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9/10/26 - CRA & Evening Land Use

A reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda including mirrored supporting documents and interactive zoning map of land use items.

This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the descriptions, parses Background details from the Summary Sheet when available, and links to supporting documents. Also included is a zoning map with current applications. Document links point to our mirrored copies for long-term stability. For original documents, refer to the official final agenda from the clerk in Onbase.

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II. Staff Reports

1 File No. CRA24-2242

Drew Park CAC Chair, Maritza Astorquiza, to appear and provide a verbal report outlining activities and/or concerns of said CAC.

3 File No. CRA26-26778

Resolution of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tampa, Florida, approving a Grant Funding and Construction Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tampa, Florida, and Dr. Walter L. Smith Library, Inc., for the renovation and restoration of the Dr. Walter L. Smith Library and Museum located at 905 N. Albany Avenue, Tampa, Florida, in the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Area, for community redevelopment purposes; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed the lesser of fifty percent (50%) of the hard costs required to construct the improvements or One million one hundred ninety-two thousand four hundred eighteen and no/100ths dollars ($1,192,418.00) from the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency Fund.

Item details

Financial impact

This resolution provides for a grant funding and construction agreement between the City of Tampa, Community Redevelopment Agency and the Dr. Walter L. Smith Library, Inc., for renovation and restoration in the amount of $1,192,418, subject to appropriation, for the West Tampa CRA within the West Tampa CRA Fund.

Reallocated (FY26)
$1,192,418
Funding sources
  • $1,000,000Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - West TampaCRA Capital ProjectsImprov Other Than BldgsWT Neighborhood InfrastructureFY26 · 62350.213800.563001.1001124Expenditure Decrease
  • $1,000,000Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - West TampaCRA Commercial Development GrantOther-Rehab Loans & GrantsFY26 · 62350.213832.549008Expenditure Increase
  • $192,418Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - West TampaCRA Commercial Development GrantOther-Rehab Loans & GrantsFY27 · 62350.213832.549008Expenditure Increase

2 account codes could not be matched to the City's chart of accounts.

Note: The Summary Sheet shows an imbalance of $192,418 between the decrease and increase amounts. Review the source PDF.

Background

The proposed project will restore a civic asset into a safe, code-compliant community anchor and, in addition to its museum functions, will support workforce development, small business incubation, and literacy programming, all consistent with the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Plan.

Supporting documents

4 File No. CRA26-26583

CRA Board to present a commendation to recognize Florida Redevelopment Week in the City of Tampa, to be observed from September 14, 2026 through September 18, 2026.

5 File No. CRA26-26584

CRA Staff, Jackson House Foundation, and Chair Young’s office to provide an update on the Jackson House.

8 File No. CRA26-26573

Clifford Shepard, CRA Attorney, to draft documents necessary to implement the CRA promises made in the Tampa Bay Rays contract and to present to the CRA Board. Memorandum from Cedric McCray, CRA Director, requesting that said agenda item be continued.

Supporting documents

III. Required Approvals

13 File No. CRA26-26780

Resolution of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tampa, Florida, approving the services agreement by and between the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Tampa for fiscal year 2027, subject to budget and appropriation.

Item details

Financial impact

This resolution provides for the services agreement in the amount of $4,254,558 between the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Tampa for fiscal year 2027, subject to budget and appropriation within the CRA Funds.

Spending authorized
$4,254,558
Funding sources
  • $99,557Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - Central ParkCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services61800.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $664,897Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - Channel DistrictCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services61900.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $1,478,316Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - CoreCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62100.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $178,471Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - Drew ParkCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62300.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $722,363Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - East TampaCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62400.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $177,702Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - East TampaCRA Law EnforcementOther-Professional Services62400.213813.531002Expenditure
  • $110,075Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - Tampa Heights RiverfrontCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62500.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $210,837Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - YborCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62600.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $20,000Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - YborCRA Code EnforcementOther-Professional Services62600.213812.531002Expenditure
  • $104,003Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - Ybor IICRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62700.213801.531002Expenditure
  • $10,000Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) - Ybor IICRA Code EnforcementOther-Professional Services62700.213812.531002Expenditure
  • $478,337subject to appropriation West Tampa CRA FundCRA AdministrationOther-Professional Services62800.213801.531002Expenditure

1 account code could not be matched to the City's chart of accounts.

