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The Community Development Department is primarily responsible for administrating, directing, coordinating, and supervising land development regulation functions and City operations involving site planning, permitting, inspections, geographical information
systems and mapping. The department's work is divided into two programs:
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Planning and Development is responsible for for coordination and implementation of the City's land development regulation and review process.
Key areas of responsibility include
- Site plan review
- Comprehensive plan changes
- Rezoning
- Variances
- Business district redevelopment planning, including support staff to the City's Community Redevelopment Agency
- Maintenance of the City's Geographic Information System (GIS) database
The Planning and Development Division Manager/City Planner oversees the Planning and Development Division.

BUILDING
The Building Division has two main functions:
- Regulation of building construction activities through permitting and inspection
- Enforcement of the non-criminal aspect of city codes with regard to private and public property.
This includes enforcement of the minimum housing code. The Housing Rehabilitation Program Hillsborough County is frequently utilized to help citizens eliminate code enforcement violations
The Building Division Manager/Building Official oversees the Building Division. Contact phone number: (813) 506-6472 or via email.
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