Community Planning
Pinellas County offers developers assistance and guidance in the planning of communities. As Florida’s most densely-developed county, land development, transportation and more are vital to enhancing our neighborhoods.
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Housing and Community Development Department
The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) works to make communities vibrant and livable through the implementation of long-term County policies and strategic initiatives in land use, community redevelopment, transportation, and affordable housing.
Learn MoreNews
- News June 9, 2025 80 affordable apartments for seniors underway in St. Petersburg
- News May 6, 2025 BCC approves $813 million Disaster Recovery Action Plan
- News April 23, 2025 Disaster recovery fund action plan open for public comment
- News April 8, 2025 Pinellas draws strong initial public input on $813 million storm fund  Â
- News April 7, 2025 Vacancy announced on Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Advisory Committee
Popular Services
- Apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness
- Apply for a Development Agreement
- Apply for a Development Master Plan
- Apply for a Land Use Change
- Apply for a Zoning Change
- Apply for Variance
- Apply For Type 2 Use
- Apply for Type 3 Land Use Change
- Apply for Nonconforming Use Modification
- Request a Nonconforming Use Verification
Events
View All EventsDevelopment Review Committee – Site Plan Review and Pre-Application Review
HEARING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Development Review Committee (DRC) site plan meetings are comment review meetings. Pre-applications meetings are concept plan…
Lealman CRA Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Lealman CRA Advisory Committee is to advise the Community Redevelopment Agency for the Lealman CRA on the community redevelopment plan…
Development Review Committee – Site Plan Review and Pre-Application Review
HEARING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Development Review Committee (DRC) site plan meetings are comment review meetings. Pre-applications meetings are concept plan…
Board of Adjustment and Appeals Hearing
The Board of Adjustment and Appeals (BOAA) is a volunteer board appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The BOAA reviews nonconforming…
Information & Resources
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds (CDBG-DR)
Hurricanes Helene and Milton Overview of Allocation The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) directly awarded Pinellas County funding to support…
Affordable Housing Incentives
Pinellas County’s Land Development Code allows for certain incentives to the developer of an Affordable Housing Development (AHD). These regulatory and financial…
Planning Agencies / Boards / Committees
The Planning Division of the Housing and Community Development Department interacts with the agencies, boards, and committees below.
Community Development Grants
The Community Development Department administers a variety of federal, state and local resources to address the county’s community development needs.
Programs
View All ProgramsPinellas County Income Eligible Hurricane Home Repair Program
Up to $30,000 grant for repairs not covered by insurance or FEMA Applications are now open. The Hurricane Home Repair Program helps…
Florida State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program
The State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program provides funds to local governments as an incentive to create partnerships that produce and preserve…
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Pinellas County receives HOME funds annually, which can be used for grants, direct loans, loan guarantees or other forms of credit enhancement,…
Community Development – Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) provides funding to stabilize neighborhoods whose viability have been, and continue to be, damaged by the economic…
PINELLAS COUNTY CONSORTIUM AND URBAN COUNTY 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2025-2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and HOME Investment Partnerships Programs and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
The Pinellas County Consortium has prepared a Five-Year (FY2025-FY2029) Consolidated Plan that identifies housing and community development needs, priorities, objectives, and strategies.......
Pinellas seeks input on $813 million storm recovery fund  Â
Pinellas County has been awarded $813,783,000 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support long-term recovery from Hurricane Idalia in 2023, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. These funds from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program can help rebuild homes and businesses, provide rental assistance, restore damaged infrastructure and address other critical community needs....
New NALHFA Affordable Housing Podcast Episode Award of Excellence Winner: HFA of Pinellas County
The newest episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast is now available. This episode features a conversation with Kathryn Driver, Executive Director of......
Lealman Residential Improvement Grant Program
Get up to $15,000 in grants for facade and site improvements visible from the street. To qualify, properties must be in Lealman......
Kathryn Driver, Executive Director of the Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County In Washington DC to Discuss Affordable Housing
Kathryn Driver, a Board Member of the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies and Executive Director of the Housing Finance Authority,......
Historic Marker dedicated at Whispering Souls African American Cemetery
Many years in the making, the Whispering Souls African American Cemetery, Inc., and Pinellas County Historic Preservation Board on Saturday dedicated a......
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds (CDBG-DR)
Hurricanes Helene and Milton Overview of Allocation The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) directly awarded Pinellas County funding to support......
Emergency Solutions Grant – Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing
Public Notice Proposed Use of ESG-RUSH On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Special......
Lealman Commercial Improvement Grant Program
The Lealman CRA Commercial Improvement Program is intended to provide matching grants to accelerate and leverage private investment to improve the appearance,......
BCC approves funding for 223 affordable/workforce homes in two major housing developments
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners took a big step Tuesday to bring hundreds of new affordable homes into two large residential developments in the works for south Pinellas. The Commission approved more than $10 million to support 223 new affordable and workforce apartments in the massive Azalea Gateway and Sky Town Apartments in St. Petersburg. ...