TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026, 5:01 P.M.
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5:05:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
5:05:32PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
5:05:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
5:05:35PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
5:05:35PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
HERE.
5:05:36PM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
5:05:37PM >> CARLSON?
CLENDENIN?
5:05:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
5:05:41PM >>THE CLERK:
YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
5:05:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CHRIS TO
CLEAR THE --
5:05:50PM >> CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
WE DO HAVE THREE ITEMS THIS EVENING TO CLEAR OFF THE AGENDA.
WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 2, VAC-26-09.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO JUNE 25, 2026.
5:06:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ITEM NUMBER 2.
5:06:16PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
OUR SECOND ITEM IS ITEM 3, REZ 25-116.
THE APPLICANT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM SENT AN E-MAIL INTO
COUNCIL YESTERDAY REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO THE JULY
23rd.
5:06:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
JULY 23, 2026.
5:06:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S THEIR FIRST?
5:06:41PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
THAT IS THEIR FIRST REQUEST.
5:06:43PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FOR BOTH?
5:06:45PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
FOR THE SECOND ITEM, CORRECT.
AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR A 180 WAIVER AS WELL.
5:06:56PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FOR NUMBER 2?
5:06:58PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
25-116.
5:07:01PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MAKE A MOTION FOR VAC-26-09 TO WAIVE THE
180 DAY --
5:07:09PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
NO.
ITEM 3 -- THE SECOND ITEM THAT WE ARE CLEARING.
ITEM 3.
5:07:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
REZ-25-116, I WAIVE THE 180 DAY.
5:07:27PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
DID WE DO THE CONTINUANCE -- WHEN WE DID
THE CONTINUANCE, DID WE DO THE ADDRESS -- NOT FOR 2 EITHER.
5:07:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'LL CLEAN IT UP.
MOTION ON ITEM 3, REZ-25-116 TO WAIVE THE 180 DAY
REQUIREMENT.
5:07:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AND TO RENOTICE.
5:07:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AND TO RENOTICE.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE ADDRESS FOR THE
CONTINUATION OF ITEM NUMBER 3?
5:08:07PM >>THE CLERK:
YES.
ITEM NUMBER 3 IS REZ-25-116 IS BEING CONTINUED TO JULY 23,
AND THE ADDRESS -- ADDRESS FIRST IS OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT
315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA,
33602.
THE TIME WILL BE 5:01 P.M.
5:08:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, CLERK.
5:08:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
DID WE DO THE ADDRESS ON NUMBER 1?
5:08:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ITEM NUMBER 2, VAC 26-09, ALSO TO RENOTICE.
5:08:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALREADY CONTINUED IT.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO CLEAN THAT UP?
5:09:03PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
CAN WE HEAR FROM MR. HUDSON, PLEASE.
5:09:06PM >> TYLER HUDSON, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE.
THE VACATING PROPERLY NOTICED.
ACCOMPANYING REZONING WAS NOT.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A NEED TO RENOTICE THE VACATING TO
JUNE 25th.
I WOULD JUST ASK PERHAPS THE CLERK READ THE ADDRESS.
WE ARE GOING TO RENOTICE ITEM 12.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU ALL GET THERE, BUT TO MAKE
SURE Ts ARE CROSSED AND Is DOTTED, IF WE COULD MOVE ITEM
2, THE VACATING TO JUNE 25th AND WHATEVER ADDRESS READING
AND TIME READING IS REQUIRED, I WOULD ASK THAT THE CLERK DO
THAT.
5:09:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ALREADY CONTINUED TO JUNE 25.
CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE DATE AND TIME FOR ITEM
NUMBER 2, PLEASE?
5:09:49PM >>THE CLERK:
ITEM NUMBER 2, FILE VAC 26-09, THE TIME WOULD
BE 5:01 P.M.
THE ADDRESS IS OLD CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
5:10:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, CLERK.
CHRIS, ONE MORE.
5:10:08PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
THIRD AND FINAL ITEM IS ITEM 12, FILE REZ-26-28.
THIS WAS A MISNOTICE, SO WE'RE REQUESTING TO HAVE IT
REMOVED, THIS ITEM REMOVED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
5:10:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
MR. HUDSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS.
5:10:28PM >> TYLER HUDSON, FOR THE RECORD.
WE ASK FOR THIS TO BE HEARD ON JUNE 25.
WE ARE NOTICING FOR THAT DATE WITH COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.
WE ASK THAT ALSO BE ON JUNE 25.
5:10:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS WOULD BE MISNOTICED.
IT IS REMOVED FROM THE SCHEDULE.
5:10:45PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ALSO AS PART OF THE MOTION TO RESCHEDULE IT
FOR THE PARTICULAR DATE THAT IS BEING ASK FOR, JUNE --
5:10:53PM >> JUNE 25.
5:10:54PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE WANT TO RESCHEDULE BECAUSE OF THE
MISNOTICE TO JUNE 25, 2026.
5:11:04PM >> WE'VE SPOKEN WITH STAFF.
THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE REQUEST.
THANK YOU.
5:11:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EVERYBODY IS GOOD?
HEARING NO REJECTIONS FROM THE STAFF TABLE, IS MY MOTION AND
SECOND STILL GOOD FOR THAT TO RESCHEDULE TO JUNE 25th?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
CLERK.
5:11:36PM >>THE CLERK:
TIME WOULD BE 5:01 P.M.
THE ADDRESS IS LOCATED AT OLD CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 315 EAST
KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
5:11:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S JUNE 25, 2026.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
5:01 P.M.
SHE SAID THAT PART.
VERY GOOD.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN
MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
ITEM NUMBER 1.
5:12:09PM >>ERIC COTTON:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
ERIC COTTON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE GETTING ALMOST TO THE END OF THE
JULY 2025 CYCLE.
5:12:19PM >> MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
5:12:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND
FROM VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
5:12:25PM >>ERIC COTTON:
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION, JULY 2025 CYCLE.
SO COUNCIL KNOWS, WE'RE BIFURCATING THIS.
THERE WILL BE A HEARING TONIGHT ON SOME OF THE ITEMS NEXT
THURSDAY DURING THE DAYTIME HEARING I'LL BE BACK FOR THE
CHANGES TO THE SUBDIVISION AND PLATTING REGULATIONS ALSO
MANDATED BY THE STATE.
JUNE 4, WE'LL BRING THEM BACK TOGETHER TO GET THE JULY 2025
CYCLE HOPEFULLY ADOPTED ON JUNE 24.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND START.
AS COUNCIL KNOWS, THERE'S TWO CYCLES A YEAR.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE JULY 2025 CYCLE.
AS WE STATED PREVIOUSLY, WE'RE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE
CYCLES AS WE'RE GETTING, BECAUSE OF THE NEW CODE UPDATE THAT
WILL HOPEFULLY BE ADOPTED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, MAY 14.
COUNCIL FIRST READING FOR THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.
THE FIRST ONE WAS A MOTION BY CITY COUNCIL.
THIS WAS TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR
INCREASE THE HEIGHT TO FAA, HCAA AND TO ALLOW FOR INCREASE
IN F.A.R. WITH BONUS.
BASICALLY, THE LANGUAGE -- IN THE CODE CHANGES TABLE 19-2 TO
ALLOW FOR THE HEIGHT TO BE FAA AND HCAA.
MAXIMUM F.A.R. TO BE UP TO 10.5 WITH BONUS.
BASICALLY, WEST OF CHANNELSIDE DRIVE, EAST OF MERIDIAN AND
WITHIN THE CHANNEL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AS A WHOLE.
IN SUMMARY, THE SPECIAL STREET SETBACKS.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT FIRST.
THE SPECIAL STREET SETBACKS IN THE CITY HAVE BEEN IN THE
CODE SINCE THE '50s.
THESE WERE CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMPA HAD
SPECIFIC SETBACKS THAT WERE ALLOWED, THAT WERE INCREASED
ABOVE THE TYPICAL SETBACK FOR THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
YOU COULD BE ZONED RS 50, HAVE A 20-FOOT SETBACK BUT THE
SPECIAL STREET SETBACK MAY REQUIRE YOU TO BE 32 FEET BACK
FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
MEASURED FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD DEPENDING ON WHAT
ROAD YOU ARE ON DEPENDS HOW FAR BACK YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE.
BEEN IN THE CODE SINCE THE '50s.
CITY IS -- WE HAVE MULTIMODAL.
WE HAVE BIKES.
WE HAVE THE LITTLE SCOOTER THINGS.
WE HAVE ELECTRIC BIKES.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM BEING AUTO CENTRIC.
WE WORK WITH MOBILITY.
IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, THEY DON'T SEE A NEED FOR THE SPECIAL
STREET SETBACKS ANYMORE.
IF WE DID NEED TO TAKE PROPERTY OR UTILIZE PROPERTY THAT
WOULD EXPAND A ROAD IF WE GOT TO THAT POINT AGAIN, WE'D HAVE
TO GO THROUGH THE TYPICAL PROCESS OF EXPANDING THE ROADWAY.
THE NEXT ONE WAS ALSO STAFF INITIATED, ONLY BECAUSE THE
STATE PREEMPTED US.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, COUNCIL WAS ENCOURAGING EV.
WE AMENDED OUR CODE TO EV, AND THEN THE STATE JUST INITIATED
-- DID A TEXT AMENDMENT THAT PREEMPTED US FROM REGULATING
THAT.
THEY RESERVE THAT FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS ALSO A STATE PREEMPTION WHICH IS
CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCE.
THIS IS BEING AMENDED TO ALL THE DIFFERENT USE TABLES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS RANGING ANYWHERE
FROM BEING RUN BY THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES.
THEY LIVE THERE AS A FAMILY.
THEY HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM A MORE INTENSIVE TREATMENT
PROGRAM.
NOW THEY ARE TRADITIONALLY BACK INTO A TYPICAL LIFE OF
SOBRIETY AND LIVING ON THEIR OWN AGAIN, ALL THE WAY UP TO
BEING IN A MORE INTENSIVE HOME TREATMENT PLACE WHERE YOU GET
COUNSELING ON-SITE.
INPATIENT TREATMENT OUTSIDE OF A PATIENT SESSION IS NOT
ALLOWED ON SITE.
ALL TREATMENT AND OUTPATIENT THERAPY ALL HAS TO BE DONE
OUTSIDE OF THE HOME ITSELF.
5:16:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'LL WAIT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TO BE
COMPLETE.
ARE YOU DONE?
5:16:54PM >>ERIC COTTON:
YES, SIR.
I HAVE ONE LAST SLIDE, BASICALLY THE DIFFERENT USE TABLES
THAT ARE BEING AMENDED, WHICH IS ALL THE DIFFERENT USE
TABLES WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMPA OUTSIDE OF THE M.A.P.
DISTRICT BECAUSE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED IN M.A.P.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO RESIDENTIAL.
NOW I AM DONE.
5:17:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
5:17:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
PUTTING THAT RIGHT BACK UP.
WOULD THIS STILL REQUIRE THOSE RECOVERY RESIDENCES TO BE IN
CERTAIN ZONES OR IS THIS ALLOWED CITYWIDE, ANY RESIDENCE?
5:17:24PM >>ERIC COTTON:
THEY ARE ALLOWED CITYWIDE ANY RESIDENCE.
THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS.
FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIRES A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION TO BE
MADE FOR THESE KINDS OF USES.
WE ALREADY HAVE THAT IN OUR CODE UNDER 27-62.
SO THEY WOULD APPLY TO THE ZONING OFFICE.
WE WOULD REVIEW THE REQUEST.
AND IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH, WE WOULD BE
APPROVING THEM.
5:17:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
BASICALLY WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE TO BE
ALLOWED TO HAVE A RECOVERY RESIDENCE ANYWHERE AND -- THE
HOUSE NEXT TO YOU COULD BECOME A RECOVERY RESIDENCE WITHOUT
ANY THOUGHT BECAUSE OF THE STATE.
5:17:59PM >>ERIC COTTON:
YES, MA'AM.
5:18:01PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE TELLING YOUR FRIENDS.
WOW.
5:18:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
5:18:07PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I JUST WANT TO KNOW, HAVE WE DONE ANY
STUDIES OR DO YOU HAVE ANY ABILITY TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS
SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW, THE ACTION ON IT, THE PERCENTAGE OF
SUCCESS?
5:18:21PM >>ERIC COTTON:
IF ANYONE ELSE HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS YET?
WELL, THE STATE REQUIRED IT TO BE IMPLEMENTED JANUARY 1,
2026.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING IN ANY DOCUMENTATION OF ANY OTHER
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE PROCESSED ANY OF THESE YET.
WE MAY BE THE FIRST.
WE MAY BE THE LAST.
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THIS WAS A PREEMPTION FROM THE STATE, BUT NOBODY HAS
REACHED OUT TO THE ZONING OFFICE TO SAY, HEY, HOW ARE YOU
ALL HANDLING THIS AT THIS POINT.
5:18:49PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NEXT QUESTION, HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THIS
IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?
DOES THE STATE GIVE YOU --
5:18:56PM >>ERIC COTTON:
THE STATE IS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
I'LL LET DANA OPINE ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THE
ANSWER.
5:19:05PM >> DANA CROSBY COLLIER, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THERE ARE SOME REMEDIES IN THE STATE LAW.
THE STATE LAW PASSED IN 2025.
IT WAS A CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCE ACT.
AND THERE ARE SOME REMEDIES IN THE STATE LAW IF THERE IS A
PROBLEM WITH A RESIDENCE.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GRAB THAT WILL REAL QUICK.
WE WERE TRACKING IT ALL SESSION.
SENATE BILL 954.
THE ORDINANCE AND OURS DOES, MAY INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR THE
REVOCATION OF A GRANTED ACCOMMODATION OF A CERTIFIED
RECOVERY RESIDENCE FOR CAUSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
A VIOLATION OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL OR LAPSE,
REVOCATION OR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION IF NOT REINSTATED WITHIN 180
DAYS.
THAT WAS THE LANGUAGE THAT THE STATE ALLOWED US TO PUT IN
THERE.
THERE IS THE BEGINNING OF IT.
THE YELLOW AT THE VERY BOTTOM STARTING ON LINE 84.
SO WE DID INCLUDE THAT IN OUR ORDINANCE AS WELL.
5:20:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
5:20:27PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE PROVISIONS FOR
THE REVOCATION OF A GRANTED ACCOMMODATION?
WHAT DID WE PUT IN?
WHAT IS OUR LANGUAGE?
5:20:37PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
I DO HAVE THE ORDINANCE RIGHT HERE,
BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE LINE NUMBERS.
WE TRACKED THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATE LAW.
AS WE CREATED -- IF YOU GO TO THE VERY END OF THE ORDINANCE,
WE CREATED A BRAND-NEW SECTION IN THE CODE 282.31, AND THAT
IS THE NEW SECTION THAT ADDRESSES CERTIFIED RECOVERY
RESIDENCES.
IT REFERS TO YOU THE DEFINITION IN 27-43 AND ALSO TO THE
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN 27-62.
AND THEN IN OUR SECTION, OUR NEW 282.31, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE
COPIED THE LANGUAGE FROM THE STATE LAW INTO OUR ORDINANCE
SUBSECTION F AT THE VERY TOP.
5:21:35PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT DOESN'T REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION,
THOUGH, FOR CAUSE.
IF THE APPLICANT VIOLATES THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, HAS A
LAPSED REVOCATION OR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN, DOES THAT MEAN IT
IS PULLED IMMEDIATELY?
WE HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ALREADY FOR
SOME OF THESE TYPES OF PROPERTIES, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A SOLID WAY TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM
PROPERTIES BEFORE WE CREATE YET ANOTHER GROUP THAT COULD
POSSIBLY BE PROBLEM PROPERTIES.
5:22:10PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
WE CAN DEFINITELY ESTABLISH THAT AS
WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS SETTING THIS UP AS TO HOW THE
REPORTS AND WHATNOT WOULD COME IN.
IT WOULD START WITH CODES.
5:22:18PM >>ERIC COTTON:
START WITH CODE -- VIOLATION.
IF WE GET ONE OF THESE IN THE CITY AND GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS, DEPENDING ON WHICH LEVEL OF HOME THEY ARE -- I
MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED WITH PROBABLY
LEVEL NUMBER 1, PROBABLY NOT BIG OF AN ISSUE.
AS YOU GO THROUGH THE OTHER LEVELS, THEY MIGHT BECOME BIGGER
ISSUES.
WE WOULD BE APPLYING THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS CONDITIONS
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND IF THEY VIOLATE THOSE, WE WOULD TAKE THEM THROUGH THE
CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.
AND THE HEARING OFFICER OR THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR THE
HEARING, FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, I WOULD IMAGINE WOULD BE
THE ONE WHO COULD REVOKE THAT PERMIT, TO REVOKE THE PERMIT
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE HEARING OFFICER FROM THE CODE
ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.
5:23:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHAT I WILL SAY IS I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH
THIS UNTIL WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT
WE CAN DO.
BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE'RE HAVING -- I MEAN, I HAVE MULTIPLE CODE
ENFORCEMENT ISSUES THAT I AM TRYING TO GET THROUGH RIGHT NOW
THAT AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE ANSWERS LIKE THIS.
5:23:32PM >>ERIC COTTON:
I BELIEVE WE'RE LIMIT TO WHAT'S THE STATE HAS
AUTHORIZED US TO HAVE IN THE CODE.
5:23:39PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
THAT'S CORRECT.
IF YOU LOOK AT LINE 37 OF THE BILL FROM 2025, WE ARE
REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE ORDINANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES FOR
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THESE RESIDENCES.
IT GIVES US ALL THE CRITERIA IN THIS LAW THAT WE HAVE TO
INCLUDE IN OUR ORDINANCE.
5:23:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
MY PROBLEM IS THE -- WHAT HAPPENS IF THESE BECOME BAD
ACTORS.
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH -- I MEAN, YES, THE STATE SAYS WE
HAVE TO PUT IT IN.
THAT'S GREAT.
BUT THE STATE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THAT SAID WE CAN PUT IN
-- LIMIT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE -- WHAT IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING
FOR?
JUST HOW WE MAINTAIN THEM SO THAT THERE ARE VERY CLEAR-CUT
WAYS TO REVOKE A LICENSE IF NECESSARY.
5:24:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK WHAT THEY SAID, COUNCILWOMAN
HURTAK, IS USE CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT -- CODE REQUIREMENTS
TO ENFORCE ACTION.
IF THEY HAVE REPETITIVE --
5:24:47PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AGAIN, MY PROBLEM IS IT'S NOT WORKING NOW.
WHY WOULD IT WORK THEN?
5:24:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IF YOU HAVE A STATE STATUTE, I DON'T KNOW
IF THEY --
5:24:59PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
A QUESTION.
THE LICENSE IS NOT ISSUED BY THE CITY.
THE LICENSE IS ISSUED BY THE STATE.
5:25:05PM >>ERIC COTTON:
THE LICENSE IS ISSUED BY THE STATE.
5:25:07PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT WOULD THE REVOCATION BE OF?
TO REVOKE WHAT?
5:25:15PM >>ERIC COTTON:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OF THE LOCATION TO
HAVE A CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCE.
5:25:20PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT IS THE REMEDY FOR THAT, FOR THE
REVOCATION ONCE THEY RECEIVE THAT?
I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, THE PROCEDURAL MECHANISM FOR
REGULATION MONITORING IT.
I GUESS THAT'S THE QUESTION.
JUST REMIND THE COUNCIL.
WHAT CAME TO MY MIND, COUNCIL, IS YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD
ALCOHOL REVOCATION HEARINGS, AND THAT IS A PROCESS THAT WE
HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE FOLLOWING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT, I
DON'T KNOW.
5:25:54PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
IT WOULD WELL BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE TO FLESH OUT THAT SECTION F IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE OR PERHAPS REFER THE
READER TO ANOTHER SECTION IN THE CODE THAT ADDRESSES THE
VERY ISSUE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
5:26:09PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AND SO I WILL JUST SIMPLY SAY THIS IS WHY I
LIKE TO HAVE BRIEFINGS AHEAD OF TIME FOR THIS.
NO ONE WAS ON MY CALL FOR THIS WHEN I DID THE REST OF THE
BRIEFING.
BECAUSE -- ANYWAY, WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND -- I'M NOT GOING
TO VOTE FOR THIS UNTIL I HAVE MORE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES IN
BECAUSE I'M FIGHTING RIGHT NOW WITH SOME OF THE GUIDELINES
THAT AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL FEEL, BUT I HAVE TO VOTE NO.
5:26:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA, IF -- WOULD YOU READ THE
SUBSTITUTE MOTION, PLEASE.
5:26:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ALSO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
5:26:56PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I HAVE A QUESTION.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK HAS BROUGHT UP SOME ISSUES.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ALLOW MORE TIME ON THIS FOR FURTHER
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION?
5:27:09PM >>ERIC COTTON:
WE CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATION BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
WE COME BACK ON JUNE 4 FOR SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE
ITSELF.
DANA AND I CAN WORK -- SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE IMPLEMENTED --
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS BY NOW.
SEE WHO HAS IMPLEMENTED, WHAT ISSUES THEY HAVE AND HOW THEY
HANDLE THE REVOCATION.
IT IS A CHAPTER 27 ISSUE, NORMALLY THAT GOES THROUGH CODE
ENFORCEMENT.
BUT WE COULD UTILIZE MR. SHELBY INDICATED AND HAVE THOSE
COME BEFORE COUNCIL SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO FOR ALCOHOL
REVOCATIONS AND HAVE IT THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING IN FRONT OF
CITY COUNCIL.
5:27:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM?
5:27:53PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
REFLECTION ON EITHER ONE OF YOU TWO,
SHOCKING THAT WE HAVE IT NOW AND THERE'S -- CODE ENFORCEMENT
CAN'T DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO DO.
IT'S PROHIBITED BY LAW.
CAN'T GO IN THE BACKYARDS.
CAN'T GO THIS.
CAN'T DO THAT.
WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW TO HANDLE THIS, I'LL BE HONEST
WITH YOU.
5:28:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYTHING ELSE?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
HEARING NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
COUNCILMAN VIERA -- ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
5:28:28PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I HAVE A QUESTION.
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING, YOU ALL CAN COME BACK
WITH THOSE -- WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, LIKE
RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE
EVENT THAT WE HAVE BAD ACTORS.
5:28:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I NEVER TOOK THE VOTE.
5:28:49PM >>ERIC COTTON:
YES, MA'AM.
WE CAN COME BACK BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING.
AS DANA INDICATED, THE TITLE FOR THE ORDINANCE IS BROAD
ENOUGH THAT WE CAN AMEND THE ORDINANCE ITSELF AND NOT DELAY
THE PROCESS.
YOU AS COUNCIL WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE YEA OR NAY ON
JUNE 4 OR CONTINUE THE CASE OUT.
IF WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS INSUFFICIENT.
5:29:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ARE WE GOOD?
5:29:17PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I GUESS.
I SHARE COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK'S BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE
SOME, YOU KNOW, ISSUES WITH, YOU KNOW, JUST DIFFERENT
PROPERTIES AND THINGS WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT IN SOME OF THE
AREAS IN MY DISTRICT.
AND WORKING THROUGH THAT.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BECOME, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE DO IF WE DO
GET, YOU KNOW, BAD ACTORS, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE PROCESS, YOU
KNOW, WHAT IF SOMEONE DECIDES TO OPEN A RECOVERY HOME NEXT
TO A COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER.
THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING WOULD YOU ALL BE ABLE TO COME BACK
AND GIVE US, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'RE THE FIRST PEOPLE -- YOU KNOW,
THE FIRST TO DO THIS.
NO ONE ELSE -- WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
5:30:02PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THIS
ORDINANCE.
THIS ORDINANCE WAS REQUIRED TO BE ON ALL CITY AND COUNTY
BOOKS JANUARY 1 OF 2026.
IT IS OUT THERE AS FAR AS AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTED OR
ADOPTED BY OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES, WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF
ANY ISSUES WITH IT.
BUT IT IS OUT THERE.
IT'S AN EASY ENOUGH REACH TO REACH OUT TO OTHER CITIES AND
COUNTIES AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH REGARD TO
ENFORCEMENT THAT'S NOT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT MODEL.
5:30:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
5:30:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION BECAUSE OF SB
180, ARE WE GOING TO BE ALLOWED?
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS OUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN THOSE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SB 180, ANYTHING WE WOULD DO AFTER THE FACT
WOULD THEN BE CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, MORE RESTRICTIVE.
THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE TO GET IN THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE SOMETHING VERY BLACK AND WHITE,
FOLLOWABLE, ACTIONABLE.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
READING.
5:31:17PM >>ERIC COTTON:
YES, MA'AM.
5:31:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOW DOES ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO
SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
NO, WE DIDN'T CLOSE IT.
WE DID NOT CLOSE IT.
I TRIED TO CLOSE IT, BUT WE NEVER FINISHED.
HEARING NO ONE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA, SECOND FROM
MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THE PUBLIC MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
MR. SHELBY, YOU WISH TO SAY SOMETHING?
5:31:45PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA TO
BE SURE, THE SUBSTITUTE.
5:31:59PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF I MAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE A SUBSTITUTE
ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN
ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
PUBLICLY INITIATED TEXT AMENDMENTS, MAKING REVISIONS TO CITY
OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ZONING AND
LAND DEVELOPMENT, AMENDING 27-43, DEFINITIONS, AMENDING
27-156, OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS, REPEALING
SECTION 27-160, SPECIAL STREET SETBACKS, AMENDING SECTION
27-177, HISTORIC DISTRICT ESTABLISHED; AMENDING 27-184,
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED PRINCIPAL, ACCESSORY, AND
SPECIAL USES, REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING RATIOS BY USE,
PARKING SPACE EQUIVALENCIES BY TRANSPORTATION MODE, AMENDING
27-198, OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED PRINCIPAL, ACCESSORY
AND SPECIAL USES, REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING RATIOS BY USE,
PARKING SPACE EQUIVALENCIES BY TRANSPORTATION MODE, AMENDING
SECTION 27-199, OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONAL
REGULATIONS, AMENDING SECTION 27-211.8, SCHEDULE OF
PERMITTED USES BY DISTRICT; AMENDING SECTION 212.4, SCHEDULE
OF ALLOWABLE, PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES BY DISTRICT,
CREATING SECTION 27-282.31, CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES,
AMENDING SECTION 27-283.12, OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE
STANDARDS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
5:33:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
IT IS SO NICE FOR YOU TO SING THAT TO US.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
5:33:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NAY.
5:33:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CLERK.
5:33:53PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH HURTAK VOTING NO AND
CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026, AT
10:30 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
5:34:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY OR SPEAK TO ANY OF THE
ITEMS LEFT ON THIS AGENDA, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT
HAND AND BE SWORN IN BY OUR CLERK.
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
5:34:40PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
AGENDA ITEM 4 IS REZ-26-04, REQUEST TO REZONE 3401 AND 3407
WEST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, 106 GLEN AVENUE, 3402 AND 3406 WEST
NORTH A STREET FROM RS 50 COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR MEDICAL OFFICE AND
ALL CG USES.
I'LL TURN IT OVER NOW TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
5:35:11PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
GOOD EVENING.
DANNY COLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I WAS SWORN IN.
OUR FIRST CASE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY IT'S IN OAKFORD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
HERE IS AN AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
YOU'LL SEE THE SUBJECT SITE OUTLINED IN PURPLE.
IT'S AT THE NORTH, JUST AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST
KENNEDY BOULEVARD AND NORTH GLEN AVENUE.
IT ABUTS NORTH A STREET TO THE NORTH.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS RECOGNIZED UNDER TWO FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS.
THE PORTION ALONG KENNEDY BOULEVARD IS RECOGNIZED UNDER THE
UMU 60 DESIGNATION.
AND THEN THE PORTION TO THE NORTH THAT FRONTS NORTH A STREET
IS DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL 10.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE UMU 60 IS PREDOMINANTLY FOUND ALONG
KENNEDY BOULEVARD, WHICH IS A TRANSIT EMPHASIS CORRIDOR.
AND THEN JUST NORTH OF THAT IT TRANSITIONS TO THE
RESIDENTIAL 10, WHICH IS NOTED BY THE TAN COLOR.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FOUND
IT CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE AREA,
WHICH INCLUDES A MIX OF COMMERCIAL USES ALONG WEST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD AND RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE NORTH AS SHOWN IN THE
AERIAL, KENNEDY BOULEVARD IS PREDOMINANTLY NONRESIDENTIAL IN
CHARACTER, AND THEN TO THE NORTH OF THAT, THERE IS MOSTLY
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOMES WITH SCATTERED MULTIFAMILY IN
THE AREA.
THE SITE, AGAIN, IS LOCATED ALONG KENNEDY BOULEVARD WHICH IS
A TRANSIT EMPHASIS CORRIDOR.
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE PLAN SAYS IT'S SUITABLE FOR
INTENSIFICATION AND REDEVELOPMENT.
THE REQUEST RETAINS THE EXISTING BUILDING AND PROVIDES REAR
PARKING WITH PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE
MIXED USE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS.
BOTH POLICIES SEEK TO PLACE THE PARKING AT THE REAR OF THE
BUILDING SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE MIXED USE CENTER AND
CORRIDOR POLICIES.
R-10 PORTION OF THE SITE IS USED FOR PARKING AND BUFFERED
FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES WITH LANDSCAPING AND FENCING
MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES TO THE NORTH ALONG NORTH A STREET.
PROPOSED INTENSITY OF .63 F.A.R. IS BELOW THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWED AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE USE OF THAT ALLEY IS SUPPORTED BY THE PLAN FOR THE
PARKING AREA TO THE NORTH.
OVERALL, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING
DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE AREA.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED REZONING CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF
TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
5:38:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, NEXT.
5:38:21PM >> FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
WE'LL START WITH AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PARCELS.
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST KENNEDY BOULEVARD AND NORTH GLEN
AVENUE, WHEREAS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS
LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER -- SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE
INTERSECTION OF WEST NORTH A STREET AND NORTH GLEN AVENUE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IMPROVED WITH TWO PARCELS ALONG WEST
KENNEDY BOULEVARD.
IT INCLUDES A TWO-STORY BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
PROPERTY AND A ONE-STORY BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE.
THERE IS A 14 FOOT PLATTED ALLEYWAY WHICH BISECTS THE
PROPERTY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY COMPRISED
OF ONE-STORY OFFICE BUILDING ALONG NORTH GLEN AVENUE AS WELL
AS TWO SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING UNITS WITH FRONTAGE
ALONG WEST NORTH A STREET.
THE PROPERTY -- SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY A MIX OF
USES.
WE HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS TO THE NORTH ZONED
RS 50.
ALONG THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY, WE HAVE UTILITY USE AND
BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING.
AND WE HAVE CG ZONING AND RS 50 ZONING.
WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
DWELLINGS ZONED RS 50 AS WELL AS RETAIL USES ZONED CG.
IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WEST
KENNEDY BOULEVARD WE HAVE A MIX OF RETAIL AND BUSINESS
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES.
THROUGH THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING REQUEST, THE
APPLICANT WILL BE RETAINING THE TWO BUILDINGS, THE TWO-STORY
BUILDING AND THE ONE-STORY BUILDING ALONG WEST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD.
HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE REMOVING THE ONE-STORY OFFICE BUILDING
AND THE TWO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES ON THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE PROPERTY.
THEY ARE PROPOSING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SURFACE PARKING LOT
COMPRISED OF 47 SPACES.
THAT PARKING LOT WILL HAVE 24-FOOT WIDE DRIVE AISLES AND TWO
INGRESS/EGRESS POINTS ALONG THAT 14-FOOT PLATTED ALLEYWAY.
THERE'S ALSO A PROPOSED DUMPSTER LOCATION WHICH HAS BEEN
REVIEWED BY SOLID WASTE AND PROVIDES AMPLE SPACE FOR
SERVICING THAT PARTICULAR SITE.
I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO ELEVATIONS PROPOSED
WITH THIS DUE TO THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.
THE ONLY NEW IMPROVEMENT TO THE SITE BEING A SURFACE PARKING
LOT.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE WAIVER REQUESTS WITH THIS
APPLICATION.
THE FIRST IS TO SECTION 27-284.
THIS IS TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED USE-TO-USE BUFFER FROM 15
FEET WITH A 6-FOOT MASONRY WALL TO 15 FEET WITH A 6-FOOT
VINYL DECORATIVE FENCE.
THIS WOULD BE ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE SURFACE
PARKING PARCEL.
THE SECOND WAIVER IS SECTION 27-284.
THIS IS TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED 13-FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE
PARKING ISLANDS FROM CURB TO FRONT OF CURB TO FRONT OF CURB
FROM 13 FEET TO 8 FEET.
THE THIRD WAIVER IS TO SECTION 27-283.
THIS IS TO REDUCE THE DRIVE AISLE WIDTH FROM 24 FEET TO 20
FEET FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING PARCELS.
THIS WOULD BE FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE ALONG
WEST KENNEDY AS WELL AS THE PARKING THAT EXISTS IN THE REAR
OF THE BUILDING ALONG THE 14-FOOT ALLEYWAY.
THE FOURTH WAIVER IS TO SECTION 27-284.
REMOVE ONE NON-HAZARDOUS GRAND LIVE OAK TREE.
NUMBER 13, 33-INCH LIVE OAK RATED C 5 WORTH 15 MITIGATION
TREES.
WE DO HAVE TWO REASONABLE RECONFIGURATION DESIGN
ALTERNATIVES WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT PACKET
THAT WE PROVIDED.
I'M HAPPY TO SHOW THOSE IF REQUESTED.
AND THE FIFTH AND LAST WAIVER REQUEST IS TO REDUCE THE
REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES FROM 81 TO 80.
THIS WOULD BE A 1% REDUCTION.
WE DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE TO PROVIDE.
WE'LL START ALONG WEST KENNEDY BOULEVARD.
THIS IS THE TWO-STORY OFFICE BUILDING.
NEXT TO THAT IS THE ONE-STORY RETAIL BUILDING.
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND BOTH OF THOSE BUILDINGS ALONG GLEN AVENUE
WE HAVE A ONE-STORY OFFICE BUILDING.
NEXT WE HAVE ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PROPERTY, WE HAVE,
THIS WOULD BE ALONG NORTH A STREET.
WE HAVE A SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED.
WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED.
I WANT TO SHOW THAT ALLEYWAY WHICH BISECTS THE PROPERTY.
WELL MAINTAINED ALLEY.
LOOKING BEYOND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY NORTH OF THE SUBJECT
SITE ALONG NORTH A STREET, WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL USES.
AGAIN, ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH A STREET.
LOOKING SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE, WE HAVE KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, MIX OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AS WELL AS
RETAIL USES.
ALONG NORTH GLEN LOOKING EAST WE HAVE THE UTILITY USE AS
WELL AS BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES.
AND THEN LOOKING WEST WE HAVE RETAIL USES, PARKING LOT AREA
AS WELL AS SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS ALONG NORTH A
STREET.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE
APPLICATION.
WE DO FIND THE REQUEST INCONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE CITY
OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCONSISTENT FINDINGS
ARE FROM DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, AS
WELL AS TRANSPORTATION.
THE FINDING FROM NATURAL RESOURCES WILL BE CONSISTENT ONCE
SITE PLAN REVISIONS ARE MADE.
SHOULD IT BE THE PLEASURE OF CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS
APPLICATION, FURTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE PLAN WILL BE
REQUIRED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE
AS STATED ON THE REVISION SHEET INCLUDED WITH THE STAFF
REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
5:44:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
5:44:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M A LITTLE AMAZED THAT TWO HOUSES AND ONE
BUSINESS AND YOU ONLY GET 47 PARKING SPACES.
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THAT.
MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN YOU HAVE REASONABLE RECONFIGURATION
ABOUT TREES?
5:45:04PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
THAT RELATES WITH THE GRAND TREE.
THERE WERE TWO OPTIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED.
ONE EXAMPLE WHERE THEY ARE SHOWING PRESERVED TREES AS WELL
AS A CHANGE IN JUST THE LAYOUT.
THAT'S OPTION ONE.
THE REMOVAL OF A HAZARDOUS TREE.
AND THEN OPTION TWO, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LAYOUT, AGAIN NOTING
THE HAZARDOUS TREE TO REMOVE AND THEN A PRESERVED LIVE OAK
THERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT PARKING LOT.
5:45:57PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY QUESTION IS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE
DON'T WORK.
5:46:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
[INAUDIBLE]
5:46:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S WHAT I'M EXPECTING -- IF IT'S GOING TO
BE ANSWERED BY THE APPLICANT, I WILL WAIT.
MY QUESTION IS FOR STAFF IS THEY CLEARLY CAN.
WHAT'S THE IMPLICATION OR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DON'T OR
WHEN THEY MAKE SPACE FOR THE TREES?
5:46:36PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, WE DO
HAVE THE WAIVER WHICH WOULD REMOVE THE ONE NON-HAZARDOUS
GRAND TREE.
5:46:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'LL JUST SIMPLY ASK MY QUESTION.
IS THE ANSWER -- IS THE REASON THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS
BECAUSE IT WOULD REDUCE PARKING SPACES?
5:46:54PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
MOST LIKELY.
AND IT WOULD CHANGE THE LAYOUT ESSENTIALLY ON THAT.
5:47:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
5:47:05PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
JUST THE ALLEY.
I ASSUME THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE TRAFFIC ON THE ALLEY THAN
THERE IS NOW.
5:47:10PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE TRAFFIC SINCE
THEY WOULD HAVE 47 SPACES.
5:47:14PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WHO MAINTAINS THE ALLEY -- THE CITY OR
THEY DO?
5:47:17PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
IT'S AN OPEN ALLEY, IT'S ESSENTIALLY
THE CITY.
IT'S AN OPEN AND USED ALLEYWAY.
IN RELATIVELY GOOD CONDITION.
I WALKED IT AS PART OF THE SITE VISIT THERE.
THE BUSINESSES THERE UTILIZE IT, THE PARK AND THE BACK SIDE
OF THAT TWO-STORY BUILDING ALONG KENNEDY.
5:47:37PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO PARKING ON THAT ADDITION ON THE BACK
SIDE NOW, CORRECT?
5:47:40PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
THERE IS PARKING.
