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2025-0041HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY · LOCALSession 2025local legislationUNKNOWN
Local Impact

Building Permit Authorization for Odessa Preserve Subdivision

Original title: 2025-0041: Odessa Preserve Subdivision P1#6066: Building Permit Authorization

May 14, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

This action allows home construction to begin in the Odessa Preserve subdivision ahead of the final legal plat recording, provided the developer secures the project with a $4,554,697.51 .

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Odessa Preserve developer

The developer must provide a financial guarantee and indemnifications to the county in exchange for early building permit issuance.

Development Services

The department is granted administrative rights to release the performance security upon completion of improvements.

What changed

Last recorded activity May 14, 2025.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This ordinance authorizes the County Chairman to sign an agreement allowing residential building permits to be issued for the Odessa Preserve subdivision before the is recorded. It also accepts a $4.55 million to ensure required infrastructure improvements are completed.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can people move into these homes immediately?
No. While building permits can be issued early, no certificates of occupancy can be granted until all on-site improvements are finished and the is recorded.
What happens if the developer fails to finish the required improvements?
The county holds a in the amount of $4,554,697.51 to ensure the completion of required on-site improvements.

Why It Matters

This action allows home construction to begin in the Odessa Preserve subdivision ahead of the final legal plat recording, provided the developer secures the project with a $4,554,697.51 .

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Infrastructure Security

The county is utilizing a specific performance bond of over $4.5 million to mitigate the risk of allowing construction before the final plat is recorded.

Connected Entities

organizationClerk of CourtsRecords final platMap →
organizationCountyRelevant to land development codeMap →
locationOdessa Preserve subdivisionSubject of the agreementMap →
organizationBoard of County CommissionersApproves final plat recordingMap →
personChairmanAuthorized to execute the agreementMap →
bill_numberFlorida StatutesLegal basis for the agreementMap →
bill_numberSection 177.073Specific statute referencedMap →
organizationDevelopment ServicesAdministers performance bond releaseMap →

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