Emergency evacuation shelter space and the Coastal Planning Area.
Tampa City Code § 27-282.19
in effectSec. 27-282.19. - Emergency evacuation shelter space and the Coastal Planning Area.
(a) All rezoning requests within the Coastal Planning Area that increase the number of residential dwelling units shall mitigate the impact on shelter space demands based on the shelter space LOS (level of service).
(b) The applicant shall be required to adhere to the following equation. The cost/dollar amount required by this calculation shall be placed on the approved/adopted site plan as a condition of approval. The equation is as follows:
Number of dwelling units × 2.5 (or current city occupancy factor) = number of potential evacuees
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Number of potential evacuees × 0.20 = shelter space demand
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Shelter space demand x (most current rate set by Hillsborough County Emergency Management Office) = offset cost/mitigation for shelter impact
(c) Payment of offset/mitigation for construction within the Coastal Planning Area/shelter impact shall be made to Hillsborough County School Board.
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_ARTVISURE_DIV2RESPUS_S27-282.19EMEVSHSPCOPLARFetched: 10/28/2026