AMENDMENTS

Tampa City Code ch. 27, art. II, div. 7

in effect

Tampa City Code § 27-146 Statement of intent.

Sec. 27-146. - Statement of intent. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining sound, stable and desirable development within the city, this chapter shall not be amended except to correct a manifest error in the chapter or, because of changed or changing conditions in a particular area or in the city generally, to rezone an area, extend the boundary of an existing zoning district or to change the regulations and restrictions thereof and then only as reasonably necessary for the promotion of the public health, safety or general welfare and to achieve the purposes of and achieve conformance with the Tampa Comprehensive Plan. No amendment shall be approved that will result in the reduction of the level of service standards set forth in the Tampa Comprehensive Plan.

Tampa City Code § 27-147 Procedure for text amendments.

Sec. 27-147. - Procedure for text amendments. Subject to the limitations of the foregoing statement of intent, an amendment to this chapter may be initiated by: (1) The city council on its own motion; or (2) The code administrator. Such publicly initiated amendments to this chapter shall be processed in accordance with the cycles established in section 27-151 and the schedule published by the code administrator. (Ord. No. 2019-54, § 22, 4-18-2019; Ord. No. 2022-3, § 2, 1-13-2022)

Tampa City Code § 27-148 Procedure for area and parcel rezoning applications.

