Complex unincorporated Hillsborough development generally moves through zoning rights, horizontal Site/Subdivision review, then vertical building permitting and inspections. County engineers can review roads, transportation, utilities, natural resources, drainage, and other infrastructure before building permits are ready. Hillsborough also operates a Navigation Program for qualifying large commercial, multifamily, and certain affordable-housing projects to provide a single project-management contact across the regulatory process. StartFL should not present a building permit as the first step when the project still needs zoning or site-development approval.
Hillsborough development sequencing and Navigation Program for complex projects
Applies to: unincorporated
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