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Property Management Department
Director of Property Management : Cary Knight
The Property Management Department is comprised of the following divisions: Building and Energy Management, Parks and County Grounds, Property Acquisition, Construction Services, and Survey.
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If there are any current Invitations to Negotiate (ITN's) they will appear below)
To avoid duplicating data efforts, we created a filter on the parcel data that is managed and maintained by the Manatee County Property Appraiser. This means that our County-owned property data comes directly from the Property Appraiser. As they update their data, our data will update as well. Recent sales or acquisitions may not be immediately reflected in the data but will appear once ownership changes are recorded by the Manatee County Clerk of Court.
If you click on a parcel you may notice how some may say “1 of #” in the header of the popup. While it may appear that there are “stacked” parcels, it’s actually just a single parcel that has multiple addresses associated with it (i.e. multiple buildings or offices).
The Property Appraiser assigns a Land Use Code (LUC) to every property in Manatee County. Out of 200 codes, there are only three codes used for parcels owned by Manatee County government - ‘Public Right-of-Way’ is used for streets, roads, and alleyways; ‘County’ is assigned to all parcels that have vertical structures. An example of this is our County Administration building at 1112 Manatee Avenue West; ‘Government Owned Vacant County’ is assigned to parcels that have no vertical structures. Preserves and stormwater parcels are examples of ‘Government Owned Vacant County’. With the exception of ‘Public Right-of-Way’, the LUC Description will not tell you what a particular parcel is used for.
Four main criteria are used to assess Natural Resource Value. The criteria were established in the ELMAC Ordinance in 2003 and are fundamental to conservation and preservation programs throughout the Country.
- Ecological Quality – quality of species or habitat, degree of alteration or degradation, level of restoration required
- Rarity of Species or Habitat – uniqueness, number of threatened, endangered or species of special concern supported
- Importance to Water Resources – protection of or degradation to portable water supply or aquatic environment
- Connectivity – proximity to existing conservation lands or planned corridor, size of connection.
While the Natural Resource Value criteria above address the purpose of the Referendum, these specific elements are evaluated to determine how well sites meet the purpose of the Referendum.
- Drinking Water Protection
- Water Quality Protection
- Prevention of Stormwater Runoff Pollution
- Preservation of Fish Habitat
- Preservation of Wildlife Habitat
- Provision of Parks
The County-Owned Property map is color coded according to the County Department that manages or uses each parcel.
- Yellow – County Administration
- Gray – Public Works
- Green – Parks and Natural Resources
- Red – Public Safety
- Pink – Neighborhood Services
- Purple – Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity
- Blue – Utilities
- Orange – Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
A conservation easement, also known as “less-than-fee” purchase, acquires only the property rights needed for the conservation goal (i.e., development and land use conversion rights). More on conservation easements and their benefits can be found at this link. The program provides for both fee simple and conservation easement acquisition. A fee simple purchase transfers full ownership of the property to another party.
ELMAC ordinance considerations specific to agricultural easements include:
- Land quality for agricultural use - prime, unique, local or state-wide importance
- Economic viability – size, on-site farm infrastructure, proximity to off-site farm infrastructure, such as markets
- Compatibility of surrounding uses
- Degree of development pressure - proximity to the urban service boundary, zoning, residential development
- Proximity to other protected agricultural, environmental lands or wildlife corridors/greenways
- Enhancement or preservation of wildlife habitat, air and water quality, hydrology, ground water recharge, scenic, historic, and other cultural features
County-owned real property is continuously reviewed by the Property Acquisition division to identify potential surplus.
Potential surplus properties are reviewed by all County departments to determine whether a current or future need for the property exists. If such a need exists, then the property is retained for the current or future use specified. If no such need exists, then the property is presented to the Board of County Commissioners for surplus consideration.
You can view all properties on the Property Acquisitions page, under the Environmental Lands Program.
