The Community Development department ensures that quality development is achieved in Fridley. The department provides professional planning services with complete and efficient review and coordination of all commercial, industrial, single family, and multi-family residential developments; subdivisions; signs; conditional use permit and variance requests; and ordinance reviews.

The department also promotes commercial and industrial development opportunities in Fridley to expand the job base with livable wage employment opportunities and to increase the tax base. The department helps with the marketing of vacant commercial and industrial properties, builds and maintaining relationships with local business owners, and provides economic development services to the City Council and Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority.