Community Development

Mission Statement

The Community Development Department will maintain public health, safety, and welfare by establishing appropriate land use categories, protecting natural resources, and assuring financial feasibility of capital improvements through maintenance and amendment of the Hardee County Comprehensive Plan; implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and development of rules to ensure a quality built environment through the Hardee County Unified Land Development Code; and enforcement of the Plan and Code through provisions in the Code and other applicable codes and ordinances.

Building Department

Code Enforcement

Information Technology

Geographic Information Systems

Mining

Planning & Zoning

Expedited Applications

If an applicant believes they are entitled to expedited processing of an application for a building permit or development order, the applicant shall advise the County (upon submission of the application) of the statutory basis entitling it to expedited processing. The County shall give applications for building permits or development orders that are entitled to expedited processing first priority and applicants may expect that such applications will be reviewed and processed quicker than other applications.

Publicly Owned Potential Affordable Housing Sites

Parcel_ID	Owner	House	Street	Type	Dir	Acres	Notes
28-34-25-0000-05310-0000	Hardee County		SR 64	SR	W	1.240	Vacant Land W. of Pioneer Park
02-34-26-0000-07270-0000	Hardee County	298	Rest Haven	RD		5.551	*Resthaven
27-34-25-0760-00004-0001	Hardee County	905	SR 64	SR	W	1.630	Parking Area South of Pioneer Park
27-34-25-0760-00005-0001	Hardee County		Second	ST	W	2.197	Parking Area South of Pioneer Park