I DO HAVE A PHOTO I CAN SHOW YOU.
WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE
TWO-STORY BUILDING, THERE IS COVERED PARKING THERE, BUSINESS
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING.
AND THEN AS YOU GO DOWN THE ALLEYWAY, YOU'RE BASICALLY IN
THE BACKYARD OF THOSE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, WHICH ARE ON
THE -- TO THE WEST OF THE ONE STORY BUILDING THAT'S IN THE
FOREGROUND.
5:48:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
5:48:25PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE MY NOTES CORRECT.
YOU SAID THE INCONSISTENCY WAS FOUND IN DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION, NATURAL RESOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEY
WILL BE CONSISTENT ONCE CHANGES ARE MADE FOR NATURAL
RESOURCES.
IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
5:48:44PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
CORRECT.
WE HAVE THE REVISION SHEET.
THERE ARE SOME ITEMS ON THERE THEY ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO MAKE.
ONCE THEY MAKE THAT, THEN THEY WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
REQUEST FROM NATURAL RESOURCES.
5:48:55PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
AND THEN ALSO THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT YOU GAVE
TO PRESERVE THE TREE YOU SAID WOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF
PARKING SPACES.
5:49:03PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
IT WOULD CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION.
THE NUMBERS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED I WOULD HAVE TO CONFER
WITH THE APPLICANT ON THAT TO SEE HOW THE REASONABLE
CONFIGURATIONS WOULD ADDRESS THE NUMBER OF SPACES.
I WOULD HAVE TO CONFER WITH THEM TO SEE HOW THAT WOULD
CHANGE THAT.
5:49:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IS RICKY HERE FOR THE APPLICANT?
5:49:27PM >> [INAUDIBLE]
5:49:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CHRIS, ARE YOU ONLINE FOR THE APPLICANT?
CHRIS, IF YOU ARE ONLINE, ARE YOU PLANNING ON SPEAKING?
5:49:41PM >> ONLY IF NECESSARY, SIR.
5:49:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHY DON'T WE SWEAR YOU IN JUST IN CASE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
5:49:47PM >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT
TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
5:49:52PM >> I DO.
5:49:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOW YOU CAN GO BACK AND ENJOY THE HEARING
UNLESS WE NEED YOU.
5:49:57PM >> OKAY.
5:49:58PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
ALEX SCHALER, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE.
I'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE COLOR ON THE REASONABLE RECON
PROCESS AND LET RICKY GO INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS BEFORE I
START THE PRESENTATION.
THEY ARE REQUIRED BY CODE.
WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IS ARM THE NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT WITH ENOUGH DATA AND INFORMATION TO FIND THE
REMOVAL CONSISTENT.
THAT'S WHY WE SUBMIT THOSE.
LIKE I SAID, I'LL LET RICKY TALK TO SOME OF THE OTHER
OPTIONS.
BUT IT WASN'T JUST A LOSS OF PARKING SPACES, PER SE.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER NUANCED FACTORS INVOLVED WITH
RECONFIGURING IT.
WE ARE BY NO MEANS MARRIED TO THE PARKING LOT LAYOUT FOR ANY
REASON OTHER THAN THE FACT IT YIELDED THE NUMBER OF SPACES
THAT GOT US CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHAT CODE REQUIRED.
I'LL SPEAK TO THAT WITH THE REST OF THIS.
I'LL SKIP OVER THE INTRODUCTION.
CHRIS GAVE YOU A GOOD LOCATION UPDATE.
THE APPLICANT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE TWO-STORY
BUILDING, THE LAW FIRM BUILDING, ALSO INCLUDED IS THE
SMALLER BUILDING TO THE EAST.
HE IS A CONTRACT PURCHASER OF THAT.
THERE ARE ABOUT 13,500 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ON-SITE.
BOTH OF THOSE BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG KENNEDY
BOULEVARD WILL STAY.
THERE IS A REALLY, REALLY SMALL PICTURE-FRAMING BUSINESS
THAT'S LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE ALLEY OFF OF GLEN THAT WILL
BE DEMOLISHED WITH THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN THE BACK.
BUT THE TWO MAIN BUILDINGS ON KENNEDY WILL REMAIN.
WE WILL BE ADAPTABLY REUSING THEM.
THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT TWO BUILDINGS ALONG KENNEDY AS
THEY EXIST.
WE'LL BE USING THOSE IN THEIR CURRENT CONFIGURATION.
WHY WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO RETROFIT TO THOSE
BUILDINGS FOR A MEDICAL OFFICE, SO MEDICAL OFFICE USERS.
IN DOING SO, YOU ALL ARE PRETTY AWARE THAT MEDICAL OFFICE IS
ONE OF THE HIGHEST PARKING DRIVERS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE CURRENTLY.
AND AS SUCH, WE HAVE SOME PARKING HERE LOCATED IN THE FRONT
ALONG KENNEDY THAT WILL STAY AND THE PARKING THOSE LOCATED
TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING.
THAT WILL STAY AS WELL.
I'LL GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS IN JUST A MINUTE, WE'RE STILL
RELATIVELY SHORT THERE.
SO WE DO HAVE A SET OF WAIVERS.
CHRIS EXPLAINED THESE IN DETAIL, SO I WON'T GO INTO THESE IN
TOO, TOO MUCH FURTHER DETAIL.
IN TERMS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES WAIVERS, WE ARE REQUESTING
A FENCE INSTEAD OF A WALL ON THE WEST SIDE.
STILL SIX FEET, JUST LIKE THE WALL WOULD BE AND STILL
PROVIDING 15 FEET, WHICH IS WHAT IS REQUIRED PER CODE.
THE WIDTH IS STILL THERE.
REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN ISLAND WIDTH UP HERE IN THE CENTER
THERE.
WE'RE STILL ABLE TO GET A TYPE ONE TREE IN THERE.
I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT THE SHADE TREE WOULD STILL
BE THERE.
WE'LL HAVE ALTERNATIVE PLANTING MEASURES AROUND THAT TO
ENSURE THAT THE ROOTS ARE PROTECTED.
AND THE GRAND REMOVAL WHICH WE DISCUSSED AND WHICH RICKY
WILL DISCUSS ON THE REASONABLE RECONFIGURATIONS.
THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM ARISES IS IN TERMS OF HOW MANY
SPACES THAT WE NEED TO PARK FOR MEDICAL.
BASED OFF OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE TWO FRONT BUILDINGS
THAT ARE STAYING ALONG KENNEDY WE NEED 81 PARKING SPACES.
I KNOW THAT SEEMS ASTRONOMICAL AND IT IS.
I'M HOPEFUL IN THE FUTURE CODE IT WON'T BE THAT MANY SPACES.
CURRENTLY ON-SITE WE HAVE 32.
WE'RE STILL 49 SHORT.
WITH THOSE 47 SPACES IN THE BACK WE'RE AT 80.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
STILL HAVE A 1% PARKING REDUCTION.
BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS IS CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL HOMES
AND THERE IS ALONG A, THERE ARE HOMES THERE, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN TRY TO PARK AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND
AVOID OVERFLOW THAT WOULD GO INTO THE STREETS.
DRIVE AISLE WIDTH, BOTH EXISTING.
WE ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER FOR THESE TO REFLECT THE EXISTING
CONDITIONS.
BUT THIS IS FOR THAT DRIVE AISLE ALONG THE FRONT WHICH IS 22
FEET.
THAT ALLEY, AS CHRIS MENTIONED, IS 14.
BUT YOU MEASURE IT FROM THE EDGE OF THE STALL TO THE
OPPOSITE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF THE ALLEY.
SO WE DO HAVE 20 FEET IN WIDTH THERE.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, YES, WE'LL HAVE
PEOPLE ENTERING AND EXITING OFF OF THE ALLEY FOR THE REAR
LOT TO AVOID PLACING ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC BACK THERE ON NORTH
A.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
BUT I'LL HAVE RICKY COME UP AND EXPLAIN REASONABLE -- AND
THEN I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
5:54:15PM >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
RICKY PETERIKA, DARK MOSS, 308 EAST 7TH AVENUE.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
I WILL WALK THROUGH REASONABLE RECON A LITTLE BIT.
ONCE THIS IS UP.
REASONABLE RECON DOES SPEAK TO VEHICLE USE AREAS AS OPPOSED
TO BUILDINGS WHICH YOU'RE USED TO SEEING.
THIS IS THE TREE IN QUESTION.
TABLET IS NOT WORKING.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THE TREE IN QUESTION.
WHAT THE OPTION IS SHOWING IS THE DRIVE AISLE GOING AROUND
THE TREE INTO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER, LEAVING THE FULL TPZ
PRESERVED, IN PLACE.
THIS IS THE OTHER HAZARDOUS GRAND TREE THAT'S GOING TO BE
REMOVED.
THIS IS THE -- THE DASHED AREA IS THE STORMWATER VAULTS
BEING SHIFTED WESTWARD INTO THE DRIVE AISLE.
AND THERE IS A 13 PARKING SPACE REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SITE PLAN ADJUSTMENT.
THE SECOND TREE -- OR THE SECOND SITE PLAN, REORIENTS
PARKING ON THE SOUTH.
SLIDES THE VAULTS OVER TO THE WEST AND PUTS A DRIVEWAY HERE
ONTO GLEN AVENUE.
THIS RESULTS IN ONLY FOUR PARKING SPACES.
BUT IT DOES NOT MEET TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR DRIVEWAY
SEPARATION FOR THIS -- I FORGET WHICH ROAD IT IS ON THE
NORTH SIDE.
SO ONE OPTION IS GREATER PARKING SPACE REDUCTION AND A SMALL
REDUCTION IN UTILITY OF THE STORMWATER VAULTS.
THE SECOND OPTION IS LESS OF A REDUCTION, BUT TECHNICAL
STANDARD INCONSISTENCY WITH DRIVEWAY SEPARATION.
5:56:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
5:56:25PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO ENTRANCES AND EXITS?
5:56:39PM >> THAT MAY BE BETTER ANSWERED BY CIVIL.
5:56:46PM >> CHRIS WEDDLE, AURORA CIVIL ENGINEERING, 610 EAST MORGAN
STREET, BRANDON.
WE REALLY DISLIKE DEAD END PARKING ROWS. IT CAUSES A LOT OF
TROUBLE WITH FOLKS, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICAL OFFICE, BACKING
OUT FROM A DEAD END PARKING ROW.
5:57:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
5:57:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AND THERE'S NO EXIT ONTO, IS IT, NORTH A?
5:57:14PM >> CORRECT.
5:57:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THERE'S NO REASONABLE CONFIGURATION FOR
NORTH A EXIT?
5:57:20PM >> WE DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT OPTION.
AT FIRST GLANCE, DO A LIVE REASONABLE RECON HERE, IF THAT
WERE HERE, WE WOULD STILL -- THIS WOULD BE A DEAD END AISLE,
AND THERE WOULD STILL BE A ROUGHLY 13 SPACE PARKING
REDUCTION IN THIS OPTION.
BUT WE WOULD BE -- IT WOULD LIKELY MEET THIS TECHNICAL
STANDARD OF DRIVEWAY SEPARATION.
5:58:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I KNOW YOU ARE A TREE GUY AND NOT A
TRANSPORTATION GUY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE TECHNICAL STANDARD IS FROM THE
DISTANCE?
5:58:12PM >> I THINK THIS IS HUNDRED FEET.
5:58:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE TECHNICAL STANDARD
IS?
I DIDN'T SEE YOU HIDING BACK THERE.
5:58:25PM >> JONATHAN SCOTT, MOBILITY.
IT'S 40 FEET, BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON THERE,
TOO.
AND THERE'S LIKE DITCHES AND SIDEWALKS.
BUT I THINK THAT, LOOKING AT THEIR SITE PLAN, I AGREED THAT
THE LAYOUT THAT THEY PROPOSED.
5:58:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'RE NOT JUST MISSING IT BY A LITTLE.
MISSING IT BY A LOT.
GOT IT.
THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS?
APPLICANT, ANYTHING FURTHER?
5:58:54PM >> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT WHILE, YES, WE ARE TECHNICALLY
REMOVING THE TREE TO BUILD A SURFACE PARKING LOT, WE'RE
BUILDING THE SURFACE PARKING LOT TO SUPPORT AN ADAPTIVE
REUSE FOR THE TWO BUILDINGS ON THE FRONT.
IT IS ALL CONNECTED.
NOT JUST A ROGUE PARKING LOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
THIS IS TO EFFECT AN ADAPTIVE REUSE AND THE FUTURE CODE DOES
GET SOME RELIEF ON PROVIDING REQUIRED PARKING BUT THAT'S NOT
IN THERE YET.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
5:59:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION?
5:59:27PM >> YES.
5:59:27PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM.
COME FORWARD, PLEASE.
IF YOU WOULD LINE UP ON THE WALL.
WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, YOU START WITH YOUR NAME AND
THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THERE IS AN EMBEDDED MICROPHONE.
START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
5:59:49PM >> HI.
MY NAME IS ALLIE KERN.
I LIVE IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING THAT IS GOING TO BE BESIDE
THE PARKING LOT.
IT'S A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.
I'M A MOTHER.
I HAVE TWO KIDS.
IT'S A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
I KEEP HEARING THE WORDS SAYING IT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S
GOING ON, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
IT'S NOT.
I HAVE MY NEIGHBORS HERE.
WE HAVE KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET RIDING THEIR
SCOOTERS ON THE SIDEWALK ALL THE TIME.
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT
WITH 81 SPACES AND A MEDICAL BUILDING WHERE THERE ARE TWO
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WHERE OUR KIDS PLAY AT.
MY MAIN ISSUE IS FOR SAFETY FOR MY CHILDREN NOT BEING ABLE
TO PLAY IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT WE BOUGHT INTO A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, THOSE LITTLE POCKETS OF NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE SO RARE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE PURCHASED THERE.
ALSO, OUR ALLEY IN THE BACK, WE HAVE A YARD AND A POOL AND A
FAMILY BACK THERE THAT JUST SCREAMS SCARY FOR ME THAT
THERE'S NOW GOING TO BE 81 CARS BEING ABLE TO COME IN AND
OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
NOT TO MENTION MY HOME VALUE DEPRECIATION WITH A PARKING LOT
NEXT TO ME.
THAT'S JUST COMMON SENSE.
ANYONE THAT BUYS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT GOING TO WANT TO
BUY MY HOME WITH A PARKING LOT NEXT TO IT.
ALSO, THE UTILITY BUILDING THAT THEY MENTIONED BEFORE,
THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PROCESS.
I SAW ONLINE DAVID WEEKLEY IS BUYING THOSE AND THEY'LL HAVE
THE UTILITY SPLIT INTO HOPEFULLY THREE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
AGAIN, IT'S A COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL OFFICE BUILDINGS RIGHT THERE.
YES, ON KENNEDY, THERE ARE, BUT NOT ON WEST NORTH A.
WE ALREADY HAVE A SPEEDING ISSUE WITH SO MANY CARS JUST
RACING BY TRYING TO CUT THROUGH FROM KENNEDY TO HIMES THAT,
AGAIN, I'M CONCERNED THAT IT'S JUST AN ISSUE FOR OUR
CHILDREN.
THAT CONCLUDES MY SPEECH.
6:01:54PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
6:02:01PM >> GOOD EVENING.
SHAWN OMEDA.
I LIVE TWO DOORS DOWN FROM THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I READ THE RECORD AND THERE WERE A COUPLE
OF THINGS REPRESENTED BY THE CITY STAFF THAT I JUST DIDN'T
FEEL SUPPORTED APPROVING THIS PETITION.
THE APPLICANT USES MEDICAL OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE MATERIALS,
BUT WHAT'S BEING VOTED ON IS A PERMANENT REZONING OF THIS
SPACE TO ANY COMMERCIAL USE.
AND THAT CONCERNS ME, BEING THAT IT IS, IN FACT, A
RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THIS COULD AUTHORIZE IN THE FUTURE RESTAURANTS, BARS,
VEHICLE SERVICE FACILITIES AND THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT THIS
COMMUNITY IS ABOUT.
THIS IS TRULY A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ON NORTH A.
TAMPA CODE REQUIRES THE COUNCIL DEFINE THIS REZONING IS
COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE WITH THE HOMES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT
AND 81 SPOT PARKING FACILITY WOULD NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH
THAT.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES ON THREE SIDES OF THE SITE THIS
FINDING REALLY CANNOT BE MADE.
NINE DAYS AGO, MAY 3rd, CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT, CURRENT SITE PLAN AND STILL NOT COMPLIANT.
HAS NOT ISSUED A SINGLE FINDING OF CONSISTENCY THROUGH ANY
REVIEW CYCLE.
TWO WEEKS AGO, APRIL 30th, TRANSPORTATION AS WELL
COMMENTED AND FOUND THE PARKING LOT DRIVING LANE STILL 20
FEET WIDE, WHEREAS THE CITY CODE REQUIRES 24.
THIS WAS FIRST FLAGGED IN NOVEMBER OF '25 AND NOT YET
ADDRESSED.
FEBRUARY 2, URBAN DESIGN ISSUED A SEVEN-PAGE FINDING OF
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE KENNEDY BOULEVARD DESIGN STANDARDS.
APRIL 13, ONE PARAGRAPH REVERSED THE ENTIRE FINDING CITING
15% OF LAND VALUE THRESHOLD.
I COULD NOT FIND ANY REFERENCE TO THE 15% LAND VALUE
THRESHOLD IN ANY CODE -- CERTAINLY IN SECTION 27-243.
IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME WITH THAT, THAT WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL.
MARCH 19, APPLICANT SUBMITTED TWO REDESIGN ALTERNATIVES TO
THE PROTECTED OAK TREE THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER.
I WANT TO READ WHAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE APPLICANT'S OWN
LICENSED ENGINEER, DOCUMENT FILED WITH THE CITY.
THIS NONRESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA ACCESS LOCATION VIOLATES
27-212.5, PLACING ACCESS DRIVEWAY WITHIN HUNDRED FEET OF AN
INTERSECTION.
THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S OWN ENGINEER STATING THERE ARE A LOT
OF CODE VIOLATIONS TAKING PLACE PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES
TO THE OAK TREE AND DRIVEWAY.
I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO DENY THIS APPLICATION.
IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TONIGHT, AT LEAST A CONTINUANCE
UNTIL SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS CAN BE MORE PROPERLY ADDRESSED
WITH NATURAL RESOURCES, WITH TRANSPORTATION FINDINGS,
ET CETERA.
THAT'S MY TIME.
THANK YOU.
6:04:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU HAVE 30 MORE SECONDS.
6:04:41PM >> THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
6:04:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YELLOW LIGHT GOES OFF, YOU STILL HAVE 30
SECONDS.
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
6:04:49PM >> HI.
KELLY PIERCE, RESIDENT AT 3410 WEST NORTH A.
I SIT IN BETWEEN ALLIE KERN AND SHAWN OMEDA.
MANY OF THE POINTS I WON'T REPEAT FORSAKE OF THE COUNCIL.
I SUBMITTED A LETTER OF OBJECTION EARLIER THIS WEEK.
FURTHERING THE POINT THAT ALLIE MADE ABOUT THE UTILITY SPACE
THAT IS BEING PURCHASED BY DAVID WEEKLEY.
