In This Section
All new applications, re-submittals, forms, supplemental documents, and requests for Pre-Application Meetings must be submitted on the GMCD Public Portal at the following link:GMCD Public Portal
For questions regarding intake and processing of submittals, please contact GMCD Client Services at (239) 252-1036.
Fire Review Fee Schedule(PDF, 53KB) Waiver of Time Limits(PDF, 172KB)
Applications and Supplemental Forms
Administrative Parking Reduction (APR)(PDF, 332KB)
Administrative Type III Appeal (ADA)(PDF, 120KB)
Administrative Variance for Dock Construction (AVA)(PDF, 329KB)
Administrative Variance for Excavation(PDF, 702KB)
Administrative Variance for Minor After-the-Fact Yard Encroachments (AVA)(PDF, 239KB)
Administrative Variance Minor Improvement to Legal Nonconforming Structures (AVA)(PDF, 177KB)
Administrative Wall/Fence Waiver (AFW)(PDF, 172KB)
Affordable Housing Expedited Review
Agricultural Clearing Notice (ACN)(PDF, 236KB)
Agricultural Clearing Permit (ACP)(PDF, 250KB)
Alcohol Beverage Distance Waiver (ABW)(PDF, 2MB)
Alternative Architectural Design (ARC)(PDF, 211KB)
Amplified Sound Permit (ASP)(PDF, 2MB)
Annual Beach Event Permit (ABE)(PDF, 322KB)
Appeal of Administrative Decision (ADA)(PDF, 237KB)
Appeal of Official Interpretation(PDF, 142KB)
Automobile Service Station Waiver (ASW)(PDF, 2MB)
Blasting Permit (BLST)(PDF, 270KB)
Boat Dock Facility Extension or Boathouse Establishment Petition (BD/BDE)(PDF, 328KB)
Boat Lift Canopy - Administrative & Deviations (BLC/BLCD)(PDF, 752KB)
Carnival Operation Petition (CARN)(PDF, 639KB)
Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic Archaeological Preservation Board(PDF, 371KB)
Certificate of Public Facility Adequacy (COA)(PDF, 258KB)
Coastal Construction Setback Line Permit (CCSP)(PDF, 257KB)
Comparable Use Determination (CUD/PCUD)(PDF, 301KB)
Conceptual Plat with Deviations (CPD/CPDA)(PDF, 369KB)
Conceptual Site Plan (CSP)(PDF, 252KB)
Conditional Use Extension (CUE)(PDF, 3MB)
Conditional Use Permit (CU)(PDF, 360KB)
Conditional Use Re-Review (CUR)(PDF, 709KB)
Construction Plans (CNSTR)(PDF, 284KB)
Construction Plan Phasing (CPP)(PDF, 209KB)
Community Development District (CDD)(DOC, 46KB)
Compatibility Design Review (CDR)(PDF, 1024KB)
Consistency Determination (CD)(PDF, 276KB)
Cultivated Tree Removal Permit (TRP)(PDF, 276KB)
Development of Regional Impact or Development Order Amendment (DRI/DOA)(PDF, 468KB)
DRI Abandonment (DRIA)(PDF, 479KB)
DRI Closeout (DRIC)(PDF, 241KB)
Early Work Authorization (EWA)(PDF, 247KB)
Easement Use Agreement (EUA)(PDF, 257KB)
Excavation (EX)(PDF, 313KB)
Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (FDPV)(PDF, 398KB)
Floodplain Development Permit(PDF, 257KB)
Growth Management Plan Amendment (GMPA)(PDF, 423KB)
Historic Designation (HD)(PDF, 281KB)
Informal Wetland Determination (IWD)(PDF, 279KB)
Insubstantial Changes to Construction Plans (ICP)(PDF, 455KB)
