Same—Filing of application; administrative review.
Tampa City Code § 27-153.2.10
in effectSec. 27-153.2.10. - Same—Filing of application; administrative review.
(a) Filing of application. The owner or his authorized representative shall submit to the department the required number of copies of documents for construction drawing approval, prepared and submitted as required by section 27-153.2.22. Construction drawings, which are consistent with the preliminary plat, may be submitted simultaneously with the preliminary plat. Following receipt of these documents, all appropriate city departments shall review the construction drawings and return comments to the department.
(b) Conformance with preliminary plat. Construction drawings shall substantially conform to the approved preliminary plat; provided, however, that the construction drawings shall be subject to subdivision, zoning, environmental, health and all other applicable regulations in effect at the time of construction drawing submission.
(c) Administrative review.
(1) After receipt of construction drawings, all reviewing agencies shall approve or disapprove the construction drawings, stating in writing any reasons for disapproval.
(2) When plans have been disapproved, the applicant has three (3) months from notification date to make any revisions and resubmit plans for review. After three (3) months, the plans become subject to any changes in the City Code.
(d) Commencement of construction activities. Except as provided herein, no clearing, grading, drainage or other construction activities connected with the subdivision application, except testing, land alteration activities and brush removal necessary to complete surveying, shall commence on the site until all required construction drawings are approved and all applicable permits are obtained. Authorized brush removal shall not be deemed to include the removal or damaging of any trees protected by the City Code.
(e) Townhome developments. For townhome development projects, the developer may submit one (1) set of plans containing all of the information required for construction drawings and commercial site plan review. The subdivision coordinator shall coordinate the plan review for the subdivision construction drawing review and the commercial site plan review as one review. Construction shall not commence until the plans have been approved for both. Upon completion of the commercial site plan review and the construction drawings review and approval of the plans, the developer may begin construction to the extent prescribed in section 27-153.2.11 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 89-261, § 2(35-41), 10-12-89; Ord. No. 91-89, § 9, 5-30-91; Ord. No. 96-241, § 16, 10-31-96; Ord. No. 2013-67, § 1(Exh. A), 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_S27-153.2.10SAILAPADREFetched: 10/28/2026