I HAVE HERE AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN
SEE THIS.
THIS IS THE UTILITY BUILDING UNDER CONSIDERATION.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY HAVE REQUESTED FOR THIS TO BE
SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE PARCELS.
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED WITH THE INTENT OF BUILDING
MORE RESIDENCES IN THE AREA.
I AGREE WITH ALLIE THAT THIS IS INCONSISTENT WITH CODE.
FURTHERMORE TO COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA'S POINT ABOUT THE
ALLEYWAY, WE'VE ALREADY HAD CARS CRASHING INTO OUR FENCES
AND CAUSING DAMAGE.
SO INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT COULD BE NAVIGATING
THAT ALLEYWAY, ALREADY NARROW ALLEYWAY IS NOT GOING TO BE
SAFE FOR THE RESIDENCES IN THE AREA.
AS SUCH, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL FIND THE
PETITION TO BE NOT APPROVED.
6:05:52PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
HEARING NONE.
APPLICANT, REBUTTAL.
6:05:59PM >> ALEX SCHALER, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE FOR THE RECORD.
IF COUNCIL WOULD BE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO GRANT US A
CONTINUANCE WE'LL TALK.
THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD FROM ANYONE, SO I'M VERY
SHOCKED BECAUSE WE SENT OUT PUBLIC NOTICE AND I DID CHECK
THE RECORD THIS WEEK AND DID NOT SEE ANY LETTERS IN
OnBase.
I AM UNPREPARED AND I AM HAPPY TO TAKE THEIR INFORMATION AND
TALK TO THEM.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A PLACE WHERE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH
THIS.
6:06:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A MOTION FROM COUNCIL
TO WAIVE THE RULES ON CONTINUATION --
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA, SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN
YOUNG.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED. AYES HAVE IT.
6:06:35PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I HAD KIND OF GLEANED THAT JUST FROM THE DISCUSSIONS AND
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
I'LL BE FRANK, AS AN ATTORNEY, I APPRECIATE YOUR
TRANSPARENCY IN SAYING I'M SURPRISED BY THIS BECAUSE WHEN
YOU DO THAT, YOU KIND OF TAKE A CHANCE WITH US, WITH ANYBODY
REALLY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THAT.
IF I MAY, DO I MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM SO THAT THE
COUNSEL, COUNSEL WITH AN S, CAN BETTER DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC.
6:07:12PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
WE DO HAVE OPENINGS ON JULY 23, 2026.
6:07:20PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT'S MY MOTION.
6:07:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA TO CONTINUE
ITEM 4 TO JULY 23rd, 2026 AT 5:01 P.M. AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
6:07:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I COMPLETELY FORGOT IT.
6:07:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY IF I TAKE A VOTE?
6:07:44PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:07:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONTINUATION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON JULY 23rd, 2026.
6:07:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE VOTE.
BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THE RECORD
BY THIS MORNING BECAUSE, MS. SCHALER, IF YOU WANT TO -- SO
YOU SAID YOU CHECKED --
6:08:06PM >> I DIDN'T CHECK TODAY.
I CHECKED THIS WEEK AT SOME POINT, MAYBE TUESDAY.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN UPLOADED.
6:08:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE DID GET
LETTERS THIS WEEK, BUT IT PROBABLY WAS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THOSE DID MAKE IT INTO THE
RECORD.
6:08:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR TURNING OUT.
THANK YOU, RICKY.
LaCHONE.
6:08:36PM >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL.
LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A STAFF MEMBER.
OUR LATEST MEMBER TO JOIN OUR TEAM.
THIS IS BREA DIXON.
BREA IS AN URBAN PLANNER TWO.
SHE WILL PROCESS REZONINGS AND SPECIAL USE TWO APPLICATIONS.
YOU'LL SEE HER BEFORE YOU.
TONIGHT IS HER DEBUT.
SHE GRADUATED FROM XAVIER UNIVERSITY WITH HER BACHELOR'S
DEGREE.
SHE COMPLETED HER MASTERS IN URBAN STUDIES WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE HER BEFORE SHE STARTS HER CASE IN
PRESENTING.
6:09:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WELCOME TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS YOUR NIGHT OF HAZING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M ASSUMING YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT ITEM NUMBER 5.
6:09:15PM >> I AM.
WE'LL GO PLANNING COMMISSION FIRST.
6:09:25PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGENDA 5, REZ 26-11, REQUEST TO REZONE 1500 WEST LASALLE
STREET FROM RS 50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO RM 18,
RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY.
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
6:09:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, BREA.
GOOD JOB, SO FAR.
6:09:45PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.
OUR NEXT CASE TONIGHT IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA
PLANNING DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY WEST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE AND
THE WEST RIVERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL 20.
HERE IS AN AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST LASALLE STREET
AND NORTH OREGON AVENUE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IS
PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
IT IS ONE BLOCK TO THE EAST OF NORTH ROME AVENUE, WHICH HAS
SOME MORE INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL USES ON IT.
AGAIN, THE SUBJECT SITE IS RECOGNIZED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL
20 DESIGNATION.
THAT SURROUNDS THE SUBJECT SITE ON ALL SIDES.
ONE BLOCK TO THE WEST WE HAVE THE CMU 35 FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATION.
AND THE SITE IS JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 275.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FOUND
NO ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROPOSED RM 18 DISTRICT CAN BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE
RESIDENTIAL 20 FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THE SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL USES ALONG WEST
LASALLE STREET WITH LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND MIXED USES LOCATED
ONE BLOCK WEST ALONG ROME AVENUE.
THE PROPOSED RM 18 ZONING DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW INFILL
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AREA PLANNED FOR 20 DWELLING UNITS
PER ACRE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE WEST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE
WHERE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENCOURAGES INFILL HOUSING,
INCREASED RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT
AND SERVICES.
THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S HOUSING
POLICIES, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS
COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, THE
SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
OVERALL, THE PROPOSED REZONING WOULD ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT
CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND LONG TERM LAND USE
PATTERN ENVISIONED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL 20 DESIGNATION.
DURING THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, THE APPLICANT SHOULD
ADDRESS ALL APPLICABLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES,
SPECIFICALLY ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WHETHER FOR MULTIFAMILY
OR SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL SHOULD ORIENT FRONT
UNIT ENTRANCES TOWARD A NEIGHBORHOOD, SIDEWALK, OR STREET TO
ADDRESS LAND USE POLICY 9.2.6.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FOUND THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:12:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
BREA.
AM I SAYING YOUR NAME RIGHT?
6:12:33PM >> YES.
BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
WE'LL START WITH AN AREA VIEW OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE
SURROUNDING AREA.
THE RESIDENTIAL -- SORRY, THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED HERE IN
RED.
IT IS SOUTH OF 275 AND IT IS ALSO SOUTH OF WEST LA SALLE AND
AT THE CORNER OF OREGON AND WEST LA SALLE HERE.
YOU WILL SEE THAT IN 2024 THERE ARE TWO PROPERTIES, RM 18 TO
THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH.
BOTH OF THOSE WERE REZONED AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY VACANT AND
UNDEVELOPED.
REZONED FROM RS 50 TO THE RM 18 MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONING
DESIGNATION.
AND JUST AS DANNY SAID FROM PLANNING COMMISSION, WEST OF THE
SUBJECT SITE HERE ALONG NORTH ROME AVENUE IT TRANSITIONS
FROM RS 50 TO THAT IG, INDUSTRIAL GENERAL, AND MOVING ON WE
HAVE THE SURVEY.
HERE YOU CAN SEE AGAIN OUTLINED IN RED ARE THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE SUBJECT SITE.
AND HERE IS OREGON AVENUE AS WELL AS WEST LASALLE STREET.
I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT AREA.
HERE WE HAVE THE CURRENT SUBJECT SITE.
THIS IS THE RESIDENCE TO THE NORTH, RESIDENCE TO THE EAST.
LOOKING EAST DOWN WEST LASALLE STREET, SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT
AREA, WEST OF THE SUBJECT AREA.
LOOKING WEST DOWN WEST LASALLE STREET, AND THIS IS A
RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT THE NORTHWEST AREA
OF THE PROPERTY.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY .13 ACRES.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS ALLOWED BY RM 18 ZONING WOULD BE TWO
DWELLING UNITS.
GIVEN THAT THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE USE CONSISTS OF
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED, SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI-DETACHED AND
MULTIFAMILY UNITS, THE REQUESTED RM 18 ZONING DESIGNATION IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY AND
DEVELOPMENT MUST COMPLY WITH OVERLAY STANDARDS AT THE TIME
OF PERMITTING.
STAFF -- DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION AND COMPLIANCE STAFF
REVIEWED APPLICATION AND FIND THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
6:14:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GREAT JOB.
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT.
IS THERE AN APPLICANT PRESENT?
AARON?
6:15:10PM >> CURRENTLY AT THE TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
6:15:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE NEED TO GET YOUR CAMERA ON THE SCREENS
AND GET YOU SWORN IN.
I CAN SEE YOU.
IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN IN.
6:15:25PM >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT
TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
6:15:30PM >> I DO.
6:15:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, AARON.
GO AHEAD.
6:15:36PM >> SORRY I AM NOT PRESENT.
I HAVE ANOTHER PRESSING MEETING.
I'M ACTUALLY SITTING AT THE TAMPA AIRPORT.
BETWEEN FLIGHTS.
6:15:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
6:15:52PM >> AARON SCOTT TROMMATER.
6:15:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AARON?
HEARING NONE, OKAY.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM?
YES, MA'AM.
WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
YELLOW LIGHT GOES OFF, YOU STILL HAVE 30 SECONDS.
6:16:16PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS DELPHINE JONES.
I HOPE CITY COUNCIL KNOW THAT ALL THOSE CARS THAT WERE ALONG
THE STREET, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES I HAVE BECAUSE THIS
PARTICULAR DWELLING IS GOING TO BE ON THE CORNER.
I ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY.
I CAN'T SEE.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT STAY IN THE HOUSE.
SO THEY ARE PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT THEY ARE ALSO
PARKING ON THE STREET.
NOW, I WANT TO SHOW A PICTURE --
6:16:52PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU'RE DOING PERFECT.
6:16:54PM >> -- OF MY DAUGHTER THE NEXT STREET OVER, WHICH IS ARCH.
SHE WAS PUSHED INTO HER HOUSE.
AND THAT'S HOW MUCH DENSITY AND TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.
THE LAST TIME I CAME, I SHARED THIS WITH YOU ALSO.
TO ME IT'S JUST NOT FEASIBLE.
WE ARE OVERPOPULATED AND TOO MUCH DENSITY.
EVERYBODY SAYS CONSISTENT.
CONSISTENT FOR WHO?
IT'S NOT CONSISTENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STAY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS YOU KNOW, I'M A VOLUNTEER.
BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR 35 YEARS OR PLUS AS NEIGHBORHOOD
COORDINATOR, WHATEVER.
BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT MY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD NOW.
BAYSHORE BEAUTIFUL, SOMEBODY WAS HERE ABOUT TWO OR THREE
WEEKS AGO, AND THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT DEEPENING LOW DENSITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF DENSITY GOING
ON IN WEST TAMPA, WHICH IS FINE.
I'M ALL FOR IT.
BUT IT'S GOT TO BE CONSISTENT.
SOMEBODY HAS TO LEVEL IT OFF SOMEWHERE.
IT'S GETTING RIDICULOUS.
MY DAUGHTER IS AT THE POINT NOW WHERE IN NURSING WE CALL IT
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.
SHE'S NOT FUNCTIONING AT THAT LEVEL BECAUSE OF THIS
ACCIDENT, THE STREET BEHIND WHERE HE'S GOING TO PROPOSE TO
PUT THIS DUPLEX OR WHATEVER.
THE SPACE I THINK IS 57 BY 100.
THAT'S MAYBE TWO FAMILIES.
THEY MIGHT HAVE CHILDREN.
TALKING ABOUT EIGHT MORE CARS ON THAT CORNER, SERIOUSLY,
REALLY?
I'M BASICALLY AGAINST IT AND GOING TO BE AGAINST IT WHEN IT
COMES TO SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE THINGS I'M
SEEING MY DAUGHTER GO THROUGH.
6:18:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
YES, SIR.
6:18:52PM >> JAMES LASCARA.
I OWN FIVE PROPERTIES WITHIN THREE BLOCKS.
I LIVE THREE BLOCKS AWAY.
I APPRECIATE MS. JONES' LONGTIME LEGACY OF LIVING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RIVERWALK EXTENSION DOWN ROME.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WALKING UP TO ROME YARDS.
WALKABILITY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME TWO NEW FAMILIES
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T KNOW THE APPLICANT AT ALL, BUT BASED ON THE
PRECEDENT, WE HAVE A LOT OF MIX OF USES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY.
WE HAVE MULTIUNIT.
TWO CHURCHES IN THE MIDDLE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD SUPPORT THIS REZONING.
THANK YOU.
6:19:27PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, SIR.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A REBUTTAL?
6:19:37PM >> I JUST WANT TO GIVE A THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ATTEND.
I'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 2015.
I'VE BEEN STATIONED IN AND OUT OF TAMPA SINCE 1998.
TAMPA IS HOME FOR ME, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE TAMPA ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.
JUST AS A HOMEOWNER AND LAYMAN, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
6:19:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
6:20:13PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
BEFORE READING, MS. JONES, I THINK YOU MADE
SOME REALLY VALID POINTS.
AND I WANT TO HAVE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION JUST ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION.
6:20:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S CLOSED.
YOU CAN'T TESTIFY.
6:20:30PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ANYWAY.
OKAY.
ITEM 5, FILE REZ-26-11, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST
READING CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF 1500 WEST LASALLE STREET IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1
FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, TO RM 18, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6:20:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE.
OPPOSED?
THANK YOU.
6:21:05PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026 AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:21:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AARON.
ITEM NUMBER 6.
6:21:27PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGENDA ITEM 6 IS REZ 26-16, REQUEST TO REZONE 3206 NORTH
TAMPA STREET FROM RS 50 RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD,
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED.
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
6:21:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. COLLINS.
6:21:48PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I WAS SWORN IN.
OUR NEXT CASE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY THE TAMPA HEIGHTS URBAN VILLAGE.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN THE COASTAL PLANNING AREA,
SPECIFICALLY EVAC ZONE E.
SUBJECT SITE IS DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL 20.
HERE IS AN AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE
SURROUNDING PROPERTY.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT SITE IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TAMPA
STREET JUST NORTH OF EAST PLYMOUTH STREET.
THERE ARE SOME RESIDENTIAL HOMES LOCATED ALONG PLYMOUTH
STREET AS WELL AS SOME NONRESIDENTIAL USES LOCATED ONE BLOCK
TO THE EAST ON FLORIDA AVENUE.
SUBJECT SITE IS RECOGNIZED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL 20 FUTURE
LAND USE DESIGNATION.
SO THIS ALLOWS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MULTIFAMILY,
SINGLE-FAMILY, ATTACHED AND DETACHED USES.
THAT IS THE PREDOMINANT LAND USE PATTERN ALONG THIS PORTION
OF NORTH TAMPA STREET.
DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE, WE HAVE THE
RESIDENTIAL 10, WHICH IS NOTED BY THIS TAN ORANGISH COLOR.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND
OVERALL FOUND IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT
PATTERN, WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WITH
SOME NEARBY LIKE COMMERCIAL USES ALONG FLORIDA AVENUE.
THE SITE IS WITHIN THE TAMPA HEIGHTS URBAN VILLAGE WHERE THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENCOURAGES INFILL HOUSING AND INCREASED
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY NEAR TRANSIT AND SERVICES.
THE PROPOSED DENSITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DENSITY
ANTICIPATED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL 20 DESIGNATION.
OVERALL, STAFF FOUND THE PD MEETS THE INTENT OF THE LAND USE
POLICY 9.2.6, WHICH PROVIDES DESIGN POLICY OR DESIGN
GUIDANCE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED USES. THE FRONT DOOR OF
UNIT 3 IS ORIENTED TOWARDS NORTH TAMPA STREET.
UNITS ONE AND TWO FACE THE ALLEYWAY AND PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTION IS PROVIDED TO NORTH TAMPA STREET.
AGAIN, THIS IS MEETING THE POLICY OF CONNECTING THE UNIT
ENTRANCES TO THE STREET.
WHILE THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION GENERALLY ALIGNS WITH THE
INTENT OF THE POLICY, THE DESIGN RAISES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
CONCERNS AS THERE IS A ZERO FOOT SETBACK FROM THE GARAGE TO
THE SIDEWALK.
THIS DESIGN CREATES POTENTIAL DIRECT CONFLICT BETWEEN
VEHICLES BACKING OUT OF GARAGES AND PEDESTRIANS USING THE
SIDEWALK, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH POLICY DIRECTION,
MOBILITY POLICY 1.5.5 WHICH SEEKS TO LIMIT VEHICULAR AND
PEDESTRIAN CONFLICTS.
HOWEVER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES NOT ESTABLISH MINIMUM
DISTANCE OR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN GARAGES AND
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED PD WILL UTILIZE THE ALLEY FOR
VEHICULAR ACCESS WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE PLAN.
IN SUMMARY, ALTHOUGH STAFF HAS CONCERNS REGARDING THE
POTENTIAL CONFLICT BETWEEN PEDESTRIAN VEHICLES ALONG THE
INTERNAL PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION, THE REQUEST ADDRESSES MANY
OF THE POLICIES IN THE PLAN RELATED TO NEIGHBORHOOD
COMPATIBILITY, HOUSING, AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT.
OVERALL, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LONG-RANGE
DEVELOPMENT PATTERN ENCOURAGED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL 20
DESIGNATION.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:25:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, NEXT.
6:25:43PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGAIN, WE HAVE AN AREA VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED HERE IN RED.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF WEST 26th STREET,
WEST OF NORTH TAMPA STREET, AND NORTH OF WEST PLYMOUTH
STREET.
THE APPLICATION -- SORRY, APPLICANT REQUESTED AND WAS
GRANTED A SIMILAR REZONING REQUEST FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
AT THE TWO NORTHERN SITES.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO THE EAST WAS COMPLETED IN THE '80s.
THIS SITE IS PRESENTLY VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED.
HERE IS THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SINGLE STRUCTURE COMPRISED OF THREE
RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THE FRONT DOOR ORIENTATION OF ONE UNIT WILL FRONT NORTH
TAMPA STREET AND REMAINING TWO DOORS WILL FRONT AN INTERIOR
SIDE.
EACH UNIT PROPOSES A TWO CAR GARAGE AND ONE VISITOR PARKING
SPACE IS PROPOSED.
VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE SITE IS PROPOSED FROM TEN FOOT PLATTED
AREA AND SIDEWALKS ARE PROPOSED ALONG NORTH TAMPA TO CONNECT
TO THE EXISTING SIDEWALKS AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS.
THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS 40 FEET.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE TAMPA HEIGHTS OVERLAY
DISTRICT.
THE SUBJECT PARCEL HAS RESIDENTIAL 20, R-20 FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATION.
GIVEN THE SITE IS COMPRISED OF 7,420 SQUARE FEET OR UNTIL
.017 ACRES, THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE
FLOOR AREA RATIO IN THE R-20 FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
HERE ARE THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.
WE HAVE EAST AND WEST SHOWN HERE AS WELL AS THE NORTH AND
THE SOUTH.
I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WHICH IS CURRENTLY VACANT.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE IS THE
ALLEYWAY, AND IT STOPS RIGHT HERE AT THIS FENCE.
THIS IS NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALSO WHERE
THAT PD HAS BEEN FOR THE SAME REQUEST.
THIS IS LOOKING EAST DOWN TO WEST PLYMOUTH STREET.
THIS IS THAT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING THAT WAS FROM 1980
-- '85.
THIS IS SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND THIS IS LOOKING WEST DOWN 22nd AVENUE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING ONE WAIVER FROM SECTION
27-282.9-C-1, REQUEST TO PERMIT GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCES FRONT
DOORS TO FACE A SIDE LOT LINE OR CORNER LOT LINES.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE
PETITION AND FOUND THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE
APPLICABLE CITY OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
IF CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE APPLICATION AND WAIVER
REQUESTED, MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE PLAN AS SHOWN IN THE
SUBMITTED REVISION SHEET MUST BE COMPLETED BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
I HAVE AN UPDATED REVISION SHEET TO ADD TO THE RECORD.
6:29:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
6:29:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANT TO CORRECT THE RECORD.
THIS IS NOT 22nd AVENUE AND NOT WEST.
YOU'RE LOOKING NORTH ON TAMPA STREET THERE.
6:29:14PM >> SORRY.
CORRECT.
6:29:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO PROBLEM.
YOUR OTHER ONE HAD IT LOOKING EAST BUT IT IS SOUTH ON TAMPA.
6:29:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
REVISED REVISION SHEET.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL?
APPLICANT.
6:29:35PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
JAMES LASCARA.
I'M THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROPERTY AT 3206 NORTH TAMPA
STREET.
DO WE WANT TO START WITH THE QUESTION?
HAPPY TO TAKE IT AT THE BEGINNING.
6:29:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M TRYING TO ENVISION, IF YOU HAVE A SITE
PLAN -- DO YOU HAVE A SITE PLAN WITH YOU?
IF YOU COULD DROP IT ON THE WOLF.
I'M TRYING TO ENVISION, BECAUSE I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACTLY
HOW THE EXIT FOR THE OTHER PROJECT WE JUST APPROVED, DOES
THAT ALSO USE THE ALLEY?
6:30:14PM >> NO.
SO THE DRIVE AISLE -- THIS IS ORIENTED PROPERLY,
NORTH-SOUTH, CAN YOU SEE IT OKAY?
6:30:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:30:21PM >> THE DRIVE AISLE FOR THAT PROPERTY COMES AND ENDS BEFORE
THE ALLEY.
IT DOES NOT TIE IN.
6:30:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
BUT COULD IT?
6:30:29PM >> IT COULD.
THE MOST CANDID WAY I CAN SAY THIS, WORKING WITH F.D.O.T. ON
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING THING IN MY
DEVELOPMENT CAREER.
6:30:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO SAY.
MY OTHER QUESTION WAS THE AGREEMENT TO WORK WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO ADD TO THE PORCH AND THE
CHARACTER OF THE FRONT ON TAMPA STREET.
6:30:54PM >> YES, MA'AM.
I'LL ADDRESS THAT.
6:30:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
EXCELLENT.
6:30:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHILE WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, THE ALLEY WE
SAW THE FENCE AND THE TREES, HAS THAT BEEN ABANDONED OR --
6:31:04PM >> FORMERLY IN THE EYES OF CITY OF TAMPA, IT IS NOT VACATED.
THE CITY OF TAMPA OWNS IT AS A RIGHT-OF-WAY.
NOBODY USES IT.
NOBODY USES IT ON THIS SIDE OF THE BLOCK, THE EAST SIDE OF
THE BLOCK.
WEST SIDE OF THE BLOCK I BELIEVE TWO HOUSES USE IT FOR
VEHICLE PARKING.
6:31:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
[INAUDIBLE]
6:31:21PM >> YES.
6:31:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PRESENTATION.
6:31:24PM >> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JAMES LASCARA.
I'M THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROPERTY AT 3206 NORTH TAMPA
STREET.
REQUESTING REZONING FROM RS 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED USE.
ENCOURAGED BY STAFF'S FINDING OF CONSISTENCY.
ALSO PLEASED ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO INCORPORATE ALLEY USE
INTO THE DESIGN, A COMMENT FROM SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM OUR REZONING HEARING FOR THE SITE DIRECTLY NORTH OF
THIS.
THIS WILL CONTROL TRAFFIC IN THE SAFEST WAY POSSIBLE ALONG
NORTH TAMPA STREET FOR ENTERING AND EXITING THE UNITS OF THE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE A HISTORY OF THOUGHTFUL DESIGN FOR OUR PROJECTS.
THIS WILL BE OUR FIFTH PROJECT IN THE TAMPA HEIGHTS AREA.
OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS THAT WHAT WE BUILD MATCHES THE COMMUNITY
AND IS RESPECTFUL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE HERITAGE THAT
EXISTS THERE.
WE'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND RECEIVED
RESOUNDINGLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY INCLUDING SEVERAL LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM
NEIGHBORS.
ALSO A LETTER OF FORMAL SUPPORT FROM THE TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC
ASSOCIATION WHICH I NOTICED WAS ADDED TO THE RECORD.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO ENSURE WE'RE CREATING COMPATIBLE HOUSING
WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, PLEASED TO RECEIVE THE LETTER OF
SUPPORT.
THEY MENTIONED A FEW REQUESTS FOR CHANGES TO THE ELEVATIONS
WHICH WE DISCUSSED AND ARE HAPPY TO MAKE AND HAVE AGREED TO.
WE SUBMITTED THESE TO STAFF THIS WEEK AND THESE ARE
REFLECTED ON THE REVISED REVISION SHEET.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, PRIOR TO -- AND THESE WOULD BE
COMPLETED PRIOR TO SECOND READING.
I BROUGHT A MAP SHOWING THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY MARKED IN BLACK AND SUPPORTING NEIGHBORS'
PROPERTIES MARKED IN GREEN, ONE OF WHICH IT IS MYSELF.
IN ADDITION, I HAVE INCLUDED A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING OF THE
PROPOSED PROJECT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THAT TO YOU NOW.
THAT WOULD BE THE VIEW LOOKING FROM THE NORTH TOWARDS THE
SOUTH.
TAMPA HEIGHTS IS IN NEED OF MISSING MIDDLE TO INCREASE
DENSITY.
WHAT DOES THIS ACCOMPLISH?
ADDRESSES HOUSING SHORTAGES AND AFFORDABILITY ISSUES.
REDUCES URBAN SPRAWL AND POSITIONS UPDATED AVAILABLE UNITS
NEAR KEY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS LIKE NORTH TAMPA STREET
FOR BUS AND THE NEW BIKE ROUTE ALONG OLA WITHIN JUST A
COUPLE OF BLOCKS.
THIS REQUEST SUPPORTS THOUGHTFUL GROWTH NEAR THE URBAN CORE
AND HELPS ADDRESS INCREASING DEMAND FOR HOUSING AS TAMPA
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE.
PROVIDING A RANGE OF HOUSING OPTIONS ALLOWS US TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF DIVERSE POPULATION WHILE BEING RESPECTFUL OF THE
EXISTING COMMITTEE.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF REZ 26-16.
REFLECTS RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT THAT ENSURES ALIGNMENT WITH
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
6:34:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE ONE.
THE ONE THAT BLOCKS THE ALLEY?
6:34:09PM >> NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT OUR PROPERTY.
6:34:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
NO QUESTIONS?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
6:34:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FILE REZ-26-16, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY
IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3206 NORTH TAMPA STREET, IN THE
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE, AND INCLUDING THE REVISED SITE PLAN REVISION SHEET
YES, FROM 5/14/2026.
6:34:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
6:35:03PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026, AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:35:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, CLERK.
NEXT.
6:35:19PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
ITEM 7, REZ-26-37, REQUEST TO REZONE 1313 WEST NASSAU STREET
FROM RS 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, SEMI DETACHED USES.
I'LL TURN IT OVER NOW TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
6:35:38PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I WAS SWORN IN.
OUR NEXT CASE IS WITHIN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT.
SPECIFICALLY WEST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE AND THE WEST
RIVERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SUBJECT SITE IS IN THE COASTAL PLANNING AREA, SPECIFICALLY
EVAC ZONE C.
HERE IS AN AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
YOU CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS
PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY.
THERE ARE SOME NONRESIDENTIAL USES. A COUPLE OF BLOCKS
SOUTH ALONG WEST CYPRESS STREET.
SUBJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE RECOGNIZED UNDER
THE RESIDENTIAL 20 FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THAT IS THE PREDOMINANT LAND USE DESIGNATION IN THE AREA.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND FOUND IT
COMPATIBLE WITH THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE AREA,
WHICH, AGAIN, IS MOSTLY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND SOME
SCATTERED TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THE USES IN DENSITY CAN BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE R-20
DESIGNATION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AGAIN WITHIN THE WEST TAMPA URBAN
VILLAGE WHERE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENCOURAGES INFILL
HOUSING AND WALKABLE, TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS.
THE DESIGN SUPPORTS THOSE POLICIES BY ORIENTING UNITS
TOWARDS THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK AND USING THE ALLEY FOR
VEHICULAR ACCESS.
REQUEST ALSO SUPPORTS THE CITY'S BROADER HOUSING AND INFILL
GOALS BY ADDING RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON AN UNDERUTILIZED PARCEL
IN AN AREA CLOSE TO TRANSIT.
ADDITIONALLY, SUPPORTS POLICIES THAT DIRECT THE GREATEST
SHARE OF GROWTH TO THE URBAN VILLAGES.
OVERALL, STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST FITS WELL WITHIN THE
EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT PATTERN ANTICIPATED UNDER THE R-20 DESIGNATION.
BASED ON THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF FINDS THE
REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:37:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, CHRIS?
6:37:56PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER
DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
WE'LL START WITH AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT SITE OUTLINED IN
RED.
IT IS IMPROVED WITH A SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING UNIT
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST NASSAU STREET.
THE SUBJECT BLOCK IS LOCATED EAST OF THE NORTH OREGON AVENUE
AND WEST OF NORTH WILLOW AVENUE.
SURROUNDING ZONING IS RS 50.
SURROUNDING USES INCLUDE SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS TO
THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
THERE'S ALSO A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY IMMEDIATELY SOUTH
OF THE SUBJECT SITE ALONG WEST NASSAU STREET.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE SOME PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
REZONINGS THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED IN RECENT YEARS JUST TO THE
NORTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST ARCH
STREET.
LOOKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BLOCK FACE, PD SITE APPROVED
FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING UNITS AND THEN ON THE
WEST SIDE OF THAT BLOCK FACE WE HAVE SIDE BY SIDE PD
APPROVED PROPERTIES.
THESE SITES WERE APPROVED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED
DWELLING UNITS.
I ALSO WANT TO ORIENT COUNCIL TO THE GENERAL AREA, A LITTLE
FURTHER NORTH.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH WAS 1500 WEST LASALLE STREET, IT
IS LOCATED WHERE MY PEN IS SHOWING ON THE AERIAL, JUST TO
GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF JUST THE GENERAL AREA AND THE ACTIVITY
THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IN TERMS OF REZONING REQUESTS.
THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY.
IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH WEST TAMPA OVERLAY
DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS.
MOVING ON HERE TO THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FROM THE APPLICANT,
THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHOWS A SINGLE STRUCTURE.
IT IS TWO STORIES.
EACH STRUCTURE CONTAINS TWO DWELLING UNITS.
EACH UNIT HAS FRONT DOORS ORIENTED TO WEST NASSAU STREET.
THERE IS A COVERED ENTRYWAY OVER BOTH OF THOSE FRONT DOORS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE PLAN SHOWS A FOUR-FOOT WIDE
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY FROM THOSE COVERED ENTRYWAYS OUT TO A
PROPOSED FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK, WHICH WOULD RUN EAST TO WEST
ALONG WEST NASSAU STREET.
ADDITIONALLY, THE STRUCTURE HAS A TWO-CAR GARAGE FOR EACH
UNIT, AND THE SITE PROVIDES REAR VEHICULAR ENTRY OFF A
14-FOOT WIDE PLATTED ALLEYWAY.
GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE SITE, MAXIMUM OF ONE UNIT IS ALLOWED
BY RIGHT.
THE DEVELOPER HAS ENTERED INTO A BONUS AGREEMENT TO ALLOW
FOR ONE ADDITIONAL UNIT AND THAT ASSOCIATED BONUS AGREEMENT
PRESENTS CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS APPLICATION.
WE DO HAVE SOME ELEVATIONS TO SHOW.
MAX HEIGHT PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT IS 31 FEET, 9 INCHES.
WE HAVE A SOUTH ELEVATION AND EAST ELEVATION, WEST ELEVATION
AND NORTH ELEVATION.
YOU CAN SEE THE TWO-CAR GARAGE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THAT
ELEVATION.
THE PHOTOS WE HAVE THE SUBJECT SITE WITH THE EXISTING
DETACHED DWELLING.
NORTH OF IT ALONG ARCH STREET, SIMILAR STYLE HOME.
IMMEDIATELY SOUTH ACROSS NASSAU WE HAVE THE OPEN FIELD WHICH
IS PART OF A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY.
THIS IS THE MAIN BUILDING FOR THAT PLACE OF RELIGIOUS
ASSEMBLY.
IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
WE HAVE NO WAIVERS REQUESTED WITH THIS REZONING APPLICATION.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS
APPLICATION AND WE FIND IT CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND SHOULD IT BE THE PLEASURE OF
CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION, FURTHER
MODIFICATIONS WILL NEED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
AS STATED ON THE REVISION SHEET, INCLUDED WITH THE STAFF
REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:42:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT.
6:42:24PM >> JAMES LASCARA AGAIN.
I'LL SAY IT IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD MY OWN HOUSE PICTURED
IN ONE OF THE STAFF PHOTOS THAT WAS TAKEN FOR THE SITE.
I LIVE AT 1313 GRACE, AND THIS IS A REZONING FOR 1313 NASSAU
FOR TRANSITIONING FROM RS 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED.
WE'RE ENCOURAGED BY THE FINDING OF CONSISTENCY AND
REQUESTING NO WAIVERS.
I DO LIVE A STREET OVER ON GRACE STREET.
PROJECT IS IN MY BACKYARD AND VERY PERSONAL TO ME.
I'M GOING INTO MY FOURTH YEAR OF LIVING HERE.
I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR SUPPORTING MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SEEING IT IMPROVED FROM WITHIN AND INVESTING BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
AS I MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS HEARING OR IN THE PREVIOUS
REMARKS FOR THE PROJECT ON LA SALLE, I REALLY ENJOY THE
WALKABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ONE OF THE THINGS I
SPECIFICALLY LIKE IS HOW IT IS LOCATED CLOSE TO TRANSIT,
PARKS, LIKE JULIAN B. LANE NEAR DOWNTOWN AND OTHER COMMUNITY
AMENITIES.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
MEET IN THE PAST FEW YEARS OF LIVING HERE.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL HAS ALSO BEEN STRONG.
SIX LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
AND I HEARD NO OPPOSITION DURING OUR OUTREACH.
JUST TO ORIENT A LITTLE BIT HERE, AS I MENTIONED DURING MY
PREVIOUS REMARKS ON THE LA SALLE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE
THE COLORS.
BLACK IS THE SUBJECT SITE.
GREEN ARE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT, AND GRAY ARE
ACTUALLY PROJECTS THAT WE ARE EITHER HAVE DONE OR ARE DOING.
SO THAT WOULD BE TWO HERE ON GRACE, TWO HERE ON ARCH, ONE ON
ARCH AND TWO HERE ON LA SALLE.
WE HAVE QUITE THE EXPERIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF DOING
PROJECTS AND DOING THEM THOUGHTFULLY.
HERE IS A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING.
THIS PROJECT HELPS ADDRESS THE CONTINUED DEMAND FOR HOUSING
NEAR TAMPA'S URBAN CORE.
AS CITY CONTINUES TO GROW PROVIDING A RANGE OF HOUSING
OPTIONS WITHIN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF SUPPORTING THAT GROWTH RESPONSIBLY.
THIS IS HOW WE BUILD THE MISSING MIDDLE AND HOW WE DO IT
TOGETHER.
FOR THESE REASONS I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF
REZ-26-37.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
6:44:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
6:45:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 1313 WEST NASSAU STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, SEMI DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6:45:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
REVISION SHEET FOR THIS ONE?
6:45:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WITH THE REVISION SHEET BETWEEN FIRST --
6:45:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
6:45:33PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026, AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:45:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OCHO.
6:45:52PM >> ALL RIGHTY.
BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION, AGENDA ITEM 10 --
SORRY.
TOOK THE WRONG ONE.
ONE SECOND.
6:46:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
8.
6:46:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE LIKE YOUR WANTING TO GET THROUGH FASTER.
6:46:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT IS A FACT.
6:46:21PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 8 IS REZ-26-52, REQUEST TO REZONE
5200 SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, APPROVED IN 2025 UNDER
REZ-25-08, TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY
ATTACHED.
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
6:46:48PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.
OUR NEXT CASE TONIGHT IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY THE GANDY SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD.
SITE WITHIN EVACUATION ZONE A AND WITHIN THE COASTAL HIGH
HAZARD AREA.
THIS AREA IS PRETTY INTERESTING.
AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH MANHATTAN
AVENUE AND WEST PEARL AVENUE.
IT IS AN INTERESTING AREA.
THERE ARE MORE INTENSIVE USES GENERALLY SOUTH OF MANHATTAN
-- SORRY, EAST OF SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE AND THEN SOME
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TO THE WEST.
THIS IS KIND OF NOTED OR REFLECTED ON THE ADOPTED FUTURE
LAND USE MAP.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SUBJECT SITE IN THE AREA GENERALLY
EAST OF SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE RECOGNIZED YOU DID COMMUNITY
COMMERCIAL 35 DESIGNATION.
THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL USES ALL THE WAY UP TO COMMERCIAL
INTENSIVE USES AND THEN DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF MANHATTAN WE
HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL 10 DESIGNATION.
THERE IS THAT KIND OF TRANSITION FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST
ON MANHATTAN AVENUE.
THIS REQUEST -- THIS SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR 54
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED UNITS UNDER REZONING 25-08 LAST YEAR.
AS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S REPORT AT THE
TIME, THE PROPOSED DENSITY IN USES WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE
UNDERLYING COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL 35 DESIGNATION.
THE CURRENT REQUEST INCLUDES MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO CLARIFY
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AS THEY APPLY TO ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
AND OVERHANGS.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST COMPATIBLE WITH
THE SURROUNDING AREA GIVEN EXISTING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT
AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE AREA.
NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY 1.1.2 EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF
PROTECTING AND ENHANCING SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS BY
ENSURING SENSITIVE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND
ADJOINING AREAS.
