§ 10.01.06. Site Development Plan Review Procedures

A.

Overview. There are three basic steps to the Site Development Plan Review process. They are:

1.

Review of Preliminary Site Development Plan (Optional).

2.

Review of Site Development Construction Plans.

3.

Issuance of Site Development Plan and Natural Resources Permit.

B.

Review of Preliminary Site Development Plan. Unless the applicant chooses to waive this phase of the development process, the applicant shall make application for Preliminary Site Development Plan review on forms provided by the Administrator and shall provide such information as set forth in the Development Review Procedures Manual, Section 4.1.5.

1.

Any applicant who chooses to waive the preliminary site review and approval process shall be required to provide a statement, with notarized signatures of all property owners, on a form provided by the department, acknowledging they understand effect of bypassing this phase of the development process.

2.

Any applicant who chooses to waive the preliminary plat site and approval process is required to attend a pre-submittal meeting facilitated by Hillsborough County staff.

C.

Minor Site Development Review. The Applicant shall submit a completed application, transmittal letter and applicable fees, in addition to the appropriate number of signed, sealed and folded copies of the Minor Site Development Construction Plan containing the information as set forth in the Development Review Procedures Manual, Section 4.1.5.

D.

Review of Site Development Construction Plans.

1.

The Applicant shall make application for review of Site Development Construction Plans on forms provided by the Administrator and shall provide such information as set forth in the Development Review Procedures Manual, Section 4.1.5.

E.

Building Permit Application.

1.

No building permits shall be issued by the County until such time as (1) all of the public Improvement Facilities are accepted for maintenance, and all of the private Improvement Facilities are completed and inspected, as required herein; or (2) construction plans for all Improvement Facilities have been approved by the County, and a Financial Guarantee in the amount of 125 percent of the cost to construct the remaining Improvement Facilities is in proper order.

2.

Building permit applications may be submitted to Hillsborough County as set forth in the Development Review Procedures Manual Section 4.1.5.

F.

Financial Guarantees. The applicant shall provide financial guarantees to the Administrator to insure the construction and warranty of the Improvement Facilities. A Financial Guarantee shall be in the form of a surety bond, letter of credit, escrow agreement, or cashier's check, and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of 25 months from the date said guarantee is received and approved by the Board. Financial Guarantees shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of the Development Review [Procedures] Manual. The amount of a Financial Guarantee shall be determined based upon the approved plans and an engineer's certified estimate of the applicant's probable costs. The Financial Guarantee shall not limit the County from recovering the County's actual costs to construct, replace or repair the Improvement Facilities, as necessary, up to the full amount of the Financial Guarantee.

(Ord. No. 97-18, § 2, 12-18-97; Ord. No. 01-26, § 2, 9-12-01; Ord. No. 09-53, Item U, 6-11-09, eff. 10-1-09; Ord. No. 14-3, § 2(Exh. A), Item IV-A(13-0719), 1-30-14, eff. 2-6-14; Ord. No. 14-34, § 2(Exh. A), Item B-1a(14-0862), 10-23-14, eff. 10-29-14)