Sec. 27-148. - Procedure for area and parcel rezoning applications. (a) Area rezoning. An area rezoning is deemed to mean any proposed change to the official zoning atlas which is initiated by: (1) The city council on its own motion; or (2) Application, by any person other than the owner of the property or his agent; or (3) Application, by any person or his agent, for a rezoning which involves ten (10) contiguous acres of land or more. (4) Every application for an area rezoning filed under subsection (a) above shall contain the information described below. Additional material may be presented at the applicant's option: a. All items required in subsection (b)(l) and (2) below. b. A transportation analysis, prepared by a professional traffic engineer or approved by the city traffic engineer, when required, shall be submitted with all area rezoning applications. The analysis shall include the total trips generated by the rezoning and the distribution of the trips onto adjacent streets. Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) trip generation rates or other approved source shall be used as the basis for trip generation calculations. (5) The applicant shall pay a fee, as established by the city council by resolution, which covers the city's cost and expense in connection with the handling and processing of the zoning application. The fee shall be paid at the time of filing. No refund of the fee shall be made after the application is filed. However, by a majority, the city council may authorize the director of revenue and finance to refund the filing fee in any case where, due to administrative error and without applicant's fault, the rezoning application has been unnecessarily filed. (6) Processing schedule. a. Euclidean and site plan district area rezoning applications. 1. Applications shall be filed with the zoning administrator. The zoning administrator shall receive, certify, and make recommendations on applications for rezoning, and once certified, shall transmit one (1) copy of the completed application to the city clerk for placement on the applicable city council agenda for public hearing. 2. Refer to subsection (b)(4)a. below for processing procedures for Euclidean area rezoning applications. 3. Refer to subsection (b)(4)b. below for processing procedures for site plan district area rezoning applications. b. Transportation analysis (when required). 1. Prior to submittal of the application for rezoning, the applicant shall be required to meet with the transportation division, in order to define the appropriate methodology for the analysis. 2. The analysis is due upon submittal of the application and the transportation division shall have a minimum of thirty (30) days to review any analysis submitted in support of the application. Any revisions to an analysis may require additional review time beyond the initial thirty (30) day review period, unless otherwise determined by the director of public works. c. If the applicant fails to comply with any of the requirements as set forth in subsections (a)(4)—(6) above, the applications shall be continued to a later public hearing date. Once the zoning administrator certifies that the application is complete, the zoning administrator shall transmit one (1) copy of the completed application to the city clerk for placement on the next available public hearing date. For purposes of this subsection, "available public hearing date" means an agenda item position, on an evening city council agenda, that is open and available per city council's adopted Rules of Procedure. City council, by unanimous vote, may elect to add additional agenda item positions on any evening city council agenda. In this event, the application must comply with the public notice requirements of section 27-149 and the final site development plan deadline per subsection (b)(4)b. below. (7) Adoption by city council. Area rezonings shall be adopted in the same manner as parcel rezonings, subsection (b)(5) below. (b) Parcel rezonings: Receipt of applications and associated documents. Applications shall be filed with the zoning administrator. The zoning administrator shall receive, certify, and make recommendations on applications for rezoning, and once certified, shall transmit one (1) copy of the completed application to the city clerk for placement on the applicable city council agenda for public hearing. Every application for parcel rezonings shall contain, at a minimum, the information described below: (1) Euclidean parcel rezoning. a. The application shall be typewritten, signed and sworn to by the applicant or his authorized agent and shall include the post office address of the applicant and the property owner. b. It shall give an accurate legal description of the land involved, including street address, if any, and the names of all owners, mortgage holders, lienors and lessees. c. It shall list all owners of the property which is the subject of the application, together with all owners of property within two hundred fifty (250) feet, including roads or streets, in any direction from the property line of the property which is the subject of the application, the names and addresses of all such owners to be obtained by reference to the latest ad valorem tax records. d. It shall give the existing district zoning classification of the land and the district zoning classification to which it is desired a change be made. e. It shall have attached a sealed survey, which contains boundary, topographic, and tree location information. f. Any other information, as required by the zoning administrator, that may be needed to certify the application. (2) Site plan district parcel rezoning. a. All requirements noted in subsection (b)(l) above. b. All requirements noted in section 27-138. (3) The applicant shall pay a fee, as established by the city council by resolution, which covers the city's cost and expense in connection with the handling and processing of the zoning application. The fee shall be paid at the time of filing. No refund of the fee shall be made after the application is filed. However, by a majority vote, city council may authorize the director of revenue and finance to refund the filing fee in any case where, due to administrative error and without applicant's fault, the rezoning application has been unnecessarily filed. (4) Processing schedule. a. Euclidean parcel rezoning applications. 1. Upon receipt of a complete application, the zoning administrator shall assign a tentative public hearing date. 2. For Euclidean parcel rezoning applications, attendance at a DRC meeting is not required. 3. The zoning administrator shall distribute the application to DRC and compile all its findings and recommendations into one (1) consolidated report. Said findings and recommendations shall be based on the DRC review of the application and transmitted to city council. b. Site plan district parcel rezoning applications. 1. Upon receipt of a complete application, the zoning administrator shall assign a tentative public hearing date. 2. For site plan district parcel rezoning applications, the applicant or assigned agent shall be required to attend a DRC meeting, which shall be held approximately thirty (30) days following the application filing date. 3. Final site plan is due to the zoning administrator no later than thirty (30) days following the scheduled DRC meeting date. The zoning administrator will redistribute the revised site plan to the DRC for any final comments to be incorporated into the consolidated report. If the final site plan demonstrates substantial revision(s) from the site plan reviewed by DRC, the zoning administrator shall reassign the application to the next available public hearing date, as defined in subsection (b)(4)d. below. If necessary, a new DRC meeting may be held. For purposes of this section, the zoning administrator shall deem a substantial revision to exist where: i. There is an increase of greater than five (5) percent in the total number of dwelling units; or, ii. There is an increase of greater than five (5) percent in the total floor area for non-residential and/or mixed use developments; or, iii. There is a decrease of five (5) percent or more of the acreage set aside for open space (unpaved); or, iv. There is a modification in the original design concept/site layout, such as a substantial change in relationships among land uses, addition of a permitted use not shown in the initially reviewed site plan, substantial change in traffic pattern or points of ingress or egress, and/or an increase of ten (10) percent in total external traffic generation based on previously submitted traffic generation figures; or, v. There is a change in design and location of the proposed stormwater facility that negatively impacts a surrounding residential neighborhood; or, vi. There are either cumulative or concurrent sub-threshold changes proposed that require review by two (2) or more DRC member agencies. 