PD PROVIDES A TRANSITION FROM THE SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
THAT'S LOCATED TO THE WEST OF SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE TO THE
MORE INTENSIVE NONRESIDENTIAL USES TO THE EAST, WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH POLICIES RELATED TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONS
BETWEEN LOWER AND HIGHER AND MORE INTENSIVE USES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE REQUEST WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING
PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
BASED ON THE ABOVE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:49:17PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DID WE NOT SEE THIS BEFORE?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
6:49:25PM >> LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER.
6:49:27PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
NEXT.
6:49:31PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION STAFF.
HERE WE HAVE AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT SITE WITH THE
SUBJECT PARCEL OUTLINED HERE IN RED.
THE PARCEL IS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST PEARL AVENUE
AND MANHATTAN.
HERE IS THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
APPLICANT PROPOSES TEN THREE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
CONTAINING TOTAL OF 54 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THIS IS THE SAME REQUEST THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED AND
APPROVED UNDER REZ 25-08.
APPLICANT IS RETURNING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO FORMALIZE
THE INCLUSION OF BALCONIES, OVERHANGS AND OTHER PROJECTIONS
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN ELEVATIONS BUT
NOT WRITTEN INTO THE SITE DATA TABLE.
UNIT COUNT IN HEIGHT WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
FRONT DOOR ORIENTATIONS FOR BUILDINGS 6 AND 7 WILL REMAIN ON
WEST PEARL AVENUE.
BUILDINGS ONE AND TWO, WILL KEEP ORIENTATION TOWARD SOUTH
MANHATTAN AVENUE AND THE REMAINING STRUCTURES WILL HAVE
INTERIOR ORIENTATIONS.
SIDEWALKS ARE ALSO PROPOSED ALONG SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE AS
WELL AS WEST PEARL TO CONNECT EXISTING SIDEWALKS AND
RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS.
THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS 40 FEET.
HERE ARE ELEVATIONS FOR A FIVE UNIT BUILDING.
SO HERE IS THE WEST, EAST, SOUTH, AND NORTH.
AND FOR BUILDINGS THAT HAVE SIX UNITS, THESE ARE THE
ELEVATIONS.
WEST, EAST, SOUTH, AND NORTH.
ALSO HAVE PICTURES TO ACCOMPANY THE PHOTOS -- SORRY, ALSO
HAVE PICTURES TO ACCOMPANY THE SUBJECT AREA.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY STARTING ON WEST PEARL STREET.
BEING THAT IT IS A CORNER SITE, ALSO HAS A VIEW FROM SOUTH
MANHATTAN AVENUE.
THIS IS IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL.
EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,
AND THIS IS ALSO WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THERE ARE NO REQUESTED WAIVERS FOR THIS PROPOSAL.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE
PETITION AND FOUND THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE
CITY OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
SHOULD IT BE THE PLEASURE OF CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE
APPLICATION, FURTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE PLAN MUST BE
COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING
OF ORDINANCE AS STATED ON THE REVISION SHEET.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:52:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT.
THIS IS THE EXACT SAME APPLICATION.
THE NARRATIVE WAS OMITTED WHAT WAS SHOWN ON THE DIAGRAM.
6:52:58PM >> KAMI CORBETT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HILL WARD HENDERSON.
I HAVE WITH ME MAC McCRAW.
YES, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY CAREER I REZONED SOMETHING
TO ASK YOU FOR THE EXACT SAME THING I ASKED YOU FOR LAST
TIME I WAS HERE.
6:53:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU FOR THE CONTRIBUTION.
6:53:14PM >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
THIS IMAGE IS THE RENDERING OF THE ELEVATIONS.
I THINK IT PROBABLY TELLS THE STORY A LITTLE BIT MORE
CLEARLY.
THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS THAT WERE IN THE FILE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE ARCHITECTURAL BUMP-OUTS ALONG THE WAY
TO GIVE THE DESIGN FEATURES FOR THE DESIGN OF THE TOWNHOMES.
THE PROBLEM WE HAD WAS, IF YOU RECALL THIS CASE, THERE WAS A
LOT OF CONTROVERSY.
THERE WAS OPPOSITION AND WE WERE RIGHT AT THE HEIGHT OF
GARAGE GATE WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT GARAGES AND
WE WERE SO FOCUSED ON BRINGING YOU A SITE PLAN THAT WAS
COMPLIANT WITH THE DIRECTION WHERE COUNCIL WAS GOING THAT WE
MISSED THE FACT THAT OUR PROPOSED BUILDING SETBACKS WERE
RATHER ONE DIMENSIONAL.
THEY DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGING WITH THIS APPLICATION IS
WE'VE NOW DETAILED WHAT THOSE SETBACKS ARE.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME.
WITH THAT, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
6:54:12PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, I BELIEVE YOU ARE UP.
6:54:29PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ITEM NUMBER 8, FILE NUMBER REZ-26-52,
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION,
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
5200 SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA,
AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TO PD
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED,
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND WITH THE REVISED REVISION SHEET THAT GOES WITH IT.
6:54:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
6:55:07PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026 AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:55:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ITEM NUMBER 9.
6:55:23PM >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ITEM 9 IS REZ 25-118.
THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4714 EAST HILLSBOROUGH
AVENUE.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM CI COMMERCIAL
INTENSIVE AND RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS FOR ALL CI USES, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, AND
OPEN STORAGE AS AN ACCESSORY USE.
I DID WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE STAFF REPORT, THE REQUESTED
ZONING IS LISTED AS OPEN STORAGE AS OWN USE BUT IT MUST BE
ACCESSORY USE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION ON THE RECORD.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
6:56:07PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.
OUR NEXT CASE TONIGHT IS LOCATED IN THE UNIVERSITY PLANNING
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY THE EAST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE.
IT IS IN EVACUATION ZONE E.
SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST
HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE JUST TO THE WEST OF NORTH 48th STREET.
IT'S OUTLINED HERE IN PURPLE.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IS
PREDOMINANTLY NONRESIDENTIAL WITH SOME MORE INTENSIVE
COMMERCIAL USES.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS DESIGNATED AS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL 35.
SO, AGAIN, THIS ALLOWS FOR RANGE OF USES FROM RESIDENTIAL
ALL THE WAY UP TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND COMMERCIAL
INTENSIVE USES.
THAT LAND USE PATTERN IS PREDOMINANTLY FOUND ALONG EAST
HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE, DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE IS
RESIDENTIAL 10.
STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION -- SORRY, STAFF REVIEWED THE
APPLICATION AND FOUND THE PROPOSED USES AND F.A.R.
CONSISTENT WITH THE UNDERLYING CC-35 DESIGNATION.
THE REQUEST ALLOWS -- WOULD ALLOW THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL
USES, OPEN STORAGE, ADDITIONAL CARPORTS WHILE RETAINING THE
EXISTING BUILDING.
BECAUSE THE SITE IS WITHIN A MIXED USE CORRIDOR, STAFF NOTED
THAT MAINTAINING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE LIMITS THE ABILITY
TO FULLY MEET CERTAIN DESIGN POLICIES IN THE PLAN, INCLUDING
THOSE RELATED TO BUILDING PLACEMENT AND FACADE DESIGN.
THE APPLICANT HAS INCORPORATED SOME DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SHADE TREES ALONG EAST HILLSBOROUGH
AVENUE, WHICH IS A TRANSIT EMPHASIS CORRIDOR, TO ENHANCE THE
PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT.
MOBILITY STAFF ALSO DETERMINED THAT A SIDEWALK ALONG NORTH
48th STREET IS NOT FEASIBLE DUE TO LIMITED RIGHT-OF-WAY,
UTILITIES, AND A GRAND TREE.
THOUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONTINUES -- WOULD SUPPORT THE
INCLUSION OF THAT SIDEWALK IF POSSIBLE.
BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF REQUESTS THAT THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS BE MADE.
NUMBER ONE, REVISE THE SITE PLAN TO CORRECT THE MAXIMUM
PERMITTED F.A.R. TO 2.0.
THE SITE PLAN CURRENTLY LISTS MAXIMUM OF 1.2.
PROVIDE A PAINTED CROSS WALK CONNECTING THE PRIMARY BUILDING
ENTRANCE TO THE SIDEWALK ALONG EAST HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE.
THIS WOULD CONNECT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SIDEWALK ON EAST
HILLSBOROUGH, PROVIDE -- SORRY.
PROVIDE A PAINTED CROSS WALK CONNECTING THE PARKING --
CARPORT AREA TO THE ENTRANCES ALONG THE WESTERN FACADE OF
THE BUILDING TO ESTABLISH A DEFINED PEDESTRIAN PATH AND
AVOID PEDESTRIAN CONFLICTS.
AND FINALLY, CLARIFY THE FENCE WALL TYPE ALONG THE NORTHERN
PROPERTY LINE, INCLUDING SPECIFYING THE MATERIAL AND
ENSURING IT IS CONSISTENT -- CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFIED ON THE
SITE PLAN AND WAIVER SHEET.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS POLICIES THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRE
NONRESIDENTIAL USES BE APPROPRIATELY BUFFERED FROM
RESIDENTIAL USES.
AND WE DO HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE.
OVERALL, THE PD GENERALLY MEETS THE INTENT OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GIVEN THE EXISTING SITE CONSTRAINTS AND
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.
REQUESTED REVISIONS WOULD FURTHER IMPROVE CONSISTENCY,
PARTICULARLY REGARDING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
6:59:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA --
6:59:37PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'M SORRY.
6:59:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NEXT.
6:59:40PM >>LaCHONE DOCK:
LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
SO THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN RED.
IT IS LOCATED ON EAST HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE.
THIS IS 48th STREET.
JUST FOR ORIENTATION, THIS IS NORTH 50th STREET AND THEN
FURTHER NORTH YOU HAVE HENRY AVENUE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT ALONG HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE, AS DANNY HAS
MENTIONED, YOU HAVE YOUR CI ZONING WITH THE USES WHICH ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING.
THE MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL USES, THE OPEN STORAGE, SOME OF
THE VEHICLE SALES, AND OTHER COMMERCIAL USES ALONG
HILLSBOROUGH.
AND THEN FURTHER NORTH OF THE SITE, YOU HAVE THE RS 50
ZONING, WHICH IS THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, WHICH IS
NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE SITE.
AND THEN FURTHER NORTH, YOU HAVE YOUR RESIDENTIAL
MULTIFAMILY AND THEN FURTHER EAST YOU HAVE MORE OF THE CI
ZONING THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY.
SO I HAVE A FEW PICTURES I'LL SHOW YOU.
BUT THE NORTH PORTION OF THE SITE IS WITHIN THAT RESIDENTIAL
50 ZONING.
SO ALTHOUGH THE APPLICANT HAS CI AND IS REQUESTING ALL CI
USES, IT IS THIS RESIDENTIAL PIECE THAT'S BRINGING THAT ALL
IN.
THAT WOULD ALL BECOME A PD.
SO THIS IS THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT.
THIS IS HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE.
THIS PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN THE DOTTED LINE.
THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING ON THE SITE.
THERE ARE SOME WAIVERS WITH THE REQUEST AND I'LL REVIEW
THOSE WAIVERS AFTER THE PRESENTATION NEAR THE END.
BUT STAFF FOUND IT CONSISTENT JUST BASED UPON THE FACT THAT
THE SITE EXISTS.
SO SOME THINGS LIKE TRANSPARENCY YOU CAN'T PUT INTO A WALL
THAT EXISTS.
SO WE JUST UNDERSTAND THOSE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
BUT YOU CAN ENTER THE SITE ON HILLSBOROUGH, ALSO ALONG THE
EAST AT THIS PORTION OF THE SITE.
AND THEN THERE ARE SURFACE PARKING SPACES LOCATED THROUGHOUT
THE SITE.
SOME OF THESE AREAS ARE COVERED WITH CARPORT STRUCTURES, AND
THEN THE REST ARE SURFACE SPACES.
AND THEN I HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS IF YOU ARE ON HILLSBOROUGH LOOKING AT THE SITE.
THIS IS THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE OTHER ENTRANCE TO THE SITE.
THIS IS THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THAT'S ON 48th
STREET.
THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW NORTH.
I JUST TRIED TO GET A PICTURE OF THE OTHER TWO RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES FURTHER NORTH.
THIS IS EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE COMMERCIAL USE.
THIS ALSO IS EAST, AND THIS IS ON THAT RESIDENTIAL ZONING
PORTION.
AND THEN THIS IS SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY AND THIS IS ACROSS
HILLSBOROUGH.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE WAIVERS REQUESTED.
ONE WAIVER IS RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCES.
27-284.3.3 AND THAT'S TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED 10-FOOT USE
LANDSCAPE BUFFER ON THE WEST, AND THAT IS TO REDUCE IT TO
ONE FOOT.
THAT -- THERE IS A HOTEL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY,
AND THEN THE OTHER WAIVERS ARE RELATED TO THE OVERLAY, AND
THAT'S SOME OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT I MENTIONED
EARLIER.
BUT ONE WAIVER IS TO INCREASE THE REQUIRED FRONT YARD
SETBACK AND THAT'S FROM A RANGE OF 10 TO 12 FEET TO 19.8
FEET, AND THERE IS A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE GROUND LEVEL
TRANSPARENCY.
THAT IS REQUIRED AT 50%, AND IT IS REDUCED TO 20% ON
HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE AND THEN TO ZERO PERCENT ON 48TH STREET.
THE SIDE STREET HAS THE COMPLETE WALL ON THAT BUILDING.
AND THERE IS A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE USE BUFFER ALONG THE
NORTH FROM 15-FOOT REQUIRED WITH A SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL TO
12 FEET OF LANDSCAPE WITH SIX FOOT PVC FENCING.
THE LAST WAIVER IS TO ALLOW INCREASE IN THE REQUIRED SIZE OF
THE SIGN, AND THAT WAIVER IS RELATED TO THE SIGN AND THAT
EXISTS.
AND THAT IS ALSO ALLOWABLE SIGN HEIGHT THAT HAS BEEN
INCREASED.
WITH THAT, THE DRC STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST CONSISTENT.
THERE ARE SITE PLAN REVISIONS TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
7:04:10PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, MR. MICHELINI, YOU WERE NOT SWORN IN.
YOU CAME IN LATE, RIGHT?
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
7:04:26PM >> I DO.
I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE.
7:04:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BUT I'M WATCHING YOU.
START WITH YOUR NAME, SIR.
7:04:35PM >> THEY ARE ALWAYS WATCHING ME.
STEVE MICHELINI HERE REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER.
LET ME JUST GET TO THE ESSENCE OF THIS PROPOSAL.
IT IS AN EXISTING ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE AND HAS
BEEN A CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE SINCE 1955.
AND THEY WENT IN TO APPLY FOR PERMITS FOR REMODELING, AND
THAT'S WHEN IT TRIGGERED ALL OF THE REZONING EFFORT BECAUSE
IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS FOUND IT CONSISTENT.
STAFF HAS FOUND IT CONSISTENT.
WE WORKED WITH THEM AND TRUST ME, WE HAVE SAT DOWN AND KIND
OF TALKED ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THIS CONSISTENT BECAUSE THERE
ARE NO PLANNED ADDITIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY, BUT WE DO NEED
TO BRING IT INTO CONFORMANCY.
IT DOES PROMOTE EFFICIENT USE OF THE LAND BECAUSE WE USING
EXACTLY SAME LAND.
WE DO HAVE A LITTLE DIFFICULTY WITH CONCRETE OR MASONRY WALL
ON THE NORTH SIDE.
THERE'S SIMPLY LIMITED ROOM.
I THINK YOU SAW THERE WERE CHAIN-LINKED FENCES ALONG THERE.
WE'LL REPLACE THOSE WITH PVC.
RECOGNIZE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THESE PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN THERE AND THEY HAVE INVESTED IN THE PROPERTY.
IT'S CLEAN.
YOU COULD SEE THAT FROM THE PICTURES.
IT'S NOT OFFENSIVE.
WE AGREE WITH THE ACCESSORY USE OF OPEN STORAGE.
THAT'S REALLY FOR THEIR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, THEIR SERVICE
TRUCKS ARE PARKED ON THE INSIDE AND THEY ARE ALL FENCED UP.
IT IS AN AREA THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY
AND SAFETY.
WE'VE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
THE ADJACENT STRUCTURES WERE COMPATIBLE WITH THE USES IN THE
AREA.
I THINK LaCHONE POINTED OUT THERE IS A MOTEL IMMEDIATELY
TO THE WEST.
WE'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED WITH THIS PROPERTY, THE RESIDENTS HAVE
NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
THERE ARE NO CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES PENDING ON THIS, BUT WE
DO NEED TO CLEAN IT UP.
IT'S A REUSE -- WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE 2.0 F.A.R. PER
DANNY'S REQUEST AND THE OTHER REQUESTS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN
THE WAIVERS.
I CAN GO THROUGH THE WAIVERS IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT THEY ARE ALL
EXISTING CONDITIONS.
WE'RE ASKING TO WAIVE THEM.
WE CANNOT MEET THE URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS SIMPLY BECAUSE
IT'S A REUSE.
I THINK THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND REQUEST YOUR
APPROVAL.
7:07:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
7:07:15PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SUPPORT -- HE'S
LIKE, WHAT?
7:07:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AGAIN, I AM THE FUNNY ONE ON COUNCIL.
7:07:28PM >> CHAIR MENTIONED THAT THIS MORNING, HE'S THE ONLY ONE
ALLOWED TO MAKE A JOKE.
7:07:32PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST
READING CONSIDERATION, ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF 4714 EAST HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION CI COMMERCIAL
INTENSIVE AND RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, ALL CI USES, AND
AREA OPEN STORAGE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7:07:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:08:02PM >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
7:08:02PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026 AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
7:08:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
10.
7:08:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IT DOES INCLUDE THE REVISION SHEET,
CORRECT?
7:08:45PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO MOVE TO REOPEN.
7:08:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO REOPEN THE HEARING.
COUNCILMAN VIERA, WOULD YOU PLEASE ADD THE REVISION SHEET.
7:08:54PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I ADD REVISION SHEET TO AFOREMENTIONED MOTION.
7:08:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING BACK UP?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU.
ITEM NUMBER 10.
7:09:17PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION, AGENDA ITEM 10 IS
REZ 26-18 REQUEST TO REZONE 3602 WEST EUCLID AVENUE FROM RO
RESIDENTIAL OFFICE TO CG, COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
7:09:35PM >> DANNY COLLINS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I WAS SWORN IN.
THE NEXT CASE IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY THE FAIR OAKS MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS REQUEST IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL OF TA/CPA 25-18 WHICH
COUNCIL HEARD AND RECOMMENDED TO ADOPT IT AT THEIR HEARING
ON APRIL 23rd.
SCHEDULED FOR SECOND READING NEXT WEEK ON MAY 21st.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH
HIMES AVENUE AND WEST EUCLID AVENUE.
THIS IS BRITTON PLAZA HERE.
THERE ARE SOME OFFICES LOCATED ALONG WEST EUCLID AVENUE ON
THE SOUTH SIDE AS WELL AS SOME RESIDENTIAL USES ONE BLOCK TO
THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
AGAIN, THIS IS BRITTON PLAZA.
I THINK EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE RETAIL ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT USE.
HERE IS THE ADOPTED FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
THIS IS SHOWING THE RESIDENTIAL 20 THAT'S CURRENTLY
DESIGNATES THE SITE.
