Submission requirements for final plats.
Tampa City Code § 27-153.2.23
in effectSec. 27-153.2.23. - Submission requirements for final plats.
All final plats shall be prepared in compliance with these procedures and other applicable laws. An original and the required number of copies shall be submitted to the department and include the information specified in the subdivision review technical manual:
(a) Application form and required processing fees. On forms provided by the city, a complete application and affidavit bearing the signatures and acknowledgement of all current property owners of record and all processing fees required by the city;
(b) Certification required on final plat. In conformance with forms established by the city, all final plats shall be prepared to include the following certifications which shall be printed on the original plat:
(1) Certificate of survey;
(2) Certificate of approval of the city council;
(3) Certificate of ownership and dedication and, when desired, separate mortgagee's joinder in and ratification of subdivision plat and all dedications and reservations thereon may be submitted as a separate instrument; and
(4) Certificate of approval of the clerk of the circuit court;
(c) Certificates, legal instruments and other documents required. In conformance with forms established by the city and in addition to the certifications required in subsection (b) and the requirements specified in section 27-153.3.4, the following shall be provided prior to final plat approval by the city council:
(1) When improvements are constructed, completed and accepted prior to final plat recordation, the following documents shall be provided:
a. Title certification;
b. Subdivision agreement;
c. Certificate of cost estimate (or actual installation cost)
d. Defect security bond;
e. Surveyor's certificate of installation of P.C.P.'s in accordance with F.S. § 177.091(8); and
f. Signed and sealed as-built drawings;
(2) When improvements are constructed, completed and accepted subsequent to final plat recordation, the following documents shall be provided:
a. Title certification;
b. Subdivision agreement;
c. Certificate of cost estimate (or actual installation cost);
d. Performance security bond; and
e. Defect security bond (after improvements are accepted for maintenance by the city); and
(3) When a subdivision is a replat of subdivided lands, the appropriate documentation shall be recorded as prescribed by the city;
(d) Provision and assurance for maintenance of common facilities.
(1) All documents and other assurances, including deed restrictions, articles of incorporation and bylaws, prepared in accordance with the laws of the state and satisfactory to the city attorney, to establish a means of common ownership and management of all common areas, facilities or improvements intended for use by some or all of the occupants of the subdivision, but not proposed to be provided, owned, operated or maintained at general public expense;
(2) Any subdivision project which will remain in single ownership need not create a separate legal entity to guarantee maintenance of required improvements. However, deed restrictions which provide for maintenance of the improvements must be submitted; and
(3) All documents that are required pursuant to the provisions of this section must be recorded by the city at the developer's expense subsequent to approval by the city attorney's office and before or simultaneous with the recording of the plat in the public records of Hillsborough County.
(e) Flood data. Flood zones and flood elevation data, if applicable, shall be provided;
(f) Original mylars. The applicant shall provide an original Mylar, and two (2) reproducible Mylars prior to submission to the city council. The scale on the original Mylar and the copy shall be no smaller than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet. The two (2) sets of reproducible Mylars shall be at a scale of one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet;
(g) Final plat. In addition to required certifications, final plats shall be prepared to include the following:
(1) Graphic standards.
a. Material. An original drawing made with black permanent drawing ink on a good grade linen tracing cloth or stable base film a minimum of .003 inches thick. Marginal lines, standard certificates and approval forms shall be printed on the plat with a permanent black drawing ink. A print or photographic copy of the original drawing shall be submitted with the original drawing;
b. Size, margin. The size of each sheet shall be eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches and shall be drawn with a marginal line or may be printed completely around each sheet and placed so as to leave at least a one-half-inch margin on each of three (3) sides and a three-inch margin on the left side of the plat for binding purposes;
c. Multiple sheets. When more than one (1) sheet must be used to accurately portray the lands subdivided, each sheet must show the particular number of that sheet and the total number of sheets included, as well as clearly labeled matchlines to show where other sheets match or adjoin;
d. Scale. The scale used shall be of sufficient size to show all detail and shall be both stated and graphically illustrated by a graphic scale drawn on every sheet showing any portion of the lands subdivided;
e. Subdivision name. The name of the plat shall be shown in bold legible letters of uniform size and type, including the words "section," "unit," "replat," "amended," etc., although the latter need not be in bold letters of the same size as the basic name. The name of the subdivision shall be shown on each sheet included. Such name shall not be so similar to another recorded subdivision in the city or county so as to confuse their identities. Subdivision names are subject to approval by the city;
f. North arrow. A prominent north arrow shall be drawn on every sheet, including showing any portion of the lands subdivided. The bearing or azimuth reference shall be clearly stated on the face of the plat in the notes or legend; and
g. The plat shall include in a prominent place, the following statement:
"NOTICE: There may be additional restrictions that are not recorded on this plat that may be found in the public records of this county."; and
(2) Required information.
a. Location.