4. The zoning administrator shall distribute the application to DRC and compile all its findings and recommendations into one (1) consolidated report. Said findings and recommendations shall be based on the DRC review of the final site plan and transmitted to city council. c. Transportation analysis (when required). 1. Prior to submittal of the application for rezoning, the applicant shall be required to meet with the transportation division, in order to define the appropriate methodology for the analysis. 2. The analysis is due upon submittal of the application and the transportation division shall have a minimum of thirty (30) days to review any analysis submitted in support of the application. Any revisions to an analysis may require additional review time beyond the initial thirty (30) day review period, unless otherwise determined by the director of public works. d. If the applicant fails to comply with any of the requirements as set forth in subsection (4) above, or submits a final site plan that demonstrates substantial revision(s), the zoning administrator shall reassign the application to the next available public hearing date. For purposes of this subsection, "available public hearing date" means an agenda item position, on an evening city council agenda, that is open and available per city council's adopted rules of procedure. City council, per "City Council Rules of Procedure," may elect to add additional agenda item positions on any evening city council agenda, or may allow a position to be added on a day city council agenda. In this event, the zoning administrator may adjust the public hearing date for any application, so long as that application complies with the public notice requirements of section 27-149 and the final site development plan deadline per subsection (b)(4)b. above. (5) Adoption by city council. a. First reading public hearing. The first public hearing shall be held concurrent with the first reading of the rezoning ordinance ("first reading public hearing"). If no revisions are required to the site plan, then city council shall proceed pursuant to subsection (5)a.3. below. If revisions to the site plan are required, the following provisions apply: 1. Minor site plan revisions. If any minor revisions to the final site plan are necessary as a result of issues identified prior to or during the first reading public hearing, then those minor revisions shall be clearly articulated and approved by city council prior to the close of the first reading public hearing. Said approval thereby directs the applicant to correct those identified minor revisions prior to the second reading public hearing. Once the public hearing is closed, city council may read the ordinance, by title, for approval on first reading, and the following actions shall occur: i. The revised final site plan with the approved minor site plan revisions shall be submitted to the zoning administrator no later than the end of business on the seventh (7th) calendar day prior to the second reading public hearing. ii. If the applicant fails to comply with the submittal deadline in subsection (5)a.1.i. above, then the second reading public hearing shall be continued a minimum of two (2) weeks or city council may consider the application based upon final site plan submitted to the zoning administrator. For the purposes of this section, minor site plan revisions shall consist of those text and/or graphical changes to the site plan, which do not exceed the minimum thresholds set forth in the subsection (4)b.3. above. 2. Substantial site plan revisions. If any substantial revisions to the final site plan are necessary as a result of issues identified prior to or during the first reading public hearing, then the first reading public hearing shall be continued a minimum of four (4) weeks, and the following actions shall occur: i. The revised final site plan containing the substantial revisions shall be submitted to the zoning administrator no later than the end of business on the twenty-first (21st) calendar day prior to the continued first reading public hearing. ii. If the applicant fails to comply with the submittal deadline in (5)a.2.i. above, then the continued first reading public hearing shall be continued a minimum of two (2) weeks or city council may consider the application based upon final site plan submitted to the zoning administrator. For the purposes of this section, substantial site plan revisions shall consist of text and/or graphical changes, which exceed the minimum thresholds set forth in the subsection (4)b.3. above, or city council determines that additional time is necessary for further information to be presented to city council. 3. First reading. Upon the close of the first reading public hearing, city council shall either: i. Read the rezoning ordinance by title only; or ii. Vote to deny the application. b. Second reading public hearing. A second public hearing shall be held concurrent with second reading ("second reading public hearing"). The second reading public hearing shall be held no earlier than two (2) weeks following the first reading public hearing. Prior to the close of the second reading public hearing, the zoning administrator shall present the certified site plan to city council. A certified site plan shall mean a site plan, which is stamped by the zoning administrator as the (revised) final site plan that includes all text and/or graphic revisions approved by city council at the first reading public hearing. Upon close of the second reading public hearing, city council shall either: i. Read by title only and approve the rezoning ordinance; or ii. Vote to deny the application. c. The chairman of the city council and city clerk shall date and endorse the adopted, certified site plan, and the certified site plan shall be incorporated by reference into the ordinance and filed as a part of the official zoning records of the City of Tampa. (c) Compliance with Tampa Comprehensive Plan. No application for rezoning shall be accepted for filing by the zoning administrator unless the subject property is located completely within a Tampa Comprehensive Plan land use classification that allows consideration of the requested zoning district. This review shall be based upon the adopted Tampa Comprehensive Plan. The zoning administrator may receive and process a rezoning application where the applicant establishes that a land use plan amendment is presently being processed by the appropriate land planning agency, which amendment, if approved, would allow consideration of the requested zoning district. However, the rezoning application may not be adopted until thirty (30) days after the land use plan amendment is adopted. Any fees paid by the applicant to process the rezoning application are forfeited should the subject amendment fail to be adopted by the city council. (d) City council shall approve or deny an application for rezoning within one hundred eighty (180) days of the applicant submitting their application to the zoning administrator. City council may, for good cause shown, extend this period a maximum of thirty (30) days. Further extension of time may be granted by city council, only upon finding of extenuating circumstance(s). Any application that has not been set for public hearing within one hundred eighty (180) days of submittal to the zoning administrator shall be deemed withdrawn and shall be subject to section 27-150, unless the scheduling delay is a result of administrative error. (Ord. No. 2019-54, § 23, 4-18-2019; Ord. No. 2022-3, § 3, 1-13-2022)

