What does NT-1 zoning mean in St. Petersburg?

NT-1, Neighborhood Traditional 1, applies to single-family homes within St. Petersburg's walkable, grid-pattern "Traditional" context areas, as opposed to the NS series applied to auto-oriented "Suburban" context neighborhoods.

How does the FEMA 50% rule affect zoning rebuilds in St. Petersburg?

If storm damage or renovation cost exceeds 50% of a structure's market value, FEMA's substantial-improvement rule requires the rebuilt structure to meet current elevation and zoning standards, which can eliminate legal nonconforming status a pre-storm structure previously held. This has been a major issue after the 2024 hurricane season.

How do I find the zoning for an address in St. Petersburg?

The City of St. Petersburg Planning & Development Services Department maintains the official Land Development Regulations zoning map online, and the Pinellas County Property Appraiser provides the underlying parcel records.

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St. Petersburg, FL zoning map & districts

St. Petersburg's Land Development Regulations (Chapter 16 of the City Code) are administered by the Planning & Development Services Department, with the Community Planning & Preservation Commission (CPPC) reviewing rezonings and land use map amendments before City Council. The district-naming system is distinctive: it pairs a residential or commercial category with a context designation of either "Traditional" (walkable, grid-pattern neighborhoods, coded NT/NTM/CCT) or "Suburban" (auto-oriented areas, coded NS/NSM/CCS), so the same base use can carry different development standards depending on surrounding street pattern.

The code St. Petersburg Land Development Regulations

St. Petersburg zoning map

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Residential 15
Commercial 7
Special purpose 6
Downtown / core 5
Mixed-use 2
Industrial 2
Other / unclassified 1

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Find a district by address

District lookup only. No bulk standards and no ordinance citations are held for this city yet. Not a zoning verification.

Source: the official City of St. Petersburg GIS Open Data - Zoning , retrieved 2026-08-29 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

The Pinellas County Property Appraiser maintains parcel and ownership records, and the City of St. Petersburg's Planning & Development Services Department publishes the official Land Development Regulations zoning map.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in St. Petersburg

Since Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, rebuilding in flood-prone areas has run into FEMA's 50%-substantial-improvement rule, which can force a property into current zoning and elevation standards on rebuild even where it was a legal nonconforming use before the storms — a frequent point of friction on older barrier-island and low-lying parcels.

St. Petersburg zoning districts by family

The 10 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in St. Petersburg, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the St. Petersburg Land Development Regulations — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 6 districts
NS-1	Neighborhood Suburban Single Family - 1	Low-density single-family in an auto-oriented, suburban street pattern.
NS-2	Neighborhood Suburban Single Family - 2	Single-family on smaller suburban lots.
NSM-1	Neighborhood Suburban Multi Family - 1	Low-density multifamily within a suburban context.
NT-1	Neighborhood Traditional Single Family - 1	Single-family within walkable, grid-pattern neighborhoods.
NT-2	Neighborhood Traditional Single Family - 2	Traditional-context single-family on smaller lots.
CRS-1	Corridor Residential Suburban - 1	Residential development along suburban-context corridors; corrected from a non-existent plain 'CRS' code.
Mixed-use 1 district
CCT-1	Corridor Commercial Traditional - 1	Walkable, mixed-use commercial along traditional-context corridors.
Commercial 1 district
CCS-1	Corridor Commercial Suburban - 1	Auto-oriented commercial along suburban corridors.
Downtown / core 1 district
DC-1	Downtown Center - 1	Downtown core mixed-use.
Industrial 1 district
IT	Industrial Traditional	Legacy industrial areas near downtown and the rail corridor.

St. Petersburg zoning — common questions

What does NT-1 zoning mean in St. Petersburg?: NT-1, Neighborhood Traditional 1, applies to single-family homes within St. Petersburg's walkable, grid-pattern "Traditional" context areas, as opposed to the NS series applied to auto-oriented "Suburban" context neighborhoods.
How does the FEMA 50% rule affect zoning rebuilds in St. Petersburg?: If storm damage or renovation cost exceeds 50% of a structure's market value, FEMA's substantial-improvement rule requires the rebuilt structure to meet current elevation and zoning standards, which can eliminate legal nonconforming status a pre-storm structure previously held. This has been a major issue after the 2024 hurricane season.
How do I find the zoning for an address in St. Petersburg?: The City of St. Petersburg Planning & Development Services Department maintains the official Land Development Regulations zoning map online, and the Pinellas County Property Appraiser provides the underlying parcel records.

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St. Petersburg zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.