Tampa Updates its Land Development Code

Announcements¶

March 4, 2025

• The City of Tampa Land Development Code Assessment is available for review! After thorough feedback from City Staff and the Advisory Team, the LDC Assessment is available for public comment.
• We encourage you to provide your feedback by filling out the feedback form. Comments are due by March 24th.
• Thank you to those who joined us at the March 3^rd Public Forum. If you missed the forum, please feel free to watch the 90-minute meeting and view the presentation on the Assessment below.

March 3^rd Public Forum¶

Watch the 90-minute public forum in which Clarion Associates and the City of Tampa’s Abbye Feeley discuss the Land Development Code Assessment.

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Advisory Team Meetings¶

Public Kickoff Meeting¶

Watch the 90-minute kickoff meeting from September 16.

About the Update¶

The City of Tampa is excited to launch Tampa Forward: Building Tomorrow Together, a two-year project to update the City’s Land Development Code (LDC).

The LDC is the set of regulations that govern how land can be used and developed in the City. Most of the LDC can be found in Chapter 27 of the City Code of Ordinances.

A key goal of this project is to create an improved LDC that is more user-friendly -- a document that:

• Is significantly restructured so that it is more logical and easier to understand;
• Includes more photos, diagrams, and other illustrations to visually demonstrate key code provisions;
• Uses more precise language to reduce ambiguity and provide increased predictability;
• Establishes enhanced development standards (such as tree planting and landscaping requirements) to improve the quality of development throughout the City.

Project Tasks and Timeline¶

The project tasks and timeline are listed in order below. The project launched in April 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in the second half of 2026.

Land Development Code Advisory Team¶

Questions or Comments: TampaForward@tampagov.net

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