Tampa City Code § 27-149 Public notice requirements for land development decisions and text amendments to the Land Development Code.

Sec. 27-149. - Public notice requirements for land development decisions and text amendments to the Land Development Code. (a) Public notice generally. For the purposes of compliance with public notice requirements, the statutory notice requirements set forth in this section are required in order to ensure a valid final action on land development decisions. However, the City of Tampa recognizes the importance of community involvement in land development decisions for which notice is not required pursuant to Florida Statutes. In an attempt to facilitate such involvement, and to provide courtesy notification of land development decisions to property owners and residents in affected areas of the City of Tampa, and to other interested parties and organizations, it is the intent of the section to provide a process for supplemental notice. The failure to provide this supplemental notice required herein shall not be construed to invalidate any final action on a land development decision, if discovered after final action has been taken. (b) Statutory notice. Statutory public notice for all land development decisions and for text amendments to the Land Development Code, as defined in this chapter, shall be provided for by the City of Tampa in compliance with the requirements of applicable Florida Statutes, including, but not limited to, Section 166.041 and the requirements of the City of Tampa Charter for the matter to be approved. All public hearings will be scheduled in a manner consistent with Tampa City Council Rules of Procedure and any other applicable provision of City of Tampa Code of Ordinances. If there is ever a conflict between City of Tampa Code of Ordinances and applicable Florida Statutes relative to notice, the provisions of Florida Statutes shall prevail and apply, including all publication requirements. The city council may, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees to be paid in connection with providing statutory notice. (c) Supplemental notice. Supplemental public notice shall be provided for all land development decisions as provided for below, unless another provision of City of Tampa Code of Ordinance provides for different supplemental notice requirements. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "applicant" shall also include the "petitioner" in a review proceeding. If the city is pursuing the land development decision, then the city shall be deemed the "applicant." If two (2) public hearings are required, then supplemental notice must be provided prior to the first public hearing. (1) Notice of filing application for rezoning, Special Use 2, and Special Use 2—Alcoholic beverage. The applicant shall send the required mailed notice of filing of application for a rezoning, Special Use 2, and Special Use 2—Alcoholic Beverage not less than fifteen (15) days after the date of acceptance of the application by staff. The notice shall identify the physical address of the subject property; the phone number, address, and email address (if available) of the applicant; the application number as assigned by the city; and a description of the land development decision requested including type of application, information on how to view a digital copy of the complete application, including, where applicable, the proposed site plan, the digital barcode linking to the development application map, and other information as required by the city. (2) Mailed notice of public hearing. The applicant shall send the required mailed notice not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the public hearing on which the application is scheduled. The notice shall identify the physical address of the subject property; the day, month, and year of the public hearing; the scheduled time and location of the public hearing; the phone number, address, and email address (if available) of the applicant; and a description of the land development decision requested including type of application, information on how to view a digital copy of the complete application, including, where applicable, the proposed site plan, the digital barcode linking to the development application map maintained by the city, and other information as required by the city. a. Property owner. If the property owner for the land development decision is not the applicant, then the applicant shall mail notice of filing of application and notice of public hearing to the property owner as listed in the most current ad valorem tax rolls. This notice shall be mailed by "certificate of mailing" through the United States Post Office to the property owner to the mailing address listed for the property owner, on the most current ad valorem tax rolls (per subsection 27-149(c)(3)(b) below). b. Good Neighbor Notice for Participating neighbors. The applicant shall mail notice of filing of application and notice of public hearing to each owner of real property located within three hundred (300) feet of the subject property in all directions from the subject property line, including roads or streets, as listed in the most current ad valorem tax rolls ("participating neighbors"). This notice shall be mailed by "certificate of mailing" through the United States Post Office to the participating neighbors. Notice shall be mailed to the mailing address listed, if available, for the participating neighbors on the most current ad valorem tax rolls (per subsection 27-149(c)(4)(b) below). c. Good neighbor notice for participating organizations. i. The applicant shall mail good neighbor notice of filing application and notice of public hearing to all participating organizations registered within the neighborhood area in which the subject property is located. This notice shall be mailed by "certificate of mailing" through the United States Post Office to the address of the authorized representative of the participating organization. ii. To receive good neighbor notice as a participating organization, an organization shall provide at a minimum, in a format provided by the city, the name, mailing address, telephone number and electronic mail address (if available) of its authorized representative(s) and identify the neighborhood area(s) for which the participating organization is requesting to receive good neighbor notice. Upon request of the city, a participating organization shall provide information showing that it qualifies as a participating organization, as defined in section 27-43. iii. Registration as a