§ 6.06.02. Applicability and Exemptions

A.

Unless specifically exempted herein, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation either individually or through agents, employees or independent contractors, to construct any building, off-street vehicular use area, or install an irrigation system on land within the unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County without first having obtained a Landscaping and/or Irrigation Permit from Hillsborough County. The terms and provisions of this Part shall apply to all properties within the unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County except for the following exceptions:

1.

Land which is used for bona fide agricultural operations.

2.

Land regulated by the phosphate mining regulations.

3.

Land within the boundaries of an airport, heliport, helistop or ultralight flight park, determined by the Federal Aviation Administration or the Florida Department of Transportation to be required for the ground or aerial maneuvering of aircraft, or land owned or operated by a public aviation authority in connection with the development, operation or maintenance of airports and aviation areas or facilities used for runways, taxiways, aprons, runway protection zones and approaches, air traffic control towers, and aircraft navigational aids.

4.

Construction of an addition to an existing building or construction of a minor or ancillary building or off-street vehicular use area with less than five parking spaces.

5.

Sports fields, golf courses, cemeteries, turf parking areas, and stormwater management systems are exempt from micro-irrigation requirements.

6.

Modification to an existing irrigation system.

B.

Hillsborough County landscaping activities within public rights-of-way, easements, or parcels necessary to construct public works facilities are required to comply with the intent of this part; and the Administrator shall review these activities to ensure such compliance. However, Hillsborough County shall not be required to submit an application, pay a review fee, or obtain a Landscaping or Irrigation Permit. Any request for variance or waiver regarding such activities shall be heard directly by the Land Use Hearing Officer.

C.

When site design incorporates landscaping and buffering requirements under the provisions of Section 6.03.11 pertaining to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, the provisions of this Part shall apply.

(Ord. No. 02-13, § 2, 8-1-02; Ord. No. 05-10, § 2, 6-16-05, eff. 10-1-05; Ord. No. 08029, § 2, eff. 2-1-09; Ord. No. 09-62, Items P, Q, 10-26-09, eff. 2-1-2010)