For a Safety Harbor driveway, use the Driveway or Paver Permit Completeness Form linked from the current permit hub, not the January 2020 procedure by itself. The two documents differ on survey copies, tree paperwork, inspections and the notice-of-commencement amount. Those differences affect what belongs in an application.
Which instructions changed?
| Filing question | January 2020 procedure | Currently linked completeness form |
|---|---|---|
| Survey copies | Five copies | One survey, with specified site and construction details |
| Tree documents | Tree permit if removing trees; no-removal application only for expansion | Tree permit if removing trees, or a no-tree-removal form |
| Impervious area | Worksheet or survey addition for new construction/addition | Impervious Surface Worksheet appears in the required-information list |
| Notice amount | Over $2,500 | Job value exceeds $5,000 |
| Inspections | May include pre-pour and final | All driveways are subject to pre-pour and final |
Sources: older procedure and current linked checklist. The checklist has no visible revision date in its extracted text; “current linked” describes where LSL found it, not an invented adoption date. Resolve conflicting requirements with the City rather than combining both lists indiscriminately.
The checklist says the notice is required before final inspection. That does not establish that recording or supplying it can safely wait until then: state law separately addresses the notice-copy requirement before the first inspection for covered work. Confirm the applicable recording and inspection sequence before construction.
Draw what the reviewer actually needs
The checklist permits the required information to be hand-drawn on a survey. Show existing and proposed driveway dimensions, demolition limits, building footprints, lot lines and setbacks, roadways, sidewalks, platted alleys, utility lines, meters, and trees with species and diameter at breast height. It also asks for concrete strength and a cross-section identifying base, surface materials and thickness.
Use that list to check the drawing’s completeness—not to design the driveway yourself. Ask the designer or contractor to identify omitted measurements and which party supplies them. If the driveway is part of a single-family dwelling permit, the checklist says it is reviewed with that permit rather than through a separate application. It also distinguishes County- and FDOT-maintained driveways; confirm the controlling road authority.
Pavers in the right of way carry a separate responsibility
The checklist calls for a driveway/sidewalk agreement when pavers are in the right of way, and a right-of-way permit when the project constructs or repairs sidewalk. The agreement explains why the finish matters: if the City removes decorative material for its work, it may replace it with a standard apron or sidewalk rather than matching the decoration. The owner bears decorative replacement and maintenance responsibilities; the agreement also contains recording, liability and enforcement terms. Read the whole instrument before signing, and obtain legal advice where needed.
Schedule the right inspection—not just “a final”
The live permit hub accepts online driveway applications and explains the City/County split. For City-only inspections it requests email at least seven days before the requested date. For City-County reviews, City-code inspections precede final Florida Building Code inspections through Pinellas County. Identify which route the issued permit uses before scheduling the pour or final work.
LSL checked the complete hub, both checklist pages, the older one-page procedure and all three agreement pages on September 21, 2026. This comparison replaces the earlier broad trigger table with the actual document conflicts and application details. It does not settle engineering, property boundaries or permit eligibility for an individual driveway.