The Planning Commission met on May 11, 2026, to conduct public hearings for both the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County comprehensive plan amendments. Four map amendment items were considered, involving changes to future land use designations. Staff presented findings, applicants made cases, and the public had the opportunity to comment. The Commission voted on each item, forwarding recommendations to the respective governing bodies.
The Hillsborough County public hearing adjourned at 7:26 PM.
Are we gonna sit here and say that this owner starts for dogs? We're gonna head up to that dog call right now. So we'll go out, we'll assess the situation. Did you see those specs through there? She was very upset about losing all of our cats. She she called me up a few times in tears. I need my photos. I need to be able to tape this picture for the judge so that he sees what I see. Welcome to a meeting of your planning commission, the official local planning agency for the cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plan City, and unincorporated Hillsborough County. The Planning Commission provides innovative leadership and long-range vision that contributes to the creation of a thriving, prosperous community that offers opportunity, fairness, and choice in how we live. Move, learn, work, and play. For more information about the Planning Commission, please call 813-272-5940. Follow us on social media or visit our website at Planhillsboro.org. Welcome everyone to the May 11th, 2026 public hearing of the Planning Commission on City of Tampa Comprehensive Plan Amendments. We thank you for attending this meeting. Your comments and participation are encouraged. For those attending in person and wishing to speak on any agenda item, please sign the register at the rear of the room and turn off any devices that may be a distraction. To minimize feedback in the audio, all online participants in the meeting will be muted until it is their opportunity to speak. Planning commissioners should unmute themselves to indicate that they would like to speak. Please be sure to state your name at the beginning of your remarks for the benefit of the clerk. There will be an opportunity for members of the public to provide comments when your name is called. Please wait until the chair calls on you to begin speaking. State your name at the beginning of your comments and adhere to the time limits. If anyone has difficulties or is watching via HTV and would like to provide comments to be included in the record for the local government hearing, please email them to planner at plancom.org. For those of you who are not familiar with our process, the meeting will be conducted as follows. The agenda item will be introduced. Staff will give their presentation with a 15-minute time limit. The applicant will be given the opportunity to make a presentation with a 15-minute time limit following presentations. Members of the public may address the planning commission when recognized by the chairman. Public comment will be heard for three minutes per person. Presentation should not include matters related to zoning applications and site plans that are not before the commission. And the red dashed line shown here represents the boundary for the Ybor City Local Historic District to the north and east. The surrounding area is mixed use with multifamily commercial and institutional uses. Immediately south are Booker T Washington Elementary in the Robert W. Saunders Library. To the west is a church and a drive-thru restaurant with the GTE building further west in the Encore development just south of that. The law union apartments, which are a part of the gas works development, are also located to the southeast within Channel District located further beyond the frame. This is a photo looking directly at the subject site along South Henderson Avenue. Looking east on East Scott Street, east of the subject site, these are the law union apartments, and the subject site is out of frame behind the camera. This is looking south of the site along East Estall Street towards the elementary school, and the subject site is out of frame to the left. Looking west along East Henderson Avenue, west of the subject site, and the subject site is behind the camera, out of frame. And then looking west across North Nebraska Avenue towards downtown. The subject site is out of frame to the rear, about 230 feet. This map shows the adopted future land use as CMU 35, allowing medium density residential and commercial uses at 35 units per acre or 2.0 FAR, which surrounds the site on all sides. So the east along 7th Avenue is UMU 60. To the southeast are additional UMU 60 and RMU 100 parcels associated with the gas works development. To the west of Nebraska Avenue includes UMU 60 and RMU 100 parcels. Further south is recreation open space, which is Tampa Park Plaza, and further north is R20. This map shows the proposed future land use as urban mixed use 60, which would allow high density and intensity mixed use development up to 60 units per acre or 3.25 FAR. This amendment would increase the maximum density from 118 to 203 dwelling units in the allowable intensity from just over 295,000 square feet to just over 497,000 square feet of residential or non-residential uses.