Sufficiency Checklist

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CSD Sufficiency Checklist

Beginning January 1, 2025, Florida Statutes 553.792 mandates the local government, upon receipt of an application, must provide written notice to the applicant within 5 business days advising the applicant what information, if any, is needed to deem or determine that the application is properly completed in compliance with the filing requirements published by the local government. F.S. 553.792 also mandates that a local government must approve, approve with conditions, or deny a building permit application within 30 to 60 business days after receipt of a completed and sufficient application, unless the applicant waives such timeframes in writing. Construction Services has provided below the Waiver of Review Time Limits form, should an applicant need this document in the event they cannot address the deficiencies of their permit application in the timeframes outlined in F.S. 553.792.

To address the timeframes mandated under F.S. 553.792, starting January 6, 2025, Site and Building will no longer be reviewed concurrently. The Construction Services Division will implement a new Site Plan Review (SPR) record and require applicants to obtain site, Natural Resource, and zoning approval under an SPR record prior to submitting for a building permit application. We understand this process is a deviation from our prior business model, so to assist permit applicants, Construction Services has created a Site Sufficiency Checklist as well as a Building Sufficiency Checklist, both of which can be found below. 

These checklists are intended to serve as guidance documents for what should be submitted when applying for site approval under an SPR record, in addition to what should be submitted when applying for a building permit under a BLD record after first receiving site approval. The local government can request additional information authorized by ordinance, rule, statute, or other legal authority.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to CSDHelp@tampagov.net