Background

Under the Redevelopment Act, as amended, the CRA’s annual budget may provide for the payment of administrative and overhead expenses directly or indirectly necessary to implement the Redevelopment Plans adopted by the CRA. The Services Agreement between the CRA and the City of Tampa for Fiscal Year 2027 is intended to amend, supersede, and replace any prior agreement for services between the parties, and its approval thereof is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Tampa.

Supporting documents

14 File No. CRA26-26779

Resolution of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tampa, Florida, approving Extension No. 2 of an existing Agreement for the provision of legal services by and between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tampa, Florida, and the law firm of Shepard, Smith, Hand & Brackins, P.A., providing a one (1) year extension to said agreement for the 2027 Fiscal Year for an amount not to exceed $250,000.00; authorizing the chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency to execute said agreement.

Item details

Financial impact

This resolution provides for an agreement with Shepard, Smith, Hand & Brackins, P.A. in the amount of $250,000 for FY2027, subject to appropriation, for the CRA Administration within the General Fund.

  • 01100.213801.531002 $250,000 FY2027 Subject to appropriation
  • General Fund. CRA Administration. Other Professional Services

Background

On or about November 14, 2024, the CRA board adopted CRA Resolution No. 2024-23 approving an “Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services” between the CRA and the Firm (the “Agreement”). Article II, Section A of the Agreement provides that the term of the Agreement is initially one (1) year but that the term of the Agreement may be extended, with the approval of the CRA Board, for up to a maximum of four (4) additional one (1) terms (for a maximum term of five (5) years) provided that such “Extensions” of the Agreement are in writing and executed by both the Firm and the Chair of the CRA Board (upon approval of the CRA Board); The CRA Board and Firm exercised the option to extend the Agreement by executing Extension No. 1 pursuant to CRA Resolution 2025-18 (“Extension No. 1”), adopted on September 11, 2025, and the term of said Agreement was for one (1) additional year that commenced on October 1, 2026, pursuant to the Extension No. 1.

Supporting documents

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5:01 P.M. – Public Hearings

1 File No. REZ-26-20

Public Hearing on application of Alex Rios request to rezone property generally located at 4706, 4708, and 4710 West McElroy Avenue from RS-75 to PD (Residential, Single-Family Detached and Semi-Detached). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 4706, 4708 and 4710 West McElroy Avenue, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification RS-75 (residential, single-family) to PD (planned development, residential, single-family detached and semi-detached).

Item details

Land use details

Zoning
RS-75 → R
Future land use
R-10
Neighborhood associations
Gandy Civic Association
Southtown Park HOA
Belmar Gardens Neighborhood
Bayside West Neighborhood Association, Inc
Waivers requested
  1. No waivers requested.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request CONSISTENT with the 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 in between 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet.

Supporting documents

2 File No. REZ-26-34

Public Hearing on application of Benjamin Strand request to rezone property generally located at 4410, 4400 and 4488 West Boy Scout Boulevard from PD to PD (Bar/Lounge, Bank Drive-In, Hotel, Office, Restaurant, and All CG Uses). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 4410, 4400 and 4488 West Boy Scout Boulevard, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification PD (planned development) to PD (planned development, bar/lounge, bank drive-in, hotel, office, restaurant, and all commercial general (cg) uses).

