Plant City Planning Commission Meeting - 2026-08-10 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Plant City Planning Commission Meeting - 2026-08-10 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
This was a public hearing of the Plant City Planning Commission regarding a comprehensive plan map amendment (PCCPA 26-03) for a site proposed for commercial and industrial uses. Staff presented findings that the amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The applicant spoke in support. No public comments were received. The commission unanimously approved the amendment.
Discussion Items
- Staff presented a recommendation that the proposed amendment (PCCPA 26-03) be found consistent with the Plant City Comprehensive Plan, citing alignment with growth management policies, access to major roadways (Knights Griffin Road and Alexander Street) and rail, and utility capacity.
- Jim Schimberg of the Schuben Law Group, representing the applicant, briefly noted that annexation had been completed and requested support for the consistency finding.
- No questions or comments from commissioners were recorded prior to the vote.
Key Outcomes
- Commissioner Jamison made a motion to find PCCPA 26-03 consistent with the comprehensive plan map amendment.
- Commissioner Kugler seconded the motion.
- The motion carried unanimously with no opposition.
- The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public signed up or spoke during the public comment period.
Meeting Transcript
Verse. Very much. Welcome to a meeting of your planning commission, the official local planning agency for the cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plan City, and unincorporated Hillsboro 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 eight one three two seven two five nine four zero. Planning commissioners should unmute themselves to indicate that they would like to speak. 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. The applicant will be afforded a three-minute period for rebuttal response. Planning commissioners will then ask questions. Public comment will be closed and upon a motion, a second and discussion of vote will be taken. To all participants, please note that tonight's hearing concerns proposed changes to the comprehensive plan. Presentation should not include matters related to zoning applications and site plans that are not before the commission. Zoning conditions are not relevant to plan amendments and may not be considered by the planning commission. The planning commission's purview and making a recommendation is limited to consistency or inconsistency with the comprehensive plan. And with that, I'd like to please ask the clerk's representative to call roll. Good evening, Commissioners. Balden. Present. Cardenas. Present. Kugler. Present. Lincas. Present. Seben. Here. Sink. Here. Orton. Here. Rodriguez. Here. Joseph. Here. Thank you. Of course. All right. Thank you very much. We had two items that were continued. The first item is 2D, TACPA 26-07, comprehensive plan map amendment. It's continued to the next cycle, correct? Yes. Okay. No. No.
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