Working Waterfront Questionnaire – Pinellas County, FL

The Working Waterfront Questionnaire is the preliminary questionnaire the Pinellas County Property Appraiser uses for the working waterfront classification. On it, the applicant states which working waterfront uses a property met on January 1 of the tax year and affirms that the facts are true.

The form collects the applicant's name, phone, email and mailing address, then the parcel numbers and physical addresses. It lists seven kinds of use to check, from land used predominantly for commercial fishing and public vessel-launch land to a marina or drystack open to the public, water-dependent marine manufacturing, commercial fishing and vessel construction and repair facilities, and an "Other" line. For each use checked, you give the percentage of time the property was in that use, and a start date if it was used for less than 1 year.

Three follow-up questions cover a Tangible Personal Property (TPP) Tax Return filed for machinery and equipment, the name that return was filed under, and whether the real property is leased to others. The signature block affirms that the property complies with the restrictions and requirements of Article VII, Section 4(j), Florida Constitution. The form also tells income-producing investment properties to complete a Real Property Income and Expense Return, which is a separate document. The revision printed on the form is Rev. 1/26.

The form is for the applicant who says a property is working waterfront property based on its current use and who wants the Pinellas County Property Appraiser to consider it for the working waterfront classification.

How the form treats different situations:

• One parcel, or several with the same use: one form is enough. List every parcel number and physical address in the spaces provided.
• Several parcels with different uses: submit a separate form for each parcel.
• Income-producing investment property: the form tells you to complete a Real Property Income and Expense Return as well.
• Leased property: if the real property is leased to others, answer Yes and attach a copy of the lease agreement.
• Machinery and equipment: the form asks whether a TPP Tax Return has been filed with the Pinellas County Property Appraiser.

The signer prints a name and title beside the signature, which suggests the form may be signed for a business or organization. The form does not describe who may sign for someone else, so ask the agency if that applies to you.

The triggering date is January 1 of the tax year. The form states that on that date the land is working waterfront property based on its current use, and the signer affirms that the property was used primarily for the indicated purposes as of January 1 of this year. No separate due date is printed on the form, so confirm the filing period for the classification with the Pinellas County Property Appraiser.

By signing, you also agree that the Property Appraiser may require supplemental information, including income and expense information, to establish that the property was actually used for working waterfront purposes and to establish the classified use value. You agree to comply with any reasonable request for it.

The form prints no address, portal or other channel for returning it, so confirm where to send it with the Pinellas County Property Appraiser, the agency that publishes it at pcpao.gov.

Whatever channel the agency directs you to, prepare the package as the form describes:

• Submit a separate form for each parcel when parcels have different uses.
• Attach a copy of the lease agreement if you answered Yes to the question on leasing the real property to others.
• Include a Real Property Income and Expense Return if the property is an income-producing investment property.
• Sign and date the form, and add your printed name and title, email and phone.

FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the agency's channels.