Or you can view more information about each individual one below:
- 2. Resolution R-22-181 (pdf) (604 KB)
- 2. Exhibit B - Title VI-Nondiscrimination Policy & Plan for Local Agency Program (pdf) (263 KB)
- 3. FDOT Sub-Recipient Compliance Assessment Tool (SCAT) (pdf) (257 KB)
- 4. Exhibit A - Title VI & ADA Plan (pdf) (488 KB)
- 4. Resolution R-23-021 (pdf) (413 KB)
- 1. Resolution R-22-181 (pdf) (604 KB)
- 1. Exhibit A - Title VI Nondiscrimination Assurance (pdf) (879 KB)
- Summary report Environmental Lands (pdf) (89 KB)
- Rye Road Map (pdf) (492 KB)
- North Pine Island (pdf) (1105 KB)
- Work Plan North Pine Island (pdf) (333 KB)
- Crane Park Addition (pdf) (1033 KB)
- Site_Work_Plan_EmersonPointExpansion_Revised (pdf) (810 KB)
- Site_Work_Plan_TripleOak (pdf) (761 KB)
- Site_Work_Plan_CrookedRiverRanch_Revised (pdf) (12436 KB)
- Crooked River Preserve Photos (pdf) (14555 KB)
- Environmental Lands financial Summary May 2025 (pdf) (625 KB)
- Environmental Millage Overview March 2024 (pdf) (986 KB)
- Vacation_Affidavit (pdf) (269 KB)
- Surveyor_Checklist (pdf) (261 KB)
- ELP Process Flowchart (pdf) (160 KB)
- ELP Nomination Form (pdf) (783 KB)
- Online Vacation Application Instructions (pdf) (180 KB)
- Disposition of surplus lands (pdf) (159 KB)
- Manatee County Bid Submittal Form (pdf) (158 KB)
- Manatee County, FL Zoning Codes (pdf) (103 KB)
- allocation of riparian rights (pdf) (64 KB)
- NGS_Referencing BM soon to be destroyed (pdf) (907 KB)
- 2023_Lot-Split_Guideline2 (pdf) (235 KB)
- 2023_Legal_Description_and_Sketch_Guidelines2 (pdf) (259 KB)
- PCPs _ Lot corners - Surveyors Affidavit (pdf) (111 KB)
- PCPs only - Surveyors Affidavit (pdf) (108 KB)
- Final_plat_guideline_06_11_24 (pdf) (300 KB)
- Plat requirement LDC revisions (pdf) (40 KB)
- Manatee_County_Mark_Recovery_Sheet (docx) (116 KB)
Divisions
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Building Energy and Technology Section
Manatee County has focused on environmental protection by using tools to support local sustainability initiatives.More Information -
Construction Services Division
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Energy and Building Operations Division
Building Management performs building maintenance and operation activities throughout 419 buildings in the County, ensuring that facilities are functioning properly every day. Building Management is the primary contact for user departments regarding their daily needs. They also reduce operating costs through energy efficient efforts.More Information -
Parks, Grounds, and Beach Maintenance Division
The Parks Grounds and Beach Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance of county outdoor facilities. We have over 40 parks were we maintain athletic fields, landscaping, playgrounds, bathrooms, facilities, hard surface courts, lighting, electrical and parking lots. We always look at ways we can improve the parks through special projects using internal staff and contractors, we have added things like pickleball courts, volleyball courts, new fencing, parking lots and protective netting as an example. County grounds include the outside landscaping around county BOCC buildings and over 100 medians which we have renovated and now maintain on a regular basis. The final aspect is the maintenance of our county owned public beach facilities. Here we maintain over 5 miles of beaches for the enjoyment of the public. This includes the beach sand, parking lots, facilities and common areas. We also play a key role in storm preparation and response, including sandbag operations, storm cleanup and point of distribution sites.More Information -
Property Acquisition Division
Provides a wide range of real estate services to County departments and citizens of Manatee County. These services include Land acquisition for Capital improvement projects (CIP), as well as other projects throughout the County.More Information -
Stormwater Maintenance Division
Stormwater maintenance efforts include regular upkeep, rehabilitation, and, when needed, construction of stormwater systems. This management of canals, ponds, roadside ditches, and infrastructure helps prevent flooding, protects water quality, and maintains compliance with the county's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. The division also responds to storm events, providing critical support such as sandbag distribution and post-storm debris removal to enhance community resilience.More Information -
Survey Division
County Surveyor : County Surveyors
The Survey Division within Manatee County is a technologically forward-looking provider of various surveying and mapping services to various departments and divisions throughout the County. These services range from, but are not limited to: subdivision plat review for compliance with state statutes and local regulations, boundary surveys, review of conveyance documents related to surveying and mapping, maintenance of the County’s horizontal and vertical control networks, topographic and bathymetric surveys, facilities scanning and mapping, and coastal zone data collection and mapping for support of hurricane resiliency.More Information