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Land Development Code Amendments
The County's Ordinance Development Team (ODT) leads the drafting and review of all potential Land Development Code (LDC) Amendments. ODT is comprised of Staff members from Zoning, Current Planning, Long Range Planning, Code Enforcement and the County Attorney's Office. In addition, ODT members will work with subject matter experts from other County departments, or non-county entities as appropriate.
After any necessary research is completed, potential amendments are drafted by members of ODT. The draft Ordinance is vetted through the larger ODT group and then taken through a stakeholder review process. If a focused stakeholder group is utilized, that group will be part of the drafting process early on. The draft Ordinance will then be taken to the LDC Interested Parties for review and comment. If a focused stakeholder group is not utilized, the draft ordinance will go directly to the LDC Interested Parties.
Once the LDC Interested Parties group has provided comments back to Staff, ODT will discuss any potential revisions prior to the start of the hearing process. Board Workshops may be determined to be necessary at any stage of the production of an Ordinance.
Once a "final" Ordinance has been drafted, it is required to, at minimum, have one (1) LPA public hearing, and two (2) BCC public hearings. These hearings must be noticed at least 10 days in advance of the first scheduled hearing.
Depending upon the scope of the issue at hand, it can take anywhere from a few months to over a year to adopt an LDC amendment from start to finish.
There a many opportunities made available by the County for the greater Pasco community to be involved in the review of proposed LDC amendments. These include:
- LDC Interested Parties - Anyone from the community who is interested in receiving e-mail updates regarding proposed LDC amendments can be part of the LDC Interested Parties contact group. This group is notified with proposed amendment review opportunities. If you would like to be notified as an Interested Party, please contact Gina Monti.
- Horizontal Roundtable Meetings - These developers' roundtable meetings are held to facilitate cooperation and the sharing of information and ideas between County Staff and the development community as it relates to horizontal site development. These meetings are typically held the second Wednesday, every two months, at 2:00pm in the West Pasco Government Center, Staff Development Room (basement). For information regarding upcoming meetings, please contact Gina Monti.
- Stakeholder Group Meetings - Many of the amendments brought forward for consideration will have a focused stakeholder review process. Specific dates/times of stakeholder meetings will be made available accordingly.
- Board Workshops - Many larger amendments that tend to have a Countywide impact are brought to a Board Workshop in advance of the public hearing process. Please check the County's Agendas & Minutes webpage for Workshop dates and agendas.
- Public Hearings - There are a minimum of three public hearings scheduled for all LDC Amendments. At minimum, there is one hearing with the Local Planning Agency (as served by the County's Development Review Committee), and two Board of County Commissioners hearings. Hearing dates are advertised through the newspaper and on the County Website.
The County is dedicated to seeking improvement in its land development regulations in order to implement the policies of the Comprehensive Plan and move towards its vision of becoming Florida’s Premier County. If you have suggestions for proposed amendments or slight modifications (minor fixes) that address this purpose of achieving high quality growth, please contact Ernie Monaco.
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Roberto Becerril
Assistant Planning and Development DirectorPhone: 727-847-8140
Restated, Reorganized and Amended Land Development Code
Pasco County’s restated, reorganized and amended Land Development Code Opens a New Window. was effective January 1, 2012. Since that time, the LDC has undergone a series of amendments. Previous versions of the Code can be viewed on the Land Development Code Rewrite Opens a New Window. webpage.
As the LDC is an on-going work in progress, the County will be making further amendments. These amendments are addressed through tiered priorities as set forth by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), or through yearly amendment packages that address minor fixes to the Code.
LDC Tier Priorities
Staff is continuously working on LDC amendments to implement the County’s Comprehensive Plan vision and goals. All of these potential amendments are important to meet that vision, and a tiered priority approach is used to ensure that each of these priority items are addressed. On February 24, 2016, the BCC approved a formal Resolution with the updated LDC Tier Priorities (PDF) Opens a New Window. .
LDC Minor Fix Amendments
Some of the proposed LDC amendments brought to the BCC tend to be relatively minor in nature.