AGAIN, THIS IS CONTINGENT ON A PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE
COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35 DESIGNATION.
IF THAT AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, THIS SITE WOULD BE DESIGNATED
AS CMU 35.
BRITTON PLAZA TO THE SOUTHWEST IS DESIGNATED CC-35.
WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL 20 TO THE EAST AND -- SORRY, WEST AND
EAST OF THE SITE AND THEN CMU 35 SOUTH ALONG HIMES AVENUE TO
THE NORTH WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL 10.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FOUND
IT CONSISTENT WITH SEVERAL POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
PROPOSED CG ZONING DESIGNATION WOULD MATCH THE EXISTING
ZONING OF THE ADJACENT BRITTON PLAZA PROPERTY.
ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD INCORPORATE THE MIXED USE
CENTERS AND CORRIDOR DESIGN POLICIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE
INTENDED TO ENSURE DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE
SURROUNDING AREA AND ENTRANCES AND IS PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
THROUGH BUILDING ORIENTATION AND THE PLACEMENT OF PARKING.
OVERALL, THE PROPOSED CG DISTRICT WOULD SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING
USES AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN
ENVISIONED UNDER CMU 35 DESIGNATION.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
7:12:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE --
7:12:13PM >> BREA DIXON, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
WE'LL START WITH AREA VIEW OF THE SURROUNDING SITE AND AREA.
SUBJECT PARCEL IS OUTLINED HERE IN RED.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST
EUCLID AVENUE AND HIMES.
ALSO NORTH OF THE SELMON EXPRESSWAY.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE STORY
COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE.
HERE WE HAVE A SURVEY OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL THAT IS OUTLINED
IN GOLD.
NORTH, EUCLID AVENUE, TO THE EAST, HIMES AVENUE.
PICTURES.
OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
LOOKING NORTHEAST.
EAST.
LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
THIS IS BRITTON PLAZA WHICH IS LOCATED SOUTH.
THIS IS LOOKING EAST.
AND HERE WE HAVE WEST.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.29 ACRES AND MEETS THE
MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENT REQUIRED FOR CG COMMERCIAL GENERAL
ZONING.
THE PROPOSED CG ZONING IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE REQUESTED
COMMUNITY MIXED USE CMU 35 FUTURE LAND USE THEREFORE THE
REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT
PATTERN.
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION COMPLIANCE STAFF REVIEWED THE
APPLICATION AND FIND THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
CITY PLANNING LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
7:13:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT.
7:13:51PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
ALEX SCHALER, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE.
I DON'T HAVE A PowerPoint PRESENTATION FOR THIS.
IT WAS FULLY CONSISTENT FROM STAFF.
APPLICANT IS JUST LOOKING TO BROADEN THOSE RANGES OF
COMMERCIAL USES THAT THEY CAN CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE SITE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
JUST GIVEN THE FUTURE REVAMP OF BRITTON PLAZA THEY SEE A
LITTLE MORE OPPORTUNITY OTHER THAN RO 1.
7:14:12PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG, WOULD YOU READ ITEM 10, PLEASE.
7:14:24PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I MOVE ITEM 10, FILE REZ 26-18, ORDINANCE
BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3602
WEST EUCLID AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION RO RESIDENTIAL OFFICE TO CG COMMERCIAL
GENERAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7:14:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:14:53PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026 AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
7:15:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
NEXT.
ON A ROLL.
7:15:11PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER
DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGENDA ITEM 11 IS REZ 26-26.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE 2602 THROUGH 2604 EAST DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD AND 2603 EAST IDA STREET
FROM COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE AND RS 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
FOR RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY.
THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM APRIL 9, 2026 HEARING.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE AN UPDATED REVISION
SHEET TO BRING INTO THE RECORD.
REGARDING THE UPDATED REVISION SHEET, WE JUST HAD -- WE HAD
TWO ITEMS UNDER NATURAL RESOURCES THAT WERE LATER REVIEWED
BY NATURAL RESOURCES.
STAFF UPDATED AND ESSENTIALLY THEY WEREN'T NECESSARY TO HAVE
ON THE REVISION SHEET.
ONE ITEM UNDER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION, SAME SIMILAR THING
AS WELL AS AN ITEM WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
JUST LESS ITEMS ON THERE FOR THE APPLICANT TO ESSENTIALLY
REVISE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING.
I'LL TURN IT OVER NOW TO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
7:16:27PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I WAS SWORN IN.
OUR LAST CASE TONIGHT IS WITHIN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY THE EAST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS IN EVACUATION ZONE E.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH 26th STREET
AND MLK.
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE AERIAL, THERE ARE NONRESIDENTIAL USES
ALONG MLK.
WE HAVE SOME SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT
SITE.
THIS IS MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY FOR REFERENCE TO THE
SOUTHWEST.
SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN TWO FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS,
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE DESIGNATED CC-35, AND THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE IS DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL 20.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CC-35 IS PREDOMINANTLY FOUND ALONG MLK
AND THEN TRANSITIONS TO RESIDENTIAL 20 AND FURTHER NORTH TO
RESIDENTIAL 10.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FOUND
IT CONSISTENT WITH THE UNDERLYING FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS OF THE SITE.
ALL OF THE SITE SPANS ACROSS TWO FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATION.
PROPOSED BUILDING LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CC-35
DESIGNATION OF THE SITE.
WHILE THE PARKING AREAS SITUATED WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL 20
DESIGNATION, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSES FLOOR AREA
RATIO OF .94 WHICH IS BELOW THE MAXIMUM F.A.R. THAT CAN BE
PERMITTED UNDER THE CC-35 DESIGNATION.
SO THE F.A.R. IS CONSISTENT.
THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY
ANTICIPATED UNDER THE CC-35 AND SUPPORTS THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SLIGHTLY
HIGHER DENSITY THAN THE SURROUNDING SINGLE-FAMILY AREA.
THE PD ALSO ADVANCES SEVERAL OF THE MIXED USE CENTERS AND
CORRIDOR POLICIES BY LOCATING PARKING BEHIND THE BUILDING
AND ORIENTING PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCES TOWARDS THE
STREET IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT INCLUDES BICYCLE STORAGE AND
PROVIDES A SIX FOOT SIDEWALK AROUND THE PARCELS, IMPROVING
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY TO MLK AND NORTH 26th STREET.
AS CHRIS MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE SOME REVISIONS THAT WERE
INCLUDED ON THE REVISION SHEET.
IN CONCLUSION, THE PROPOSED PD IS CONSISTENT WITH AND
ADVANCES SEVERAL POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE REQUEST SUPPORTS COMPATIBLE RESIDENTIAL INFILL IN
APPROPRIATE LOCATION, INCORPORATES DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT
ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND EXPANDS HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EAST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE.
BASED ON THE ABOVE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED REZONING CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF
TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
7:19:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL?
HEARING NONE.
7:19:28PM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ORIENT YOU WITH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD.
AND NORTH 26th STREET.
THE SITE ENCOMPASSES TWO PARCELS SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY WE HAVE LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH.
WE HAVE A CITY LIBRARY BUILDING.
EAST OF THE SUBJECT SITE WE DO HAVE COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS
RESIDENTIAL USES, AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE, A PLACE OF
RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY.
AND COMMERCIALS USES.
ZONING, RS 50 TO THE NORTH, RS 50 TO THE EAST AS WELL AS CI
ZONING TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST WE HAVE CI ZONING AND RS
50 AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE WE HAVE
COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING.
THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE EAST TAMPA OVERLAY AND HAS
BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE EAST TAMPA OVERLAY
DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS.
WE HAVE A SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN DEPICTS A FOUR-STORY STRUCTURE WITH A
TOTAL OF 18 UNITS IN IT.
THE BUILDING ITSELF IS ORIENTED TO EAST MLK BOULEVARD.
I WILL NOTE THAT 100% OF THE UNITS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT
ARE AFFORDABLE AT 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
LOOKING AT THE SITE MORE SPECIFIC IN DETAILS, THE FRONT
DOORS FOR ALL OF THE UNITS ARE ORIENTED TO EAST MLK.
THERE IS A SIDEWALK PROPOSED IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AS
WELL AS WALKWAYS, LEADING FROM THE BUILDING OUT TO EAST MLK.
THERE IS A PROPOSED SIDEWALK SIX FOOT SIDEWALK RUNNING THE
LENGTH OF THE SITE ALONG NORTH 26th STREET.
THERE IS AN INGRESS/EGRESS POINT ALONG NORTH 26th STREET
AND EGRESS POINT ALONG EAST IDA STREET.
SURFACE PARKING IS PROVIDED ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
SITE, THERE'S ALSO A TRASH RECEPTACLE PROVIDING ACCESS FOR
REMOVAL OF SOLID WASTE.
AND THERE IS ALSO A TOTAL OF TWO BICYCLE SPACES ON THE SITE.
THE APPLICANT ALSO HAS A BUILDING STORAGE FOR BIKE PARKING
ON THE SITE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE JUST NORTH OF THE
PROPOSED STRUCTURE.
NEXT WE HAVE ELEVATIONS.
PROPOSED BUILDING HAS A MAX HEIGHT OF 39 FEET, 6 INCHES.
WE HAD THE SOUTH ELEVATION SHOWN HERE.
THE NORTH ELEVATION.
WE HAVE A WEST ELEVATION AND AN EAST ELEVATION.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF TWO WAIVERS WITH THIS APPLICATION
REQUEST.
THE FIRST IS TO SECTION 27-283.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING
FROM 33 SPACES DOWN TO 22 SPACES.
THIS IS A 33% REDUCTION TO THE OVERALL SITE AND THE SECOND
WAIVER IS TO SECTION 27-284.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED 15-FOOT USE
LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND 6-FOOT TALL MASONRY WALL TO THE EAST TO
BE A 10-FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH A 6-FOOT HIGH PVC FENCE
ABUTTING THE COMMERCIAL USE.
I DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS TO SHOW.
SUBJECT SITE LOOKING WEST.
THIS IS AN INTERNAL SHOT LOOKING WEST ON THE SUBJECT SITE.
INTERNAL SITE LOOKING EAST.
ON THE NORTH HALF OF THE SITE, THIS WOULD BE ON IDA, SHOWS
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS THERE.
LOOKING NORTH WE HAVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LOOKING SOUTH ON EAST MLK WE HAVE THE LIBRARY FACILITY.
LOOKING WEST ACROSS NORTH 26th STREET, ONE ADDITIONAL
VIEW, THIS WOULD BE AT THE INTERSECTION THERE LOOKING WEST
ACROSS NORTH 26th STREET.
THIS IS LOOKING EAST DOWN EAST MLK FROM THE SUBJECT SITE.
AND WE HAVE A SHOT TAKING A LOOK DOWN LOOKING WEST DOWN EAST
MLK.
AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE
PETITION.
WE DO FIND THE REQUEST INCONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE CITY
OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
IF CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THIS APPLICATION AND WAIVER IS
REQUESTED, THE MODIFICATION TO THE SITE PLAN AS PROVIDED ON
THE REVISION SHEET MUST BE COMPLETED BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
REVISIONS WILL NOT RESOLVE THE FINDINGS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
7:24:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT.
SWORN IN APPLICANT.
7:25:02PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CATHERINE COYLE.
I'M WITH BOGGS ENGINEERING, 601 SOUTH ALEXANDER STREET,
PLANT CITY.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
HERE REPRESENTING THE CDC OF TAMPA ON THIS NEW EXCITING
PROJECT ON MLK.
THEY WORKED HARD TO ASSEMBLE THESE PROPERTIES RIGHT AT THE
CORNER OF 26th AND MARTIN LUTHER KING.
THIS IS THE LOCATION.
THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 23,757 SQUARE FEET, A LITTLE OVER
HALF AN ACRE.
THE REQUEST AS MENTIONED CI AND RS 50 TO PD FOR 18
AFFORDABLE UNITS AND AS CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED THEY WILL ALL
BE UNDER 80% AMI.
AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
ZONING AS WAS MENTIONED, IT IS A SPLIT ZONING.
THE RED IS THE CI.
RS 50 TO THE REAR.
THERE WAS AN OLD ALLEY THAT WAS VACATED A WHILE BACK AND
THAT SPLIT IS HALF AND HALF.
TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
AS WAS MENTIONED, IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST ON THE CI PORTION,
THERE IS WHAT USED TO BE PROBABLY BE A LITTLE HOUSE BUT IS
NOW CAR SALES NOW.
ON THIS PORTION THAT IS THE RS 50.
TO THE WEST, THAT IS A CHURCH.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT HAD THE POD AND CHAIN-LINK FENCE AROUND
IT.
TO THE EAST IS COMMERCIALLY ZONED VACANT IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO
US AND SCATTERING OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
DIAGONALLY ACROSS TO THE SOUTHWEST IS A LARGER CEMETERY.
AND THEN THE LARGE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THE SOUTH.
FUTURE LAND USE JUST BRIEFLY, CC-35 AND R-20 AS WAS
MENTIONED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS SITE IS INTERESTING.
WE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS ON IT RIGHT FROM THE
BEGINNING.
THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW TAKINGS OVER TIME FOR F.D.O.T.
WIDENING AND DOING SOME INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS TO 26th
FOR THE INTERSECTION.
SO WHAT I'VE INCLUDED ON THIS SLIDE IN YELLOW IS TO SHOW YOU
WHERE THE SIDEWALK AND THE TRANSIT SHELTER ACTUALLY ENCROACH
ONTO THE PROPERTY.
SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING AN EASEMENT DURING A TIME OF
PERMITTING FOR THAT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TRANSIT SHELTER IS RIGHT THERE.
IT'S ACCESSIBLE AT THEIR FRONT DOOR.
LOOKING AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, LOOKING BACK
SOUTH, THIS IS WHERE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ENCROACHMENTS.
YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE SITE PLAN, AND I GAVE YOU A COLORED
VERSION OF IT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ISSUES FOR YOU.
THE SIDEWALK RUNNING ALONG 26th WILL BE WHOLLY ON THE SITE
BECAUSE THE PAVEMENT GOES RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND ACTUALLY AT THE INTERSECTION WITH IDA, IT ACTUALLY
CURVES INTO THE PROPERTY A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE PROVIDING AN EASEMENT FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND A PUBLIC EASEMENT FOR THE SIDEWALK.
WITHIN THAT AREA ALSO, THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL -- I'M
SORRY.
A SCHOOL ZONE SIGN.
A HYDRANT.
A STORMWATER INLET AND A POWER POLE WITH A GUY WIRE WHICH WE
WILL ALSO HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE WITH AN ADDITIONAL EASEMENT.
SO THEY WERE ALREADY DEALING WITH A NARROW SITE THAT IS
FURTHER CONSTRAINED BY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO WITH THAT, WE WENT THROUGH AND ACTUALLY LAID IT OUT
LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROJECT, THE CDC WANTED TO
MAXIMIZE AS MUCH AS THEY COULD.
THEY COULD GET 18 UNITS ON THE FRONT BY RIGHT WITHOUT ANY
BONUSES.
THEY COULD GET FIVE UNITS ON THE BACK.
WE ORIGINALLY HAD TOWNHOMES BACK THERE.
CAME TO A QUICK REALIZATION THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PARKING OR
TRASH CIRCULATION.
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND LARGE TRASH TRUCKS HAVE TO
CIRCULATE THROUGH THIS PROPERTY.
AND WE WANTED TO DO OUR BEST NOT TO HAVE THE DUMPSTER JUST
FACING THE STREET.
WE WANTED TO BRING IT INTERNAL TO THE SITE AND WE WERE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO MAKE THE GEOMETRY WORK.
ON TOP OF THAT, YOU ALSO HAVE OTHER SITE CONSTRAINTS, WHICH
INCLUDE THREE GRANT TREES, WHICH WE ARE PRESERVING ALL OF
THEM.
WE HAD A PRUNING REPORT FROM MR. PETERIKA WHO WAS HERE
EARLIER TONIGHT.
WE WORKED AROUND EVERY OBSTACLE POSSIBLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
AND MAKE IT FIT.
I HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PINK RIGHT THERE WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING
AN ADDITIONAL STORAGE BUILDING FOR ADDITIONAL BIKE PARKING.
ONE ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THE RENDERINGS AND I'LL TRY TO
HAVE THEM FOR SECOND READING, THE ARTIST THAT DID THIS
NEGLECTED TO PUT THE WINDOWS AND THE DOORS.
THEY ARE ON THE ELEVATIONS IN THE SITE PLAN, SO THEY ARE
CORRECT ON THE ACTUAL ADOPTED VERSION.
THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT ACTUALLY
WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE SETTING.
IT HAS KIND OF AN ASIAN FLAIR TO IT WHAT THEY ARE GOING FOR
AND INCLUDED BIG PLATFORMS ON EACH LEVEL, SO THERE IS A LOT
OF OUTDOOR SPACE.
IT IS FOUR STORIES.
THE CAVEAT TO THAT IS THE FOUR STORY IS SIMPLY THE SECOND
FLOOR OF THE THREE BEDROOM.
THE TWO THREE-BEDROOM UNITS.
IT'S NOT A FULL FOURTH FLOOR.
WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
7:30:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
7:30:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I AM JUST AMAZED THE ABILITY TO MAKE THIS
SITE WITH ALL THE CONSTRAINTS AND BE ABLE TO KEEP THE TREES.
THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF WE LIKE TO SEE.
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE DESIGN IS REALLY PHENOMENAL.
WE HAD SOME REALLY BORING ONES TONIGHT, BUT THIS IS REALLY
UNIQUE.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I'M ALSO HAPPY WITH THE CDC COMMITMENT TO 80% AMI.
BUT REALLY, IT IS -- YEAH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I'M JUST IN AWE.
I DON'T SAY THAT OFTEN.
7:30:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
7:30:57PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ARE THESE CONTAINER HOMES?
7:31:00PM >> THEY ACTUALLY ARE.
YES.
7:31:02PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING THE RENDERING.
7:31:05PM >> I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD CATCH IT.
7:31:07PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THESE LOOK LIKE CONTAINER HOMES.
7:31:10PM >> THEY ARE.
7:31:11PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
WOW.
THAT IS SO COOL.
7:31:13PM >> THE COMPANY THAT IS ACTUALLY DESIGNING AND BUILDING THESE
IS OPENING UP A WAREHOUSE UP IN PASCO COUNTY AND
MANUFACTURING PLANT TO ACTUALLY BUILD THEM TO START PUSHING
THEM OUT.
THEY TRIED TO DO THIS IN LAKELAND WHICH THEY GOT APPROVED
FOR.
THEY HAVEN'T BUILT IT YET.
SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ONE I THINK THAT WILL COME OUT OF
THE GROUND ACTUALLY WHICH IS PRETTY EXCITING.
7:31:36PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
NICE TO SEE THINGS TALKED ABOUT A FEW YEARS
AGO, THERE WON'T BE CONTAINER HOMES BUT NOW IT IS COMING TO
FRUITION.
I THINK IT'S EXCITING.
IT WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT.
7:31:47PM >> THANK YOU.
7:31:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK
TO THE ITEM?
HEARING NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, WOULD YOU -- DID YOU READ THE LAST ONE?
