Listed below are examples of design guidelines for various districts and/or areas within the City of Tampa. As more guidelines are established, they will be added to the list.

Local Historic Districts

The following design guidelines are available through the City of Tampa's Historic Preservation and Urban Design Division, 306 E. Jackson Street, 3N, Tampa, FL 33602. Due to updates, some of the design guidelines are not currently available on line at this time. If you have any questions or need further assistance regarding design guidelines within a local historic district, please contact Historic Preservation and Urban Design at 813-274-8920.    

• Hyde Park Design Guidelines
• Seminole Heights Design Guidelines
• Tampa Heights Design Guidelines
• Ybor City Design Guidelines

Overlay Districts

• West Tampa Overlay District Illustrated Design Standards (PDF, 1 mb)

Central Business District

• CBD Riverwalk Design Standards (1989) (PDF, 1.4 mb)

• CBD Urban Design Guidelines (PDF, 9.91 mb)

Design guidelines as listed above are in PDF format; and you'll need Adobe Reader to view them. You can download the reader by clicking on the Adobe Reader icon.