Recently Adopted Amendments
Recently Adopted LDC Amendments:
- Amendment 45 - Minor Fixes - Ordinance No. 20-39 (PDF) (Effective December 11, 2020)
- Amendment 46 - Section 602 J. "Ben" Harrill Villages of Pasadena Hills Stewardship District - Ordinance No. 21-02 (PDF) (Effective January 27, 2021)
- Amendment 47 - Section 526.3 C-2 General Commercial District Conditional Uses = Ordinance No. 21-07 (PDF) (Effective May 7, 2021)
- Amendment 48 - Section 602 J. "Ben" Harrill Villages of Pasadena Hills Stewardship District - Ordinance No. 21-21 (PDF) (Effective September 30, 2021)
- Amendment 49 - Multi-Modal Mobility Fee Update - Ordinance No. 21-22 (PDF) (Increases or decreases in Exhibit B Effective January 1, 2022)
- Amendment 50 - Solar Facility - Ordinance No. 21-23 (PDF) - consistency with Section 163.04, Florida Statutes
- Amendment 51 - Section 1302.8 Water and Wastewater Service Connection Fees - Ordinance No. 21-24 (PDF)
- Amendment 52 - Package set of Amendments - Ordinance No. 21-36 (PDF) (Effective December 9, 2021)
- Amendment 53 - Section 204 Planning Commission - Ordinance No. 21-35 (PDF) (Effective December 9, 2021)
- Amendment 54 - Section 602.8.M.3 Villages of Pasadena Hills Impact Fees, Development Fee Surcharges, and Transportation Development Fee Schedules (Exhibit 602-C) - Ordinance No 22-12 (PDF) (Effective March 24, 2022)
- Amendment 55 - Section 802 Tree Preservation and Replacement, Section 905.2 Landscaping and Buffering, and Section 905.3 Plantings in Rights-of-Way of Residential Subdivisions - Ordinance No. 22-23 (PDF) Effective May 6, 2022
Proposed Amendments
The following proposed amendments were presented at the April 20, 2022 Horizontal Roundtable/Interested Parties Meeting.
LDC Section 601 Traditional Neighborhood Design (PDF)
LDC Section 1200 Nonconformities (PDF)
LDC Appendix A Definitions (PDF)
Comments to be provided to dbhernandez@pascocountyfl.net no later than close of business May 18, 2022.
In Process Amendments
Temporary Moratorium (180 days) On the Submission and Acceptance of Applications For Building Permits, Site Plans, Special Exception Uses, Conditional Uses, Rezonings, And Comprehensive Plan Amendments Within The Moratorium Areas Around Airports In Pasco County
| Local Planning Agency | 3/3/2022 |
| Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor Dade City, FL 33525 | |
| Board of County Commissioners (1st Reading) | 5/3/2022 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor Dade City, FL 33525 | |
| Board of County Commissioners (Adoption) | 5/17/2022 | 1:30 p.m. | West Pasco Government Center, Board Room 8731 Citizens Drive New Port Richey, FL 34654 |
Amendments to Land Development Code Section 902 Stormwater; Subsection 902.2.K, To Eliminate The Requirement to Submit As-Built Surveys, Except in Flood Hazard Areas. Proposed Ordinance (PDF)
| Local Planning Agency | 4/7/22 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor, Board Room Dade City, FL 33525 |
| Board of County Commissioners (1st Reading) | 5/3/22 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor, Board Room Dade City, FL 33525 |
| Board of County Commissioners (Adoption) | 7/12/22 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor, Board Room Dade City, FL 33525 |
Building Height - Amendments to Land Development Code Chapter 500 Zoning, Sections 509 E-R Estate Residential, 512 R-1MH Single Family/Mobile Home, R-1 Rural Density Residential, Section 514 R-1 Rural Density Residential, 515 R-2 Low Density Residential, 516 R-3 Medium Density Residential, and R-4 High Density Residential to increase building height from 35 feet to 45 feet - Proposed Ordinance (PDF)
| Local Planning Agency | 4/21/22 | 1:30 p.m. | West Pasco Government Center, Board Room 8731 Citizens Drive New Port Richey, FL 34654 |
| Board of County Commissioners (1st Reading) | 5/17/22 | 1:30 p.m. | West Pasco Government Center, Board Room 8731 Citizens Drive New Port Richey, FL 34654 |
| Board of County Commissioners (Adoption) | 6/7/22 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor, Board Room Dade City, FL 33525 |
Amendments to Land Development Code Sections 406.1 Signs, 601.10 Traditional Neighborhood Design - Signs, 1200 Nonconformities Creating Section 1204.3 Nonconforming Signs, and Appendix A Definitions.
| Local Planning Agency | 6/2/22 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor, Board Room Dade City, FL 33525 |
| Board of County Commissioners (1st Reading) | 6/7/22 | 1:30 p.m. | Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Avenue, 2nd Floor, Board Room Dade City, FL 33525 |
| Board of County Commissioners (Adoption) | 6/21/22 | 1:30 p.m. | West Pasco Government Center, Board Room 8731 Citizens Drive New Port Richey, FL 34654 |