participating organization shall be updated on an annual basis as of October 1 of each year. In order to ensure that good neighbor notice is provided pursuant to this section, a participating organization has an obligation to update the information that the city has on file for its authorized representative. (3) Posted notice. a. The applicant shall post notice of the public hearing on a sign located on or near the front of the subject property, adjacent to and visible from the street or public right-of-way and not within a building or obstructed by any site feature, not less than thirty (30) calendar days and not more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the public hearing. If the property maintains two (2) or more street frontages, at least one (1) sign must be posted per property frontage. b. The sign, which may be metal or other substance in a format provided by the city, must be at least twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches upon which shall appear and must identify the day, month, and year of the public hearing; the scheduled time and location of the public hearing; the application number as assigned by the city including type of application (e.g. rezoning, special use, variance, etc.); and digital barcode linking to the development application map maintained by the city. (4) Affidavit of compliance with supplemental notice requirements. The applicant shall file proof that the supplemental notice requirements have been met by filing an affidavit of compliance with the city clerk or other appropriate official if specifically identified in this chapter on a form of affidavit provided by the city, and may be submitted electronically. The affidavit of compliance (which includes the affidavit along with the required documents) shall be filed with the city clerk or other applicable city official, not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the scheduled public hearing, or by the date specified in any section herein with regard to a written decision review period. The affidavit of compliance shall state that the applicant has complied with all applicable supplemental notice requirements. The following documents shall be attached to the affidavit of compliance: a. The certificate of mailing to the property owner and/or participating neighbors; b. The ad valorem tax rolls used for providing notice to property owners shall be the most current tax roll, certified by the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's office, so long as the list has been produced no more than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the date of the submittal of the affidavit of compliance; c. A copy of the mailed notice letter; d. Two (2) photographs of each posted sign - one (1) which clearly shows the language on the posted sign and one (1) photograph which clearly shows the location where the sign is posted on the subject property; and e. The list of participating organizations that were provided good neighbor notice, including the mailing address and authorized representative. (5) Failure to perfect supplemental notice. a. Filing of application-related supplemental notice. If the applicant fails to provide supplemental notice in accordance with this section not less than fifteen (15) days after the date of acceptance of the application by staff, or if the applicant fails to timely file the complete affidavit of compliance, then the public hearing shall not be set until applicant has complied with the filing of application-related notice requirements. b. Public hearing-related supplemental notice. If the applicant fails to provide supplemental notice in accordance with this section prior to the public hearing for the land development decision, or if the applicant fails to timely file the complete affidavit of compliance, then the public hearing shall be cancelled and reset as a new application, pursuant to the applicable scheduling procedure, to allow compliance with the notice requirements. c. Written administrative determination-related supplemental notice. If the applicant fails to provide supplemental notice in accordance with this section, or if the applicant fails to file the complete affidavit of compliance, then the written administrative determination shall not be issued, until the applicant perfects the supplemental notice and related application process timeframes (i.e. open record period), as required by this section. (6) Public notice for continued public hearings and amended applications. a. Continued public hearings. Supplemental notice shall not be required for a public hearing that is continued by motion or lack of quorum after the date and time of the scheduled public hearing. However, city council may require the applicant to provide additional notice as a condition of granting a continuance request. b. Amended application for purposes of notice. Before the public hearing, the application may be amended to correct an error or omission or to increase the legal boundary of the land, to add new uses and/or adds a more intense zoning district to the application. If this amendment requires re-advertisement of the notice of public hearing, the applicant shall pay an amendment fee, as established by resolution of the city council, to cover the cost and expenses as a result of the amendment at the time the amendment is filed. If notice was not perfected in accordance with this section the applicant shall be required to amend his application and pay an amendment fee. An amended application shall be rescheduled to a date that will provide for compliance with the statutory and supplemental notice requirements, provided pursuant to this section. The applicant shall be responsible for re-notification of the amended application. c. Public hearings that are postponed due to a declared local state of emergency. Where a local state of emergency is declared and a meeting is postponed as a result of the local state of emergency, items on the agenda that are set for a public hearing during the local state of emergency will be automatically continued to a time and date certain which, for purposes of continued items, will be the next regularly scheduled meeting of the council, board, or commission. The applicant will not need to provide additional notice for the new, continued public hearing date and time unless the council, board, or commission requires that additional notice be provided. (Ord. No. 2015-105, § 4, 10-15-2015; Ord. No. 2015-106, § 3, 10-15-2015; Ord. No. 2020-166, § 24, 12-17-2020; Ord. No. 2023-128, § 2, 9-21-2023; Ord. No. 2024-16, § 5, 2-1-2024)