Intent to Convert for Golf Course Conversions (ITC)(PDF, 2MB)
Land Development Code Amendment (LDCA - County Initiated)(PDF, 154KB)
Land Development Code Amendment (LDCA - Privately Initiated)(PDF, 275KB)
LDC Conflicts - Request for Determination (LDCD)(PDF, 109KB)
Legal Non-Conforming Lot (LNC)(PDF, 220KB)
Limited Density Bonus Pool Allocation (LDBPA)(PDF, 231KB)
Live Local Zoning Verification Letter (LLVL)(PDF, 276KB)
Lot Line Adjustment (LLA)(PDF, 357KB)
Lot Split (LS)(PDF, 260KB)
Manatee Protection Plan Consistency Determination (MPPC)(PDF, 264KB)
Minor Subdivision Plat (FP)(PDF, 605KB)
Mixed Use Project Plan Administrative Deviation (MUPD)(DOC, 318KB)
Mixed Use Project Requirements and Application (MUP)(PDF, 342KB)
Neighborhood Park (NP)(PDF, 246KB)
Nominal Alteration Plan (NAP)(PDF, 225KB)
Non-Conforming Use Alteration (NUA)(PDF, 3MB)
Non-Conforming Use Change (NUC)(PDF, 2MB)
Official Interpretation (OI)(PDF, 329KB)
Parking Exemption (PE)(PDF, 480KB)
Plat Recording (PR)(PDF, 314KB)
Post Take Plan (PTSP)(PDF, 281KB)
Preliminary & Final Acceptance Application (SAP/SAF)(PDF, 292KB)
Property Notification Address Listing Form (GIS NIM)(PDF, 189KB)
Planned Unit Development - Insubstantial Change (PDI)(PDF, 438KB)
Planned Unit Development - Minor Change (PMC)(PDF, 294KB)
Project Name Change (PNC)(PDF, 225KB)
PUD Monitoring Schedule of Density(PDF, 88KB)
PUD to PUD Rezone (PUDZ, PUDA, PUDR)(PDF, 549KB)
Reasonable Accomodation for Certified Recovery Residence(PDF, 290KB)
Request for Continuance or Withdrawal of Land Use Petition(PDF, 2MB)
Request for Research(DOC, 282KB)
Rezone Application (RZ)(PDF, 415KB)
School Impact Analysis Application(PDF, 136KB)
Sea Turtle Permit (TP)(PDF, 174KB)
Sexually Oriented Business (SOB/SOBA)(DOC, 312KB)
Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration (STVR)(PDF, 1MB)
Sign Variance Petition (SV)(PDF, 284KB)
Site Development Plan (SDP/SDPA)(PDF, 353KB)
Site Improvement Plan (SIP)(PDF, 367KB)
Site Development & Improvement Plan Insubstantial Change (SDPI/SIPI)(PDF, 216KB)
Site Plan with Deviations for Redevelopment (DR)(PDF, 250KB)
Special Event Permit (SEP)(PDF, 469KB)
Special Treatment Permit (ST)(PDF, 237KB)
Stewardship Receiving Area (SRA)(PDF, 243KB)
Stewardship Receiving Area Alternative Deviation Design (SRDD)(DOC, 286KB)
Stewardship Receiving Area Amendment and Insubstantial Change (SRAA)(PDF, 198KB)
Stewardship Receiving Area Credit Use & Reconciliation (SRA)(DOC, 302KB)
Stewardship Sending Area (SSA)(PDF, 391KB)
Street Name Change (SNR)(PDF, 325KB)
Subdivision Construction Plans and Plat & Amendment (PPL/PPLA)(PDF, 425KB)
TDR - Restoration Maintenance and/or Conveyance Application (TDRM)(PDF, 347KB)
TDR - Redemption Application (TDRR)(DOCX, 121KB)
TDR - Severance Application (TDRS)(PDF, 459KB)
TDR - Transfer Application (TDRT)(PDF, 254KB)
Temporary Use Permit - Construction & Development (TUP)(PDF, 261KB)
Temporary Use Permit - Mobile Home in Agricultural Zone (TUP)(PDF, 135KB)
