FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT OVERVIEW
The City of Largo does not use traditional zoning like many other cities. Instead, the City uses a Future Land Use classification system which gives allowable, conditional, and not allowable uses for each parcel of land in the City. This system allows individual property owners and the City to plan for future development and growth by applying the policies contained in its Comprehensive Plan.
Largo's Future Land Use classification system comes from the Countywide Plan Map which is a regulatory map adopted by the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA) and maintained by the Pinellas Planning Council (PPC), known as Forward Pinellas. All local cities, including Largo, are required to adopt their own Future Land Use Maps (FLUMs). The maps must be consistent with the Countywide Plan Map categories.
Proposed FLUMAs are amendments to the Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan and are subject to review and approval, by the City Commission and the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA). The FLUMA process takes about six months from start to finish and can be initiated four times a year. Section 4.5 of the City’s Comprehensive Development Code (CDC) explains in detail the review criteria, application requirements, and procedures for processing a Level IV Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment.
Largo's Future Land Use classification system comes from the Countywide Plan Map which is a regulatory map adopted by the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA) and maintained by the Pinellas Planning Council (PPC), known as Forward Pinellas. All local cities, including Largo, are required to adopt their own Future Land Use Maps (FLUMs). The maps must be consistent with the Countywide Plan Map categories.
Proposed FLUMAs are amendments to the Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan and are subject to review and approval, by the City Commission and the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA). The FLUMA process takes about six months from start to finish and can be initiated four times a year. Section 4.5 of the City’s Comprehensive Development Code (CDC) explains in detail the review criteria, application requirements, and procedures for processing a Level IV Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment.
If a property owner wants to use or develop a property in a way that is not allowed under the existing Future Land Use
classification, the property owner may request a Future Land Use Map Amendment (FLUMA). The FLUMA process, allows
property owners or authorized agents to propose a change to a property’s Future Land Use classification.
Example: A property owner seeks to develop a single-family subdivision on their property. This proposed use is not
permitted under its existing Institutional (I) Future Land Use classification. In such an instance, the property owner could
apply for a FLUMA to change the classification to one that allows single-family residential, such as Residential Low (RL).
All Future Land Use Amendments must be reviewed for consistency with the goals, objectives, and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan, Ch. 163, Part II, Florida Statues, and the Countywide Rules.
classification, the property owner may request a Future Land Use Map Amendment (FLUMA). The FLUMA process, allows
property owners or authorized agents to propose a change to a property’s Future Land Use classification.
Example: A property owner seeks to develop a single-family subdivision on their property. This proposed use is not
permitted under its existing Institutional (I) Future Land Use classification. In such an instance, the property owner could
apply for a FLUMA to change the classification to one that allows single-family residential, such as Residential Low (RL).
All Future Land Use Amendments must be reviewed for consistency with the goals, objectives, and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan, Ch. 163, Part II, Florida Statues, and the Countywide Rules.
1. Property owner or authorized agent requests a preapplication meeting with City staff to discuss proposed Future Land Use Map Amendment (FLUMA).
2. Property owner or authorized agent submits a FLUMA application including a written statement consistent with the review criteria in Section 4.5.3 of the Comprehensive Development Code.
3. Staff schedules a public hearing before the Planning Board, which recommends approval or denial of the amendment to the City Commission. Property owners within 500 ft of the subject property are notified two weeks prior to the Planning Board hearing through a public notice and a property posting. The property owner or authorized agent may attend the hearing.
4. Staff schedules the proposal to go before the City Commission as a first reading. At the first reading, the City Commission will vote on whether the amendment should be submitted to the Pinellas Planning Council (PPC) also known as “Forward Pinellas,” and the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA) for consideration as a Countywide Plan Map amendment. For large-scale FLUMAs (over 10 acres), the first City Commission meeting is also required to be a public hearing.
5. If approved by the City Commission at first reading, the proposed FLUMA is sent by staff to County agencies referenced under step 4 (left) and the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) if it is a large-scale amendment.
6. If approved by relevant agencies, staff schedules the proposed FLUMA to be brought back to City Commission for a second and final public hearing.
7. If approved by City Commission at the final public hearing, staff sends the adopted Comprehensive Plan FLUMA to the DEO as well as other governmental agencies within 10 working days from the second and final adoption public hearing.
8. Any affected person may file a petition with the state agency within 21 days after publication of the adoption of the FLUMA. If no petitions are filed, the amendment becomes effective 31 days after the final adoption public hearing.
2. Property owner or authorized agent submits a FLUMA application including a written statement consistent with the review criteria in Section 4.5.3 of the Comprehensive Development Code.
3. Staff schedules a public hearing before the Planning Board, which recommends approval or denial of the amendment to the City Commission. Property owners within 500 ft of the subject property are notified two weeks prior to the Planning Board hearing through a public notice and a property posting. The property owner or authorized agent may attend the hearing.
4. Staff schedules the proposal to go before the City Commission as a first reading. At the first reading, the City Commission will vote on whether the amendment should be submitted to the Pinellas Planning Council (PPC) also known as “Forward Pinellas,” and the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA) for consideration as a Countywide Plan Map amendment. For large-scale FLUMAs (over 10 acres), the first City Commission meeting is also required to be a public hearing.
5. If approved by the City Commission at first reading, the proposed FLUMA is sent by staff to County agencies referenced under step 4 (left) and the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) if it is a large-scale amendment.
6. If approved by relevant agencies, staff schedules the proposed FLUMA to be brought back to City Commission for a second and final public hearing.
7. If approved by City Commission at the final public hearing, staff sends the adopted Comprehensive Plan FLUMA to the DEO as well as other governmental agencies within 10 working days from the second and final adoption public hearing.
8. Any affected person may file a petition with the state agency within 21 days after publication of the adoption of the FLUMA. If no petitions are filed, the amendment becomes effective 31 days after the final adoption public hearing.
