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Planning Instructions, Worksheets, & Checklists

Manatee County created the Development Review Manual with the goal of providing a streamlined process of submitting planning applications. Part I of the Manual was published in January 2020 after Board review and outlines the development review process. Part II was completed in October 2020, and provides detailed instructions of the requirements of each type of planning application. Below is a broken down guide to assist you in collecting all required documents prior to submitting your application in Accela. Note that these are fillable forms, and you can paste into the fields by using Ctrl + v on your keyboard.

Accela
App #

Planning Applications

Worksheet

Checklist

A1

PRE-APPLICATION REQUEST

PRE-APPLICATION WAIVER -EFFECTIVE 1/3/23

N/A

C1

A2



(A3 Coming Soon)

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PUBLIC HEARING)

- General Development Plan (GDP)

B2

C2

     - Large Projects GDP

B2.1

C2.1

     - Public School Determination of Consistency 

B2.2

C2.2

    - General Plan for Educational Facilities

B2.3

C2.3

- Preliminary Site Plan (PSP)

B3

C3

     - Large Projects PSP

B3.1

C3.1

 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (ADMIN)

- Preliminary Site Plan (PSP)

B3

C3

     - Large Projects PSP

B3.1

C3.1

- Final Site Plan (FSP)

B4

C4

     - Large Projects (FSP)

B4.1

C4.1

A4

SITE PLAN

- Preliminary Site Plan (PSP)

B3

C3

     - Large Projects PSP

B3.1

C3.1

- Final Site Plan (FSP)

B4

C4

     - Large Projects (FSP)

B4.1

C4.1

SUBDIVISIONS

A5

Preliminary Plat

B5

C5

A6


Final Plat

B6

C6a (Major)
C6b (Minor)

A7

Subdivision Certified Lot Split

B7

C7

A8

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS

- Text Amendment

B8.1

C8.1

- Future Land Use Map Amendment

B8.2

C8.2

A9

LDC AMENDMENT

B9

C9

A10

ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT

- Rezoning

B10

C10

- Historic District Designation

B10.1

C10.1

A11

CODE INTERPRETATION

N/A

N/A

A12

SPECIAL PERMIT

- Special Permit 

B12

C12

- Earthmoving

B12.1

C12.1

A13

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (Major)

B13

C13

A14

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (Minor)

B13

C13

Accela App Coming Soon

HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION

B15

C15

A17

(A16 Coming Soon)

VARIANCES & MODIFICATIONS (Administrative)

- Modification of Standards (Admin)

B16.1

N/A

- Administrative Adjustment

B16.2

C16.2

- Floodplain Variance

B17.2

C17.2

VARIANCES & MODIFICATIONS (Public Hearing)

- Modification of Standards (Board)

B16.1

NA

- Variance

B17.1

C17.1

- Floodplain Variance

B17.2

C17.2

A18

Environmental Preserve Management Plan

N/A

C18

A19

Local Development Agreement

N/A

C19

A20

Community Development District

N/A

N/A

A21 

Development of Regional Impact

N/A

N/A

A22

Sign Ordinance Administrative

N/A

N/A

A23

Sign Ordinance Public Hearing

N/A

N/A

A24

Tree Removal

N/A

N/A

A25

Time Extension

N/A

C25

A26

Appeal

N/A

C26

N/A*

Completeness/Sufficiency Review Extension

B27

N/A


























































AFFIDAVITS/CERTIFICATES:

B37 - Version Resubmittal Form
D1 - Affidavit of Ownership /Agent Authorization
D2 - Zoning Disclosure Affidavit
D3 - Concurrency Deferral and Acknowledgement
D4 – Level of Service Concurrency Reservation Application
D5 - Signature Block
D6 - Title Certification
D7 - Irrevocable License to Enter Real Property and Remove Abandoned Telecommunication Tower
D8- Non Residential Farm Building Exemption Affidavit

TEMPORARY BACKFLOW DEVICES AND NEW RESIDENTIAL WATER METER FORMS

Private Provider

If you are a contractor using the same private provider for all of your inspections,  it may be beneficial for you to make the private provider a delegate on your account. This allows the private provider to access all of your records. 

Deferred Documents Instructions

To streamline the review process, Development Services will now require all customers to upload their deferred documents through their Online Services account. 

The customer will no longer be required to email these documents for zoning and building reviews. Once the deferred documents are uploaded into the appropriate document type, the appropriate reviewers will then be notified. Vendors that send documents directly to Development Services will need to create an Online Services User account and will need to be designated as a delegate on the record. This will give them access to upload into the records.  

The following is the list of documents:
  • Duct Leakage Test Report
  • Envelope Leakage Test Report
  • Termite Treatment Certificate
  • Engineer’s Letter/Affidavit
  • Green Building Certificate
  • Spray Foam Insulation Certificate
  • Shielding Inspection Letter
  • Shop Drawings – All
  • Structural Steel Certification
  • Threshold inspections engineer affidavit letter
  • Tilt up concrete panel certificate
  • Spot Survey
  • Final Survey 
  • Truss Package
  • Void Letter
  • Unaltered Boundary Survey
  • Easement Encroachment form
  • Insulation Certificate
  • Duct Inspection Certificate
  • Boundary Survey
  • Under Construction Elevation Certificate
  • Private Provider Inspection Comp Report
  • Serialized Floor Plan
Contact [email protected] and [email protected] for general questions.