Temporary Use Permit - Model Home/Sales Center (TUP)(PDF, 2MB)
Temporary Sign Permit (SEP/TUP)(PDF, 1MB)
Temporary Sign Permit - Election & Referendum Signs (TUP(PDF, 163KB))
Unplatted Street Name Change (SNNP)(PDF, 579KB)
Utility Conveyance(PDF, 163KB)
Vacating an Easement, Plat, or Right-of-Way (VAC)(PDF, 344KB)
Variance Petition (VA)(PDF, 291KB)
Vegetation Removal Permit (VRP)(PDF, 258KB)
Vegetation Removal and Site Filling Permit (VRFP)(PDF, 247KB)
Vehicle on the Beach Permit (VOB)(PDF, 222KB)
Vested Rights Determination (VRD)(PDF, 168KB)
Waiver of Historic Survey(PDF, 406KB)
Wells and ROW Change of Contractor(PDF, 262KB)
Zoning Certificate - Home Business (ZCR)(PDF, 281KB)
Zoning Certificate - Non-Residential (ZCC)(PDF, 561KB)
Zoning Verification Letter - Appeal (ADA)(PDF, 250KB)
Zoning Verification Letter - Fence Finished Side Out Waiver (ZLTR)(PDF, 2MB)
Zoning Verification Letter - General Verifications (ZLTR)(PDF, 204KB)
Zoning Verification Letter - Live Local (LLVL)(PDF, 276KB)
Zoning Verification Letter - Non-Residential Farm Building (ZLTR)(PDF, 371KB)
Addressing Checklist
Affidavit of Authorization(PDF, 226KB)
Affidavit of Compliance - Neighborhood Information Meeting(PDF, 271KB)
Affidavit of Compliance - Parking Exemption or Variance(PDF, 108KB)
Affidavit & Sign Posting Instructions(PDF, 18KB)
CCPC Agenda Packet Checklist(PDF, 168KB)
Construction Maintenance Agreement(PDF, 110KB)
Designated Responsible Party Process - Change Form(PDF, 480KB)
Early Work Authorization Performance Agreement(PDF, 103KB)
Early Work Authorization Performance Bond(PDF, 128KB)
Engineer of Record Affidavit of Compliance(PDF, 188KB)
Engineering Standard Checklist(PDF, 731KB)
Excavation Performance Agreement(PDF, 134KB)
Excavation Performance Bond(PDF, 137KB)
Extension Request(PDF, 228KB)
Utility Final Acceptance (UFA)
Irrevocable Standby Letter(PDF, 66KB)
Landscape Certificate of Compliance(PDF, 123KB)
Partnership Affidavit(PDF, 7KB)
Performance Bond for Subdivision Plats(PDF, 79KB)
Project Team Schedule for Pre-Con(PDF, 192KB)
Property Ownership Disclosure Form(PDF, 182KB)
Sample of Neighborhood Information Meeting Advertisement(PDF, 195KB)
Sample letter for Notification of Neighborhood Meeting for Rezone, PUD Rezone, PUD Amendment, Conditional Use(PDF, 142KB)
Sample letter for Notification of Variance(PDF, 191KB)
Testimony Affidavit Form(DOC, 37KB)
Testimony Form - Consultant(DOC, 53KB)
Testimony Form - Engineer(DOC, 53KB)
Testimony Form - President or Vice President(DOC, 34KB)
Transfer Application Form(PDF, 254KB)
Waiver of Time Limits(PDF, 172KB)
Well Application Site Plan Checklist(PDF, 139KB)
Zoning Data Sheet(PDF, 270KB)
Sign templates for Public Hearings have been updated and may be downloaded as a ZIP file containing 1-acre+ zoning petition sign templates(ZIP, 26MB) to ensure proper formatting of public notice signage.
All applicants must complete a Property Ownership Disclosure Form(PDF, 182KB).