Tampa Updates its Land Development Code

Tampa Forward - Building Tomorrow Together

Announcements — First Installment Ready for Review

What is a Land Development Code and why are we updating it?

Land Development Code Update Meeting - March 2, 2026

The City of Tampa LDC Installment 1 is available for review! After thorough discussion and feedback from City Staff and the Advisory Team, the LDC Installment 1 is available for public review and comment.

View the LDC Installment
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Installment 1 includes Zoning Districts, Definitions, and Uses
For additional guidance and support, please see here additional materials:

Hear from Administrator Abbye Feeley on the LDC Update

Tampa LDC Assessment - Public Draft - Feb 2025

March 3, 2025 Public Forum

Watch the 90-minute public forum in which Clarion Associates and the City of Tampa’s Abbye Feeley discuss the Land Development Code Assessment.

Presentation – Tampa LDC Assessment Public Forum

Advisory Team Meetings

Advisory Team Meeting 12/13/2024

Advisory Team Meeting 01/10/2025

Advisory Team Meeting 01/24/2025

Public Kickoff Meeting

Watch the 90-minute kickoff meeting from September 16.

Presentation - Tampa LDC Update Public Kickoff Meeting

Kickoff Meeting Minutes

5 photographs: Growing Sustainably, Improving Walkability, Creating Housing Choices, Protecting Historic Buildings, Preserving our Tree Canopy

About the Update

The City of Tampa is excited to launch Tampa Forward: Building Tomorrow Together, a two-year project to update the City’s Land Development Code (LDC).

The LDC is the set of regulations that govern how land can be used and developed in the City. Most of the LDC can be found in Chapter 27 of the City Code of Ordinances.

A key goal of this project is to create an improved LDC that is more user-friendly -- a document that:

Is significantly restructured so that it is more logical and easier to understand;
Includes more photos, diagrams, and other illustrations to visually demonstrate key code provisions;
Uses more precise language to reduce ambiguity and provide increased predictability;
Establishes enhanced development standards (such as tree planting and landscaping requirements) to improve the quality of development throughout the City.

Project Tasks and Timeline

The project tasks and timeline are listed in order below. The project launched in April 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in the second half of 2026.