Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work.
The City team diligently operates within the boundaries set by the Florida Growth Management Laws, the Winter Haven Comprehensive Plan, the Winter Haven Land Development Code, and all Concurrency Regulations.
building, a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use. Rudimentary buildings were initially constructed out of the purely functional need for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate. These first buildings were simple dwellings.