Mission Statement

The mission of the Development Services Department is to facilitate the development and enhancement of the dynamic building and business communities located within Homestead.

Services, Functions and Activities

The Development Services Department is comprised of four distinct, but highly interactive, divisions, all of which provide an array of services to our citizens.

Building Safety Division
Reviews all construction plans for new structures, proposed improvements to existing structures (provided they are in conformance with the Florida Building Code), issues permits, conducts inspections, issues Certificates of Occupancy and conducts business licensing site inspections. 

Planning and Zoning Division
Administers the City’s Comprehensive Plan, prepares evaluation and appraisal reports, enforces land development regulations, processes requests for public hearings and administrative variances and participates in the review of building permits.

Business Licensing Section
Issues new business licenses, renews existing licenses, collects license taxes and coordinates special events.

Construction Management
Provides advice to the City for all phases of the construction process including: programming, review of design, review of construction documents, assistance in the bidding processes and provides general oversight to all the construction projects from initiation to completion.

Fiscal Year Highlights
The department will begin construction management of needed City projects.  This year we plan on providing technical assistance with the New City Hall, New

Police Department Building, Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park, Wittkop Park, Harris Field Restrooms, Musslewhite / Sr. Citizen's Center, Losner Park, Lily Lawrence Bow Library, Busway stations and other large capital improvement projects.

The Department shall continue to improve its efficiency through the implementation and utilization of cutting edge technology.  This philosophy translates into direct and tangible benefits for both customer and employees alike.  Examples of new systems technologies include: web-based inspection scheduling (in combination with the ability to instantaneously attain results), as well as a web-based system for the review of commentary for all plan submissions.