Tampa City Code § 27-150 Final decision by city council and withdrawal of application.

Sec. 27-150. - Final decision by city council and withdrawal of application. (a) Appearance by applicant. The applicant or his authorized agent shall appear in support of his application at the public hearing. Failure to so appear, absent good cause shown, may be grounds for considering the application withdrawn pursuant to subsection (c) below. (b) Effect of denial of application. Denial of rezoning applications by the city council, filed under this section, shall preclude consideration of other rezoning applications for the same zoning classification sought by the denied application involving the same lands or any portion thereof for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of denial of the previous application. However, upon written application to the land development coordination office, the zoning administrator shall consider a request to waive the twelve-month period if in the determination of the zoning administrator the applicant demonstrates: (1) A specific or comprehensive amendment to the adopted land use plan became a law subsequent to the certification of the denied application for rezoning; and, the amendment has the effect of altering the land use plan so as to allow for favorable reconsideration of the application; or (2) The new site plan rezoning request has adequately addressed the grounds for denial identified during the public hearing. Upon affirmative determination, the applicant may file a new application with the land development coordination office, subject to the current filing schedule as set by the zoning administrator. (c) Withdrawal of application. An applicant, upon written notice to land development coordination and the city clerk, may withdraw his application at any time; provided however, if the request for withdrawal is received after notice of hearing has been provided pursuant to section 27-149, no application for the reclassification of all or any part of the land which is the subject of the application shall be allowed for six (6) months following the date of receipt of the notice of withdrawal. (d) Withdrawal of zoning application when related to Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application. A rezoning application that is contingent on a request to amend the comprehensive plan shall be deemed withdrawn and of no further effect where the requested amendment to the compehensive plan is denied by city council. No further proceeding of action by council shall be required. (e) Refiling. Where an applicant filing an application for rezoning property fails to perfect his application by not filing the affidavit on time or otherwise fails to perfect the notice or site plan requirements set forth in this chapter, so that the petitioner may not be heard at the scheduled public hearing, and any of the foregoing acts or omissions occur for two (2) consecutive public hearings scheduled for the subject petition, then no new or amended application involving the same property may be heard for a minimum period of six (6) months from the date of the last public hearing, specifically scheduled for that petition and/or property. (Ord. No. 2024-16, § 6, 2-1-2024)

