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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
The Santa Rosa County Development Services Center provides many services to our customers enabling the county to maintain high standards of building integrity and to preserve property values. Development Services’ goal is to help customers understand and meet the requirements that may apply to their project as promptly as possible. The department seeks to facilitate an efficient and effective development process that supports economic growth and development. These processes include land use approval, plan review services, inspections, floodplain management, sign regulation, contractor licensing, tree preservation, and code compliance.
6051 Old Bagdad Highway Milton, FL 32583 850.981.7000 developmentservices@ santarosa.fl.gov santarosa.fl.gov/ developmentservices
FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015 HIGHLIGHTS •
A total of 8,246 building permits were issued. Of this total, 1,437 were new living units and 55 were new commercial units
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Estimated cost of construction for all projects was $293,176,999
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Conducted a total of 107 pre-application meetings with new customers
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Selected by FEMA as High Water Mark Initiative Community
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Sponsored 58 applicants for contractor licensing
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW What is land use review? Site plans are reviewed to ensure the proposed use of the land is allowed by the zoning designation of the property. In addition, all projects are reviewed for consistency with the land development code and comprehensive plan requirements such as parking, access, tree protection, landscaping, and signage. What is building plan review? Building plans are reviewed through a process of validating the plans to ensure the plans conform to the regulatory requirements of local, state and sometimes federal regulations. Depending on the occupancy of a building, plan review disciplines may consist of one or more of the following: • Building • Electrical • Plumbing • Mechanical • Fire/Life Safety • Energy
DID YOU KNOW
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There are many types of trees that are protected and cannot be removed without a permit. It pays to check first before clearing land or removing a tree.
Staff continues to monitor the plan review workload closely and will take the appropriate measures to address workload increases that exceed their ability to meet stated timelines. FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015 HIGHLIGHTS •
Commercial site plan applications - 61
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Commercial building plan applications - 439
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Residential building plan applications - 3,918
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Subdivision plat applications - 4
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A total of 178 projects was added to the department project management list Continued on Page 29... 28
2014/2015 SANTA ROSA COUNTY ANNUAL REPORT