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Printed from: http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/pgm/landdevelopment/natural.cfm on 11/22/2009

Natural Resource Permitting
 

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: