Vincent (Vince) Cautero's career has included work in both the private and public sectors as he served as Community Development Director for five local governments, and as Vice President of Planning Services for three consulting firms, all in the State of Florida. His areas of expertise include land use, comprehensive planning, zoning analysis, code drafting, policy analysis, and community development.
Most recently, prior to joining Barraco and Associates, Mr. Cautero was the Community Development Director for the City of Cape Coral, Florida, from 2013 - 2023. His responsibilities included administrative oversight over five divisions (Building, Code Compliance, Permitting Services, CityPlanning, and Land Development) and 184 full-time employees, as well as the preparation and monitoring of the annual Department budget ofover $23 million.
Mr. Cautero's responsibilities include project coordination in the preparation and presentation of rezonings and Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Serving as an expert in zoning and land use planning, Mr. Cautero has provided testimony on hundreds of cases through public hearing processes in five Florida local governments: the counties of Citrus, Collier, and Hendry, and the cities of Cape Coral and Marco Island. Additionally, Mr. Cautero represented Hendry County in a Comprehensive Plan lawsuit in 2013, Collier County in an eminent domain case in 2005,and Lee County in an eminent domain case in 2025.
Notable clients with whom Mr. Cautero has worked with include:
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