1. Coordinates. Each plat shall show the section, township and range, as applicable, or, if in a land grant, the plat will so state. If the subdivision is in an area where state plane coordinates have been established, the legal description shall refer to the coordinates;
2. Jurisdiction. The names of the "City of Tampa," "Hillsborough County," and "State of Florida" shall appear under the name of the plat;
3. Property description. Each plat shall show a description of the lands subdivided, and the description shall be the same as in the title certification. The description must be so complete that from it, without reference to the plat, the starting point and boundary can be determined;
4. Section lines; metes and bounds; land grants. All section lines and quarter section lines occurring in the map or plat shall be indicated by lines drawn upon the map or plat, with appropriate words and figures. If the description is by metes and bounds, the point of beginning shall be indicated, together with all bearings and distances of the boundary lines. If the platted lands are in a land grant or are not included in the subdivision of government surveys, then the boundaries are to be defined by metes and bounds and courses. The initial point in the description shall be tied to the nearest government corner or other recorded and well-established corner;
5. Contiguous properties; resubdivisions. All contiguous properties shall be identified by subdivision title, plat book and page or, if unplatted, land shall be so designated. If the subdivision platted is a resubdivision or a part of the whole of a previously recorded subdivision, sufficient ties shall be shown to controlling lines appearing on the earlier plat to permit an overlay to be made; the fact of its being a resubdivision shall be stated as a subtitle following the name of the subdivision wherever it appears on the plat;
b. Permanent reference monuments. Each P.R.M. shall be shown on the plat by appropriate designation;
c. Permanent control points. All P.C.P.'s shall be shown on the plat by an appropriate designation. It is the land surveyor's responsibility to furnish the clerk or recording officer of the county his certificate that the P.C.P.'s have been set and the dates the P.C.P.'s were set, in accordance with a surveyor's certification form established by the county; and
d. Design.
1. Streets, waterways. Location, width and names of all streets, waterways or other rights-of-way shall be shown on the plat;
2. Easements. Location and dimensions of all easements shall be shown on the plat, shall be described in the notes or legend as necessary and their intended use shall be clearly stated;
3. Lot and block numbers. All lots shall be numbered by progressive numbers and, if numbered by blocks, each block shall be progressively numbered or lettered, except that blocks in numbered additions bearing the same name may be numbered consecutively throughout the several additions;
4. Corner radii. Block corner radii dimensions shall be shown;
5. Survey data. Sufficient survey data shall be shown to positively describe the bounds of every lot, block, street, easement and all other areas shown on the plat. When any lot or portion of the subdivision is bounded by an irregular line, the major portion of that lot or subdivision shall be enclosed by a witness line showing complete data, with distances along all lines extended beyond the enclosure to the irregular boundary shown with as much certainty as can be determined or as "more or less," if variable. Lot, block, street and all other dimensions, except to irregular boundaries, shall be shown to a minimum of hundredths of feet. Sufficient angles, bearings or azimuth to show direction of all lines shall be shown, and all bearings, angles or azimuth shall be shown to the nearest second of arc. All measurements shall refer to horizontal plane and in accordance with the definition of a foot or meter adopted by the United States Bureau of Standards;
6. Curvilinear lots. Curvilinear lots shall show the radii, arc distances and central angles or radii, chord and chord bearing or both. Radial lines will be so designated. Direction of nonradial lines shall be indicated;
7. Street centerlines. The centerlines of all streets shall be shown with distances, angles, bearings or azimuth, P.C.'s, P.T.'s, P.R.C.'s, P.C.C.'s, arc distance, central angles, tangents, radii, chord and chord bearing or azimuth or both;
8. School, park and recreation parcels. School, park and recreation parcels, as applicable, may be so designated or the developer may provide a schedule of uses;
9. Excepted parcels. All interior excepted parcels shall be clearly indicated and labeled "not a part of this plat";
10. Dedications and reservations. The purpose and location of all areas dedicated or reserved must be clearly indicated or stated on the plat;
11. Conservation and preservation areas. Exact locations of all conservation and preservation areas, including natural wetlands, mitigated wetlands and upland preserves, shall be identified;
12. Curve details. When it is not possible to show curve detail information on the map, a tabular form may be used; and
13. Street-lighting plan. In conformance with the standards of the department of public works, shall be submitted with the application for final plat.
(h) Covenants, etc. A draft of any proposed protective covenants, property owners association articles of incorporation and bylaws; and
(i) Itemized cost estimate of improvements or bid. When posting performance security under the provisions of section 27-153.2.15, itemized cost estimates of all required improvements made by a state registered engineer or a bid from a reputable bondable contractor shall be submitted prior to final plat approval of construction drawings.
a. If the engineers cost estimate is determined to be inadequate when compared to the city's cost to install the improvements, then the city shall modify the engineers estimate to meet city cost.
b. If a developer chooses to utilize the bid from the contractor who was awarded the job and the city finds the bid amount to be inadequate when compared to the city's cost to install the improvements, then the following requirements are applicable:
1. The contractor's bonding company must have no less than a B+ rating as determined by Best Bond Book; and
2. If the contractor's total bid is insufficient when compared to the city's cost to install the improvements, then the city will require a certified letter from the contractor on the contractor's stationary stating that the contractor will install the improvements for the City of Tampa at the same bid price contracted with the developer.
3. The city will require a certified letter from the developer stating that the bid for infrastructure was awarded to a specific contractor, naming the contractor and stating the total bid price under contract for the required improvements.
(j) Application for streetlight assessment program.
(Ord. No. 89-261, § 2(35-54), 10-12-89; Ord. No. 91-89, §§ 20, 21, 5-30-91; Ord. No. 96-241, § 27, 10-31-96; Ord. No. 2013-67, §§ 1(Exh. A), 4, 5-16-2013)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH27ZOLADE_ARTIIADGEPR_DIV8SUPR_SD1.2CEDOREET_S27-153.2.23SUREFIPLFetched: 10/28/2026