Hillsborough County requires permits for alteration of natural features to protect natural resources from destruction and attain standards for natural resource protection as set forth in the County's Land Development Code. County staff attend land subdivision pre-submittal conferences and Development Review Committee Meetings. In addition, the staff maintains the County's Significant Wildlife Habitat Map and works closely with the Department of Forestry for habitat management, and with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for protection of wildlife species. These services include the following reviews, permitting, and enforcement associated with commercial and residential development and land alteration activities:

• Subdivision & Site Development Land Alteration / Landscape Permitting
  Staff Representative: Carla Shelton
• Upland Habitat reviews
  Staff Representative: Keith Wiley
• Tree Permits
  Staff Representative: Sammie Eikel
• Grubbing Permits
  Staff Representative: Christa Hull
• Agricultural Exemptions
  Staff Representative: Christa Hull
• Complaints / Enforcement
  Staff Representative: Christa Hull
• Inspections
  Staff Representative: Arnaldo Cintron
• Single Family Landscape Permitting
  Staff Representative: Julie Sternfels