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The Pinellas County Planning Department administers the County's growth management and MPO programs, including the responsibility for long-range and comprehensive planning, transportation planning, land development regulations, zoning and land use changes, as well as special projects. Contact the Planning Department for information on:

Zoning - applications and information regarding changes in zoning and land use, conditional uses, Board of Adjustment, etc. Phone: (727) 464-5047.

General Planning- comprehensive planning, future land use, demographics, land development regulations, staff support to the Local Planning Agency, etc. Phone: (727) 464-8200; email: planner@pinellascounty.org.

Transportation Planning - long-range transporation planning, transportation concurrency, impact fees, staff support to the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Phone: (727) 464-8200; email: mpo@pinellascounty.org.

GIS - Geographic Information Systems, mapping, and technical support. Phone: (727) 464-8200.

Local Planning Agency - Required by Florida's Growth Management Act, the Local Planning Agency is a lay board that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding changes to the Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use, the Land Development Code, etc.

Planning Review Committee - The Planning Review Committee is comprised of County staff charged with reviewing zoning and land use proposals, etc., with applicants in order to develop recommendations to present to the Local Planning Agency for consideration. Adobe Acrobat Reader file


Board of Adjustment - Established by the Pinellas County Land Development Code, the Board of Adjustment is a lay board that reviews variances and special exceptions as they pertain to regulations set forth in Chapter 138 of the Pinellas County Land Development Code.

Sustainable Pinellas


Click here
for resources on how to make your home or development 'green'.Adobe Acrobat Reader file

image of kayakersBlueways Guide
Grab your paddles! Come explore Pinellas County’s many beautiful and diverse canoe and kayak trails! Click here for our
informative Blueways Trail Guide.


Community Planning and Community Overlays

Concurrency and Impact Fee Information

Flood Information

Land Use and Zoning Information

Maps and Publications Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Special Notices
  

 
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