Engineering

The Engineering Services Division is responsible for the technical review of development drawings and provides inspection services to ensure development construction activities are in compliance with City codes and regulations;  provides in-house design, permitting, specifications, and bid documents of specific capital improvement projects; administers the City’s Community Rating System (CRS) program; maintains floodplain management data; and assists in the implementation of the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)-Stormwater Program;  provides assistance to the Utility Services Department in calculating the utilities services impact fees for various developments;  provides technical assistance to other departments in the implementation of various capital and transportation improvement projects; provides field survey support and review of surveying documents; and maintains as-built/record drawings of development activities and in-house projects.

 The Engineering Services also provides the following services:

• Provides technical information to the Development Review Committee regarding proposed subdivision plans and commercial developments.
• Conducts pre-construction meetings.
• Processes commercial utility service applications and calculates applicable impact fees.
• Processes Right-of-way use permit applications and provides required inspections.
• Provides available Elevation Certificate data.
• Provides available floodplain management data:
• Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) dated December 22, 2016.
• Flood Insurance Study by FEMA dated December 22, 2016.
• LOMA Applications
• Provides utilities atlas information of existing City’s utilities.

Engineering Services Forms

• Commercial Utility Service Application
• Development Checklist
• Engineering Services Work Order
• Engineering Services Work Permit
• Pipe Pressure Test Form
• Property Value Form – Potable Water System
• Property Value Form – Wastewater System
• Property Value Form – Reuse Water System
• Right of Way Use Permit Application

Useful Information:

• Elevation Certificates Records
• Guidance on Development of a Parcel Located in the Floodplain
• Engineering Services Quick Reference Guide
• Flood Insurance Study (FIS), Volume 1 of 3 dated December 22, 2016
• Flood Insurance Study (FIS), Volume 2 of 3 dated December 22, 2016
• Flood Insurance Study (FIS), Volume 3 of 3 dated December 22, 2016

 Links:

• City of Winter Haven Unified Land Development Code
• City of Winter Haven Standard Technical Specifications (pdf)
• City of Winter Haven Standard Detail Link (pdf)
• City of Winter Haven Standard Detail Drawings (Dwg)
• City of Winter Haven Utilities Rates and Fees
• FDOT Standard Plans for Road Construction
• FDOT Temporary Traffic Control (TTC)/Maintenance of Traffic (M.O.T.)
• FEMA Elevation Certificate Form and Instructions
• FEMA Map Service Center
• Flood Smart – National Flood Insurance Program
• Polk County GIS Viewer
• Polk County Property Appraiser GIS
• FDEP Application and Clearance Forms for a Project Served by WWTP #2
• FDEP Application and Clearance Forms for a Project Served by WWTP #3
• Department of Health General Permit Application Form
• Department of Health Request for Clearance Form
• Floodplain Management Requirements for Agricultural Structures and Accessory Structures, Effective February 2020