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The Future Land Use update before council Thursday is built on 74,710 more people by 2045. In the two years since that baseline was set, the plan it replaces produced 72% of the housing the new one projects for six. The vacancies are already here. The people aren’t, yet.
There was unanimous support from council to move foward with extraordinary circumstances in determining how much to increase impact fees while the city legal department updated council on the many effects SB 180 has had on the city.
Agendas for Tampa City Council workshop and land use hearings on September 25, 2025.
The planning commission says we need to accommodate another 74,000 people. The current plan already does that. What are we solving for?
It all boils down to the Planning Commission wanting to allowing for more density and intensity, including in Coastal High Hazard Areas and single family zoning districts. It could be minimized as NIMBY vs YIMBY and I’m sure it’s an easy fence to sit on. But like most things, it’s not that simple
Introducing a new tool to help track current development coordination locations in the City of Tampa.
Dedicated post for the address which is again up for rezoning that warranted a special call meeting.
Brief look at week ahead for Tampa City Council and the CRA Board.
Relatively light week with big discussions around developing the old Army Navy Surplus site plus a proposed development around the Ybor shipyards.
A few handy links for how to tract land use changes and development in Tampa.
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