Item details

Land use details

Future land use
Regional Mixed Use-100
Neighborhood associations
Carver City/Lincoln Gardens Civic Association, Inc
Westshore Alliance
Bowman Heights
Bel Mar Shores Civic Association, Inc
Dana Shores Civic Association
Waivers requested
  1. Section 27-242: A waiver to reduce the required parking spaces from 470 to 409 (13% reduction) if the site is developed with a garage structure (Table 2), or from 276 to 229 (18% reduction) if the site is developed with surface parking only (Table 3); but in no case by more than 18% under any development plan approved through the use of the trade-off table (Table 4). The restaurants will be required to limit parking to valet only during the daytime hours. Restaurants will use “stacked” spaces only on the restaurants property for valet spaces for additional parking.
  2. Section 27-246: To allow access to local street, Manhattan Avenue.
  3. Section 13-161: Reduce landscape buffer from 8’ to 1’ along southern property line adjacent to the undeveloped right-of-way and the proposed driveway on the right-of-way, to be constructed and landscaped by others.
  4. Section 27-283.7: A waiver to reduce the required parking spaces from 534 spaces to 453 spaces (16% reduction).
  5. Section 27-283.12: To allow a reduction in aisle width from 24 feet to 23 feet.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request INCONSISTENT with the applicable City of Tampa Land Development Regulations. See findings from Transportation and Stormwater in the report below. 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 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet. These revisions will not resolve the issues of Transportation’s inconsistent finding

Supporting documents

3 File No. REZ-26-61

Public Hearing on application of Global Engineering request to rezone property generally located at 205 South Fremont Avenue from RM-16 to PD (Residential Single Family Detached and Semi-Detached) - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 205 South Fremont Avenue, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification RM-16 (residential, multiple-family) to PD (planned development, residential, single-family, detached and semi-detached); providing an effective date. Resolution approving a bonus provision agreement between Ramy Naguib, Sylvia Iskander and the City of Tampa, in relation to REZ 26-61 for the property located at 205 S. Fremont Avenue; authorizing the execution thereof by the Mayor of the City of Tampa; directing the City Clerk to file a copy of the fully executed bonus provision agreement in the official records of the city; providing an effective date. (Said resolution to be adopted after second reading and adoption of ordinance).

Item details

Land use details

Zoning
RM-16 → R
Future land use
R-20
Neighborhood associations
SoHo Neighborhood Association, Inc
Westland Park HOA
SOHO Business Alliance
Ameryllis Garden Circle
Parkland Estates Civic Club, Inc
Historic Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Inc
Waivers requested
  1. Section 27-162: To reduce the minimum required separation of fifteen (15) feet between principal structures to ten (10) feet (33% reduction).

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request CONSISTENT with the 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 in between 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet.

Supporting documents

4 File No. REZ-26-62

Public Hearing on application of Mark Bentley request to rezone property generally located at 5600 Mariner Street from OP-1 to PD (Residential Multiple Family, Office, Business & Professional, All CG Uses, All CN Uses. - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 5600 Mariner Street, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification OP-1 (office professional) to PD (planned development, residential, multiple-family, office, business & professional, all commercial general (CG) uses, and all commercial neighborhood (CN) uses.

Item details

Land use details

Zoning
OP-1 → PD
Future land use
Regional Mixed Use-100
Neighborhood associations
Beach Park Homeowners Association Inc
Westshore Alliance
Bayshore Beautiful Neighborhood Association Inc
Bayshore Gardens Neighborhood Association Inc
Armory Gardens Civic Association
Waivers requested
  1. Section 27-283.7: Request to reduce the required number of parking spaces from 484 spaces to 445 spaces (8% reduction).
  2. Section 27-283.14: Request to reduce the required number of loading spaces from 4 to 1.
  3. Section 27-283.15(5): Request to allow a 12’x 30’loading space in lieu of a 12’ x 60’space.
  4. Section 27-284.3.3.A: Request to reduce the required 15’ use to use buffer with a 6’ masonry wall to a 10’ use to use buffer with no wall along the western property boundary.
  5. Section 27-284.3.3.D: Request to reduce the required 8’ vehicle use area landscape buffer to 0’ at the western edge of the eastern surface parking lot due to the angled property boundary.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request INCONSISTENT with the applicable City of Tampa Land Development Regulations. See findings from Transportation in the report below. Should it be the pleasure of City Council to approve the application, further modifications to the site plan must be completed by the applicant in between 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet. These revisions will not resolve the issues of Transportation’s inconsistent finding.

Supporting documents

5 File No. REZ-26-64

Public Hearing on application of Interbay Holdings LLC request to rezone property generally located at 6202 & 6200 Interbay Boulevard, 6206 S 6th Street, 6205 & 6207 South Martindale Avenue from PD to PD (Residential Single Family Detached). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 6200 and 6202 Interbay Boulevard, 6206 South 6th Street, and 6205 and 6207 South Martindale Avenue, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification PD (planned development, residential, single-family detached) to PD (planned development, residential, single-family, detached).

Item details

Land use details

Future land use
Residential-20
Neighborhood associations
Interbay – South of Gandy Civic Association
Southtown Park HOA
Belmar Gardens Neighborhood
Ballast Point Neighborhood Association
Waivers requested
  1. None

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request CONSISTENT with the 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 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet.

Supporting documents

6 File No. REZ-26-66

Public Hearing on application of Matan Klaff request to rezone property generally located at 2910 East Clark Street from RM-16 to PD (Residential Single Family Attached). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 2910 East Clark Street, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification RM-16 (residential, multiple-family) to PD (planned development, residential, single-family, attached).

Item details

Land use details

Zoning
RM-16 → PD
Future land use
Residential-35
Neighborhood association
Palmetto Beach Community Association, Inc
Waivers requested
  1. Section 27-282.9(c): Reduce required enclosed parking spaces from 2 to 1.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request CONSISTENT with the 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 in between 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet.

Supporting documents

7 File No. REZ-26-76

Public Hearing on application of Amelia Ave LLC request to rezone property generally located at 109 and 109 ½ West Amelia Avenue from RM-24 to PD (Residential Multiple Family). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 109 and 109 ½ West Amelia Avenue, in the City of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification RM-24 (residential, multiple-family) to PD (planned development, residential, multiple-family).

Item details

Land use details

Zoning
RM-24 → R
Future land use
Community Mixed-Use 35
Overlay district
Tampa Heights
Neighborhood associations
Tampa Heights Civic Association, Inc
Tampa Heights Civic Association Land Use Committee
Residents of Adalee St
One Lauren Place
(Informed Neighbor)
Tampa Overlook Neighborhood Association
Bowman Heights
VM Ybor Neighborhood Association & Crimewatch
Ybor Heights Neighborhood Association and Watch Group
Riverside Heights Civic Association
Waivers requested
  1. Section 27-156: To reduce the minimum required separation of fifteen (15) feet between principal structures to ten (10) feet (33% reduction).
  2. Section 27-283.7: To reduce the required parking from 16 to 10 (37.5% reduction).
  3. Section 27-284.3.3: To reduce the West Use to Use Buffer from 5’ to 0’.
  4. Section 27-284.3.3: To reduce the East Use to Use Buffer from 5’ to 0’.
  5. Section 27-284.3.3: To reduce the required VUA Greenspace from 414 sf to 242 sf, a reduction of 172 sf (41.55%), subject to payment into the District 5 Landscape In-Lieu Fund.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request INCONSISTENT with the applicable City of Tampa Land Development Regulations. Please refer to Transportation, Natural Resources, and Development Coordination comments for overall inconsistency finding. If City Council approves the application and waivers requested, the modifications to the site plan as shown on the submitted revision sheet must be completed between first and second reading. Revisions will not resolve Transportation’s finding of inconsistent.

