize land available for office, research and development, light industrial and other primary target industry development
2. Encourage vertical development
3. Promote cluster development around existing arterials
4. Identify inventory of available sites - especially in the employment centers
5. Identify and promote incentives for the conversion of residential entitlements to office and light industrial uses 
6. Participate with the County to identify additional employment center sites and light industrial sites during the next comprehensive plan update

Objective C: Public/Private Collaboration

1. Partner with County to explore development of spec buildings and sites for primary target industry  projects
2. Work with the County to implement high standards and predictability into the development review process
3. Develop county incentives to attract and expand businesses
4. Advocate for the creation of a county economic development position to oversee aspects of permitting, approvals and incentives for primary target industries
5. Work with County to streamline permitting to 30 days. 
6. Build relationships with State leaders for funding of economic development related projects
7. Explore with the County more ways to support business retention.
8. Explore dedicated economic development funding on the local and state levels