Local Government Contact Information and Web Site Links
The PPC web site now includes contact information and web site links for all 25 local governments in the county, in one central location. Links to land development codes, hosted by services such as Municipal Code Corporation or LexisNexis, are also provided. If a local government has a web page devoted to affordable/workforce housing, that link is additionally included.
To view the codes, click “Links” on our left-hand navigation menu, then “Local Government Information.” Or simply click here.
Local governments are responsible for ensuring that these web sites remain active and that the documents are up-to-date.
View Local Government Information
The agenda packet for the latest PPC meeting is now available online. You can access it by clicking on the PPC Agenda page, then clicking on an individual item to bring up the associated materials in a new window. (Please note: You will need the free program Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the agenda items.)
View the Latest PPC Agenda
Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader
The Spring 2009 edition of the PPC News is available online. If you are unfamiliar with PPC activities, the publication provides an excellent introduction. An archive of older newsletters and annual reports, dating back to July 1998, is also available.
View the Latest Newsletter
View the Newsletters & Annual Reports Archive Page
The 2008 State of Florida legislative session ended on May 2. While much of the focus this year was on the state budget, a number of bills relating to growth management, transportation, and the environment were offered. Ultimately, only a few of the bills tracked by the PPC successfully passed. A summary of important bills pertaining to planning issues can be found here.
The online Governor’s Action Report, updated three times daily, shows which bills have been signed into law. The latest version can be accessed by viewing the Florida Senate Bill Information Reports web page, scrolling down to “Governor’s Action Report for 2008,” and clicking the “Go” button.
View the PPC’s Legislative Update – 2008 Session
Memo to the Planners Advisory Committee, posted on 7/03/2008
View the Florida Senate’s Bill Information Reports Page
In 2007 and 2008, the Pinellas Planning Council (PPC), in collaboration with the Pinellas County Economic Development Department, gathered and analyzed information related to industrial development within the county. The purpose of this study was identify proposed measures that will assist in retaining and attracting high-wage primary businesses. Such measures include recommendations addressing both business assistance techniques and regulatory revisions to achieve the objectives of the countywide Pinellas by Design effort.
The final draft of the report, entitled the Target Employment and Industrial Land Study for the Pinellas Community, was presented to the PPC on March 19, 2008. It was unanimously approved and authorized for transmittal to the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA), who approved the report unanimously at their April 8 meeting.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please call Larry Pflueger or Linda Fisher at 727-464-8250, or email us.
View the Report
View the Report Appendices
View More Information about the
Target Employment and Industrial Land Study
for the Pinellas Community
On October 2 and 16, 2007, the Board of County Commissioners, in its capacity as the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA), held public hearings on an ordinance that would amend the Countywide Rules to allow each local government to consider increased density for temporary lodging (hotels and motels). The hearings allowed the community to provide input on the proposed change. The ordinance is designed to “level the playing field” for new temporary lodging development, allowing it to be more competitive with other land uses from an investment perspective.
Pinellas County’s tourism industry has lost many hotel and motel rooms over the past few years to residential condominium development. This ordinance will help encourage development of new hotels, which are vital to the continued health of our tourism industry.
The changes adopted by the CPA, will allow each community in Pinellas County to have the option to either increase density for hotels, subject to certain guidelines, or keep the status quo for that specific community. This ordinance grants each community the opportunity to decide if increased temporary lodging density is appropriate and consistent with its future vision and goals.
View the Temporary Lodging Ordinance
On July 1, 2007, new legislation created by House Bill 7203 took effect. Among other provisions, it created a pilot program establishing a streamlined process for the amendment of comprehensive plans for certain communities, including Pinellas County and its municipalities, as set forth in Section 163.32465, Florida Statutes. A memo containing a PPC staff analysis of the bill was mailed to each local government.
It should be noted that the new streamlined process specifically does not apply to “Plan amendments that...update a comprehensive plan based on an evaluation and appraisal report.” Therefore, EAR-based amendments will continue to be processed under the process that was in existence prior to July 1, 2007.
The bill and the PPC analysis may be downloaded below. For more information, please contact Larry Pflueger at 727-464-8250 or email us.
View House Bill 7203
View the PPC Analysis of House Bill 7203
View Information from DCA
The PPC document entitled Review of Local Government Future Land Use Plans and Land Development Regulations For Consistency with the Countywide Rules is available for viewing or downloading. (You will need the free program Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the report.)
The report was evaluated on January 17, 2007 by the Council, which recommended approval to the CPA by adopting Resolution No. 07-2. On April 3, 2007 the CPA approved the report and directed the PPC to proceed with its efforts.
View the Consistency Report
Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader
Pinellas by Design is a countywide effort to address the issues of buildout and redevelopment in Pinellas County. It began in 2000, led by the PPC, the Pinellas County Economic Development Department, and the Board of County Commissioners. The project has tapped the expertise of consultants in the fields of economics, real estate, and urban design, and has included broad participation from all twenty-five local governments, developers, the business community, homeowner and neighborhood associations, and interested citizens. The effort culminated in Pinellas by Design: An Economic Development and Redevelopment Plan for the Pinellas Community, approved in November 2005.
The effort has been recognized with statewide and regional awards from the Florida Redevelopment Association, the Florida and Sun Coast Chapters of the American Planning Association, and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
The plan may be viewed or downloaded by clicking the link below, or the picture of the report to the right. The printed edition is also available for purchase ($55 for color, $10 for black and white). For more information, please contact Carolyn Shoemaker at 727-464-8250, or email us.
View the Economic Development and Redevelopment Plan
Visit the Pinellas by Design Web Site
