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Tampa Updates its Land Development Code

Tampa Forward - Building Tomorrow Together

Announcements

February 12, 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 taking the survey here. Comments are due by March 24th.
  • There will be a public forum to present the assessment and time for Q&A on Monday, March 3 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 2555 E. Hanna Ave. 
  • At the public forum, Clarion and City staff will give a presentation on the LDC Assessment and answer questions from the public. A recording of the public forum will be placed on the Tampa Forward website, and there will also be opportunities to provide input online.
Abbye Feeley

Hear from Administrator Abbye Feeley on the LDC Update

Public Kickoff Meeting

Watch the 90-minute kickoff meeting from September 16.

5 photographs: Growing Sustainably, Improving Walkability, Creating Housing Choices, Protecting Historic Buildings, Preserving our Tree Canopy

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

David Bell

David Bell

Carroll Ann Bennett

Carroll Ann Bennett

Brian Cook

Brian Cook

Kami Corbett

Kami Corbett

Kenneth Cowart

Kenneth Cowart

Jacob Cremer

Jacob Cremer

Garrett Greco

Garrett Greco

Nathan Hagen

Nathan Hagen

Peterika

Ricky Peterika

Martin Frame

Martin Frame

Ernest Coney

Ernest Coney

Debbie Zomermaand

Debbie Zomermaand

Questions or Comments: TampaForward@tampagov.net

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