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
7:32:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FILE REZ 26-26, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY
IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 2602 AND 2604 EAST DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD AND 2603 EAST IDA STREET IN THE
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, AND CI, COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE, TO
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT -- TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, ALONG
WITH THE REVISION SHEET.
7:32:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:32:51PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4, 2026 AT
10 A.M. AT OLD CITY HALL LOCATED AT 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
7:33:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAM.
WE ARE NOW READY FOR NEW BUSINESS.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
7:33:14PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES AND THEN ONE POTENTIALLY
NOT QUICK.
WE'LL SEE.
THIS IS ONE.
Y'ALL KNOW VICTOR HEDMAN WITH THE LIGHTNING.
HE HAD SPOKEN OUT ABOUT SOME MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THAT
HE HAD THAT CAUSED HIM TO MISS PART OF THE SEASON.
I WANTED TO MAIL HIM A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION JUST
FOR HIS SPEAKING OUT AS A PUBLIC FIGURE ON MENTAL HEALTH,
SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT.
JUST GOING TO MAIL IT.
IF HE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING, GREAT.
I DOUBT IT.
I THINK WE OUGHT TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
7:33:57PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
7:33:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
7:34:04PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL.
MY SECOND AND LAST MOTION, IF I MAY, I HAD REFERENCED THAT
EARLY THIS MORNING, WHICH STARTED THE WHOLE DISCUSSION ON
THE RAYS, GOD HELP US.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, COUNCIL, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS THAT
I'VE HAD BETWEEN THE RAYS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL AS TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 754 AND
TAMPA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ON IF THE STADIUM COMES
AND TO SUPPORT THIS, BY THE WAY, THIS IS NOT A STATEMENT --
OR ANYTHING ON THE STADIUM, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL VOTE ON IT
OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
DO I THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT ON THE FOREFRONT MAKING SURE WE
HAVE PROPER ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE, AND
FIRE.
SO MY MOTION IS A MOTION OF STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM TAMPA
CITY COUNCIL WHETHER MERELY IN A MOTION OR IN FORMAL
CORRESPONDENCE FOR ANY POTENTIAL RAYS' STADIUM IN TAMPA TO
INCLUDE DEDICATED SUBSTATION PRESENCE FOR TAMPA POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND TAMPA FIRE RESCUE PART OF THE PROJECT FOR
TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, THIS WOULD BE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
AND E.M.S. SPACE AT THE STADIUM.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED SHOULD THIS
PASS AND SO MANY HOOPS TO GO THROUGH THIS.
BUT I THINK IT'S EARLY FOR US AND IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR US TO
EARLY ON SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD INSIST ON
AS A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING ARISEN NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS,
SOMETHING THAT HAS SUPPORT FROM LOCAL UNIONS FOR POLICE AND
FIRE.
AND MY ISSUE IS THAT IF THIS DOES COME, WHETHER OR NOT I
SUPPORT IT, WHETHER OR NOT OTHERS SUPPORT IT, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T MAKE A TOUGH SITUATION TOUGHER FOR OUR
COPS AND FIREFIGHTERS OUT THERE.
THAT'S MY MOTION.
7:35:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA --
7:35:48PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO.
HE MADE THE MOTION.
7:35:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M SORRY.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA FOLLOWED --
7:36:02PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING.
BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PAYMENT OF THEIR SERVICES AT EACH ONE OF THEM.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT NOW, WE COVER THE COST OF POLICE AND FIRE
DOING THE EVENT.
NOW ALSO THE SHERIFF IS INVOLVED, AND THAT, SO WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT DIFFERENT AGENCIES BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY,
AND I'D RATHER LEAVE THAT TO THE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE
CITY, THE COUNTY, TO COME UP, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN THERE.
I REALLY DON'T.
IT'S A GOOD RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU'RE MAKING, BUT I THINK
BEFORE WE GO THAT FAR, WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO IS DOING WHAT
AND WHAT THE COST WILL BE.
I THINK CURRENTLY IT COSTS THE CITY AND I MAY BE A LITTLE
OFF LIKE 250,000 AN EVENT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS IN 19 WHATEVER, 1999 DOLLARS --
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DOLLARS WILL BE IN 2027.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED.
7:37:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALSO, DON'T FORGET THAT TPD DISTRICT ONE
BUILDING IS RIGHT THERE ON TAMPA BAY FACING THE SITE.
THERE'S ALREADY THE PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE POLICE FEEL.
DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD WAIT ON THIS?
IT'S PREMATURE.
WE HAVE STUFF COMING UP NEXT WEEK AND WHATNOT AND THEN BRING
UP THE MOTION?
7:37:24PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE
POLICE UNION AND THE FIRE UNION.
I'VE OBVIOUSLY SPOKEN WITH THEM BEFORE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S COME OUT OF OUR TALKS WITH THE RAYS
BECAUSE MY THING IS, WHETHER OR NOT WE SUPPORT THIS, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO OUR FIRE CHIEF AND OUR
POLICE CHIEF AND MANAGEMENT IS GREAT.
HAVE SO MUCH OBVIOUSLY --
7:37:49PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HAVE YOU SPOKE TO THE ADMINISTRATION?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
7:37:53PM >>LUIS VIERA:
WITHOUT GETTING INTO IT, WE'VE HAD RELEVANT
DISCUSSIONS.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WITH ADMINISTRATION OR WITH WHO.
THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE A
STAND IN SAYING IF THIS COMES, THERE OUGHT TO BE A
SUBSTATION PRESENCE THERE AS OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE
OFFICERS HAVE REQUESTED.
WHETHER OR NOT WE ULTIMATELY SUPPORT IT BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE
DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE FOR OUR POLICE
OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
7:38:18PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'M ALL --
7:38:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
7:38:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SO WHAT IS THIS MOTION?
IS THIS JUST A RECOMMENDATION?
7:38:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IT WOULD BE A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT.
WE CAN EITHER DO IT THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE OR MERELY JUST A
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT.
THIS IS NOTHING BINDING.
THIS WOULD DEFER BECAUSE COUNCILMAN MIRANDA WISELY SAID, THE
ADMINISTRATION WOULD DEAL WITH A LOT OF THE DISCRETIONARY
ISSUES.
OUR STATEMENT SAYING THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SUBSTATION
PRESENCE THERE.
DETAILS CAN BE WORKED OUT BY THE POWERS THAT BE.
WE'RE NOT THE ADMINISTRATION.
7:38:49PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WOULD SUPPORT THAT IF YOU BROUGHT THAT
MOTION NEXT THURSDAY AFTER WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION
AND VOTE ON THE MOU.
I SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH OF THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC, AND I THINK WE ALL
DO AGREE THAT IF IT GOES FORWARD.
BUT LET'S SEE IF IT GOES FORWARD AND THEN I THINK A MOTION
IS ABSOLUTELY A HUNDRED PERCENT.
7:39:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I DON'T SEE ANY HARM BECAUSE IF I GET WHAT
YOU'RE PROPOSING, AGAIN, NOTHING BINDING.
JUST AN INTENT AND SIGNAL AND MESSAGE OF THE IMPORTANCE WE
PLACE IF WE END UP DEVELOPING THIS.
I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN MOVING THIS FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S WELL PLACED AND I THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS
A VERY PROPOLICE COUNCIL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COUNCIL.
COUNCIL'S INTENTION.
7:39:53PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ALL MEETING WITH THE MAYOR ONE AT A TIME
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
WHY DON'T WE JUST WAIT?
I'M FOR IT.
MEETING WITH THE MAYOR 30 MINUTES EACH COMING UP SHORTLY,
WITHIN A DAY OR TWO.
7:40:13PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WOULD CALL FOR A VOTE ON THIS, IF EVERYONE
IS COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS.
I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST
IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON IT, AS A
COURTESY TO MY COLLEAGUES IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
AS A COURTESY TO THE FINE GENTLEMAN OVER THERE, I'LL PUT IT
OFF TO NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THIS.
I DO TAKE THE STATEMENT HERE, WHICH I THINK EVERYBODY
SUPPORTS, IF THIS DOES COME, HAVING SOME SORT OF A PHYSICAL
SUBSTATION PRESENCE THERE IS GOOD.
BUT AS A COURTESY, WANT MORE INFORMATION, GLAD TO DO THAT.
LET IT BE KNOWN IT'S COMING BACK NEXT WEEK.
MOTION WITHDRAWN UNTIL NEXT WEEK AS A COURTESY TAMPA CITY
COUNCIL HISPANIC CAUCUS.
7:41:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS?
7:41:04PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO, SIR.
THAT'S IT.
7:41:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG.
7:41:06PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THANK YOU.
I HAVE TWO MOTIONS AND THEN I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
MY FIRST MOTION IS I MOVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PRESENT AN
OFF-SITE COMMENDATION TO THE ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF ALPHA ALPHA
THETA OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY
INCORPORATED HONORING THE CHAPTER'S 8th ANNIVERSARY TO BE
CELEBRATED ON JUNE 27, 2026.
7:41:31PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IT'S FUNNY, I WAS IN CONTACT WITH DEE JONES,
DEAR FRIEND OF MINE.
HUNTER'S GREEN.
I LIVE LITERALLY TWO MINUTES FROM THERE.
I'LL BE JOINING YOU.
I LOVE DEE AND HER GOOD FOLKS OVER THERE.
7:41:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CLARITY, COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, OFF-SITE
PRESENTATION?
7:41:49PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YES.
7:41:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, A SECOND
FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:41:59PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
AND MY SECOND MOTION IS A REQUEST BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION SETTING ADOPTION HEARING FOR TA/CPA
26-04, 26-05, 26-06, 26-07, AND 26-08 ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
5:01 P.M. AND DIRECT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE THE
CITY CLERK WITH THE FORM OF NOTICE FOR ADVERTISING THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
7:42:24PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, A SECOND
FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:42:33PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THANK YOU.
JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, THIS WEEK I MADE A COUPLE OF
COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA JUST TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF YOUTH AND ENGAGING OUR YOUTH.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT PLENTY OF TIMES, EVEN
PRIOR TO ME BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A
STRONG ADVOCATE OF JUST SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, SO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
WE ARE THE THIRD LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FLORIDA IN THE
STATE OF FLORIDA.
WE ARE THE 7th LARGEST IN THE NATION.
SO WE SERVE OVER 200,000 STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INVESTMENTS IN YOUTH, WHAT I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE IS, YOU KNOW, A COLLABORATIVE AND A
COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE APPROACH TO HOW WE INVEST IN OUR
YOUTH IN THIS CITY.
I THINK THE SAME WAY THAT WE INVEST IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE,
THE SAME WAY THAT WE INVEST IN, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WE NEED TO PUT THAT SAME AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT AND
INTEREST INTO THE YOUTH OF OUR CITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS US BEING
MORE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE.
I THINK THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, THE CONVERSATION IS GOOD
AND THERE ARE EVENTS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, HAVE SAFE PLACES FOR OUR YOUTH.
BUT WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH,
NOT SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEN WE DECIDE, YOU KNOW, IT IS
TIME, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY START HAVING THE CONVERSATION.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
SURPLUS FUNDING, YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT, YES, WE
NEED TO SUPPORT OUR NONPROFITS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT WORK
WITH YOUTH BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
SOME OF THEM ARE RUBBING TWO PENNIES TOGETHER JUST TO DO
WORK AND CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK.
YOU KNOW, ADVOCATING FOR THE TEENS LEADING CHANGE PROGRAM,
ADVOCATING FOR MORE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING, SO PUTTING THE
MONEY BEHIND OUR YOUTH.
OUR OFFICE WILL BE WORKING ON IS A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH
INVESTMENT STRATEGY THAT TALKS ABOUT -- THAT BRINGS ALL THE
PARTNERS IN, EVERYBODY THAT'S DOING THE WORK, EDUCATION,
MENTAL HEALTH, JOB TRAINING, PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND
SEEING HOW WE AS A CITY CAN REALLY INVEST IN OUR YOUTH AS A
WHOLE AND AS A COLLABORATIVE.
YOU KNOW, AND IT CAN BE DONE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND I'M
HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, I CAN WORK WITH THIS COUNCIL WITH
OUR, YOU KNOW, CITY ADMINISTRATION, OUR COUNTY, HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OUR NONPROFITS, EVERYBODY SO THAT WE
CAN REALLY WORK TOGETHER AND SEE, OKAY, HOW CAN WE CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT TO WHERE OUR YOUTH ARE SECURE, THAT THEY ARE
SAFE AND THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE.
WE ARE I THINK TOP FIVE FOR A PLACE FOR OUR FURRY FRIENDS
AND I HAVE A DOG.
WE NEED TO BE TOP FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES AS WELL.
THAT'S MY SOAPBOX.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
7:45:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
7:45:36PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WANTED TO COMMEND COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG ON THE
STATEMENTS THAT YOU HAD MADE ON OUR YOUTH AND THE SCHOOL TO
PRISON PIPELINE.
SOMETHING I WOULD SUGGEST AS WE'RE GETTING SET UP, OFFICE OF
RETURNING CITIZENS HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, ONLY GOT FIVE
OR SIX MONTHS LEFT.
BUT THAT COULD BE A GREAT THING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
FAMILIES AND THE KIDS AFFECTED IN THOSE FAMILIES TO REACH
OUT, NOT JUST USING GOVERNMENT RESOURCES BUT PRIVATE SECTOR.
THERE IS A LOT THERE.
I WANTED TO COMMEND YOU JUST FOR YOUR VOICE ON THAT.
IT'S PASSIONATE AND WELL TAKEN.
7:46:10PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
7:46:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CONVERSATION NEXT WEEK, ABOUT
$180 MILLION, WHO KNOWS.
COULD BE SPENDING IT ON THAT.
ANYWAY --
7:46:22PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
PERFECT TIMING TO GO ON MY SOAPBOX.
7:46:25PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEP.
SPEAKING OF, BECAUSE THE RAYS' MOU HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR
AGENDA NEXT WEEK, I MOVE TO REMOVE THE NRAC APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE MAY 21, 2026 AGENDA TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
7:46:40PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
7:46:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
7:46:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NRAC APPOINTMENTS, MAYORAL -- I'M JUST MOVING
THAT.
7:46:49PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I FULLY SUPPORT THAT.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:46:55PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
JUST CONCERNED, I GUESS WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT'S
COMMUNICATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES TO INFORM IF ANYBODY
IS PLANNING TO HAVE SOMEBODY --
7:47:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN THE CLERK MAKE SURE THESE APPLICANTS KNOW
ABOUT IT I MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE THE CLERK SEND AN E-MAIL TO
ALL THE APPLICANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT APPEAR ON MAY
21st AT REGULAR COUNCIL.
7:47:22PM >>THE CLERK:
[INAUDIBLE]
7:47:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW WHY, BECAUSE MY OFFICE REACHED OUT TO SULING TO
TALK ABOUT THIS, SO SHE KNEW THIS MOTION WAS COMING.
JUST GOING TO THROW IT OUT THERE.
7:47:34PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
GOOD COLLABORATION WITH THE CLERK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
7:47:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYTHING ELSE?
7:47:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
7:47:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WAS THE EVENT TOMORROW EVENING DISCUSSED
WITH TPD AT THE NFL YET CENTER?
JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER, TPD HOSTING EVENT FROM 8 P.M. TO
12 NFL YET CENTER.
GOOGLE IT FOR THE ADDRESS.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.
PEOPLE ARE SHARING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
BRING YOUR KIDS, FAMILY, YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THAT'S IT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING FOLKS THERE.
7:48:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
7:48:12PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE MY COMMENDATION
PRESENTATION TO RAMON PEREZ -- AND WILLIE MARTINEZ FROM MAY
21st AGENDA AND PUT IT ON THE JUNE 18 AGENDA DUE TO TWO OF
THE RECIPIENTS BEING OUT OF TOWN ON THE 21st.
7:48:30PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, ASK HE HAD
FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
7:48:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
7:48:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN YET.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU REACH
OUT IF THEY STILL WANT TO DO THE PRESENTATIONS NEXT WEEK,
MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND 10 AND 15 MINUTES.
SWEET.
VERY GOOD.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, I RETURNED LAST NIGHT FROM
A TRIP TO BARRANQUILLA REPRESENTING THE CITY.
IT WAS BOTH AN ECONOMIC TRIP AND A DIPLOMATIC TRIP.
WHAT I'LL DO, I'LL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO YOU ALL.
IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
7:49:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT IN SPANISH?
7:49:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DONDE ESTAS LA BANO.
I AM WITH THE MAYOR.
BIG DELEGATION, LOTS OF MEDIA.
I WAS MAKING A JOKE, IMAGINE THAT.
HE ASKED IF I SPOKE SPANISH.
DONDE ESTAS LA BANO.
HE TOOK ME SERIOUSLY AND POINTED ME.
7:49:46PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE CITY AGAIN, ONE
OF THE SISTER CITIES OF TAMPA IS.
7:49:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BARRANQUILLA AND THE COUNTRY IS COLOMBIA.
IN A NUTSHELL, THE SISTER CITY, IF YOU WENT THERE, YOU WOULD
SEE SO MUCH SIMILARITY.
OLDEST SISTER CITY TAMPA HAS.
CITY OF TAMPA HELPED THEM OVER THE YEARS, BACK YEARS AGO,
BACK WHEN IT WAS MORE A POOR TOWN.
THEY GAVE THEM TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
THEY ALSO GAVE THEM THE PARKS AND RECS BOOK.
YOU GO TO THEIR PARKS, BLINK YOUR EYES, YOU THINK YOU ARE IN
TAMPA.
THEY HAVE A RIVERWALK, WHICH, BY THE WAY, SPECTACULAR.
SOPHIA -- FROM MODERN FAMILY.
THIS WILL SPARK SOME CONTROVERSY.
THEY HAVE A WHEEL.
A WHEEL OVER THE WATER.
I DON'T REMEMBER, THE MAYOR TOLD ME, THOUGH, IN FOUR MONTHS
LIKE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO RIDE THE THING.
CRAZY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE RIDDEN THE THING.
IT IS A VERY DENSELY POPULATED CITY WITH AMAZING BIKE LANES
AND PROMENADES AND WALKING.
THEY VALUE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND ENSURING THAT THE OLDER
HOMES, THEY HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES OF COLONIAL AND MID
CENTURY MODERN TYPE OF HOMES THAT THEY PROTECTED.
OUR USF, I MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY THERE.
THEY HAVE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
THEY HAVE 15 AGREEMENTS WITH USF.
STUDENT EXCHANGE AND PROFESSOR EXCHANGES.
IT REALLY WAS A FASCINATING TRIP.
WE HAD A LOT OF BUSINESS LEADERS.
A LOT OF BUSINESS WITH OUR SHIPPING INDUSTRY, AND THEY MADE
A LOT OF CONTACTS.
WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT MADE CONTACTS WHICH WE HAD IT
ALL WIRED TOGETHER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE TRIP.
MAYBE I DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
7:51:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO STAFF
REPORTS ABOUT FIRE RESCUE AND THE RELATED GROUP JUST BECAUSE
NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE INSANE.
7:52:05PM >>LUIS VIERA:
UNFORTUNATELY THAT FIRE ISSUE IS VERY PRESSING
IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF NEW TAMPA.
7:52:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK.
7:52:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN THEY PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE
RESPONSE TIMES?
NO.
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
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