Tampa City Code § 27-151 Comprehensive review of land development code.

Sec. 27-151. - Comprehensive review of land development code. The code administrator or designee shall examine the provisions of this chapter and may submit a bi-annual report to the city council recommending changes and amendments, if any, that are desirable in the interest of furthering the public health, safety and general welfare. Any city council directed text amendment requests for this chapter shall be submitted to the code administrator for review and processing. The deadline for each text amendment cycle shall fall on January 15 and July 15 of each calendar year. Processing of the proposed text amendments shall begin on the deadline date. The code administrator or city council may initiate a text amendment, outside of the normal text amendment cycle, to: (1) Correct an unintentional error; (2) Address time sensitive amendments that directly align with the city's strategic initiatives; (3) Correct conflict between sections of this chapter, or with other chapters; (4) Implement changes to this chapter resulting from changes in state legislation; or, (5) Amendments to procedural matters. Refer to sections 27-148 and 27-149(a). (Ord. No. 2019-54, § 24, 4-18-2019; Ord. No. 2022-3, § 4, 1-13-2022)

Tampa City Code § 27-152 Review of city council action.

Sec. 27-152. - Review of city council action. Review of city council action within the procedures established in this article shall be to the circuit court, and shall be in the form of a petition for writ of certiorari.

Tampa City Code § 27-153 Timeframes for application review and approval.

Sec. 27-153. - Timeframes for application review and approval. (a) Within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving an application for approval of a development permit or development order, the city shall review the application for completeness and issue a written response indicating that all required information is submitted, or specifying with particularity any areas that are deficient. (b) If the application is deficient, the applicant shall have thirty (30) calendar days to address the deficiencies by submitting the required additional information. (c) Within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the city has deemed the application complete, or one hundred eighty (180) calendar days for applications that require final action through a quasi-judicial hearing or a public hearing, the city must approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application for a development permit or development order. Both parties may agree to a reasonable request for an extension of time, particularly in the event of a force majeure or other extraordinary circumstance. (d) An approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the application for a development permit or development order will include written findings supporting the municipality's decision. (e) For purposes of this section, the terms "development permit" and "development order" shall be defined to include rezoning approvals, special use permits, variance approvals or any other official action of the city having the effect of permitting the development of land. (Ord. No. 2020-166, § 25, 12-17-2020)

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