Jensen Beach 4 - Martin County, Florida

Jensen Beach Community
Redevelopment Plan
The goal of the September 2002, Jensen Beach CRA Plan is
to create a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly, mixed use
community. The vision includes a continuation of the
‘casual’ Jensen Beach image, emphasizing street life and
activity, buildings built to the street to create public
outdoor space, a down-home feel with Florida vernacular
architecture, enhanced landscaping, and coordinated
signage.
The Jensen Beach Vision Plan sets out priority projects and
details their implementation:
1. Infrastructure Improvements
2. Maple Avenue
3. Ricou Terrace
4. Public Buildings
5. Indian River Drive
6. Ocean Breeze Plaza (outside CRA)
7. Marina
8. Riverwalk
9. Municipal Parking
The priority projects list is headed by the provision of
infrastructure including water, sewer, fiber optics and
master stormwater facilities. The CRA understands the
need for these essential services to promote
redevelopment in the Jensen Beach district, which will
allow it to compete with other areas of the county for
quality development. The priority projects also identified
the desire for a civic presence, such as a public building for
Jensen Beach.
NOW Visioning Exercise
A factor in the text of the Vision Plan, and one that was
referred to numerous times during the NOW Visioning
sessions, was the continuing recognition by the
community of the significance of maintaining a ‘downhome’
feel by encouraging small scale development.
The community also emphasized, during the NOW
Visioning exercise, that the health of the waterfront is key
to the prosperity and regeneration of Jensen Beach.
Significant progress is being made towards the aims set
out in the 2002 Plan. Projects have been completed and
are in progress on Ricou Terrace, Indian River Drive and
the Community Building, all of which were indicated as
priority projects in the 2002 Jensen Beach CRA Plan.
Martin County CRA Jensen Beach 4
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