Property owners in Tarpon Springs' designated historic areas need design review before exterior work. The Heritage Preservation Board (five members plus one alternate) makes final decisions on Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications and Economic Hardship Exemption applications. The program is administered by the Planning and Zoning Department under the Historic District Design Review Guidelines Manual and Land Development Code Article VII, Heritage Preservation. Applications are submitted online through a dedicated design-review instance of the city's eplansoft portal.
Property owners in the designated historic areas: the local Historic District (which includes downtown), the National Register Downtown District, the Greektown National Register Traditional Cultural Property District, and two National Register cemeteries.
Check whether your property is in a historic district
Use the city's historic district GIS map to confirm whether the property falls within a designated area.
gis.ctsfl.us/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9596539aReview the design standards
Consult the Historic District Design Review Guidelines Manual and Land Development Code Article VII, Heritage Preservation.
ctsfl.us/DocumentCenter/View/639Apply through the design review portal
Submit the Certificate of Appropriateness application online through the Tarpon Springs design review (TSDR) instance of the eplansoft portal. Contact Planning and Zoning at 727-942-5611 or [email protected] with questions.
gp-tarponsprings.eplansoftreview.com/#/login?portal=TSDRHeritage Preservation Board decision
The Heritage Preservation Board makes final decisions on COA applications; it usually meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium.
ctsfl.us/242/Heritage-Preservation-BoardAdministered by the Planning and Zoning Department, 727-942-5611, [email protected]. COA fees are not published on the pages reviewed.