Supporting documents

8 File No. REZ-25-119

Continued Public Hearing from June 11, 2026 and April 9, 2026 on application of Azam Elsheikh request to rezone property generally located at 915 East 23rd Avenue from RS-50 to PD (Residential Single-Family Attached). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 915 East 23rd Avenue, in the city of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification(s) RS-50 (Residential, Single-Family) to PD (Planned Development, Residential, Single-Family, Attached).

Item details

Land use details

Zoning
RS-50 → PD
Future land use
R-20
Overlay district
East Tampa
Neighborhood associations
VM Ybor Neighborhood Association and Crimewatch
VM Ybor Neighborhood Association
Informed Neighbor
Tampa Overlook Neighborhood Association
Ybor Heights Neighborhood Association and Watch Group
Waivers requested
  1. Section 27-284.2.5 (F)(1): Request to remove one nonhazardous grand live oak (45” DBH Laurel Oak, Rated C8); as shown on the two reasonable reconfiguration design alternatives.
  2. Section 27-240 (E)(1)c: Request to reduce the minimum front yard setback from a minimum fifteen (15) feet to the proposed ten (10) feet.
  3. Section 27-240 (E): Request to have front door orientation of units 1-5 face the internal drive aisle rather than a right of way.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request CONSISTENT with the applicable City of Tampa Land Development Regulations. Should it be the pleasure of City Council to approve the application and waivers requested above, the modifications to the site plan as shown on the submitted revision sheet must be completed between first and second reading.

Supporting documents

9 File No. REZ-26-23

Continued Public Hearing from July 23, 2026 on application of Global Engineering request to rezone property generally located at 104 South Tampania Avenue and 2522 West Kennedy Boulevard from PD to PD (Planned Development, Business, Professional and Medical Office). - An ordinance rezoning property in the general vicinity of 104 South Tampania Avenue and 2522 West Kennedy Boulevard, in the city of Tampa, Florida, and more particularly described in Section 1, from zoning district classification(s) PD (Planned Development) to PD [Planned Development (Business/Professional Office, Medical Office)].

Item details

Land use details

Future land use
Residential-20
Overlay district
Kennedy Boulevard Corridor
Neighborhood associations
Palma Ceia Pines
Parkland Estates Civic Club Inc
Armory Gardens Civic Association
Waivers requested
  1. Section 12-283.12: To allow a reduction in aisle width from 24’ to 23’.
  2. Section 27-283.12(j): To allow for ingress and egress to nonresidential parking lots/garages to access a local street (S. Tampania Avenue).
  3. Section 27-283.7: To reduce the required parking from 25 spaces to 18 spaces (28% reduction).
  4. Section 27-283.7: To reduce the required parking from 64 spaces to 31 spaces (52% reduction).
  5. Sec 27-243(f)(2): To omit the streetscape standards as they relate to planting locations and species.

Staff findings: The Development Review and Compliance staff has reviewed the petition and finds the request INCONSISTENT with the applicable City of Tampa Land Development Regulations. See findings from Transportation, Development Coordination and Natural Resources in the report below. 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 1st and 2nd Reading of Ordinance as stated on the revision sheet. These revisions will not resolve the issues of Transportation’s inconsistent finding.

Supporting documents

10 File No. REZ-26-63

Public Hearing on application of David Susa request to rezone property generally located at 2115 West Saint John Street from RS-50 to PD (Residential Single Family Attached). Email from James Lascara, applicant's representative, requesting that said public hearing be continued to November 12, 2026.

Supporting documents

11 File No. REZ-26-30

(Will not be heard; Mis-noticed) Public Hearing on application of Jacob T. Cremer request to rezone property generally located at 1212, 1220, 1222, 1224, 1226, 1228, 1232, 1234, 1236, 1242, 1248 & 1250 Scott Street, 1302 North Nebraska Avenue from RM-24 to PD (Residential Single Family Detached, Attached, Two-Family, Semi-Detached, Storefront Residential/Commercial (All CN Uses), Retail Sales, Restaurant).

Supporting documents

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