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Zoning Hearing Master - 2026-04-27
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Hillsborough County Commission, Tampa City Council, and the County Planning Commission review Planned Development applications, rezonings, and comprehensive plan amendments across the metro. PD applications concentrate in Riverview, New Tampa, and Brandon, where greenfield residential development is most active. Downtown Tampa's Water Street district generates mixed-use and high-density rezoning filings. Wetland protection requirements and flood zone regulations add review layers that affect project timelines, particularly in low-lying areas near Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough River. Special use permits for medical and institutional campuses appear frequently near the I-75 and I-4 interchange area.
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Zoning Hearing Master - 2026-04-27
April 27, 2026
BOCC Land Use - 2026-04-07
April 7, 2026
Zoning Hearing Master - 2026-03-23
March 23, 2026
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Zoning Hearing Master - 2026-04-27
The April 27, 2026 Zoning Hearing Master hearing approved all nine applications on the agenda, including a major modification for Mosaic Company's phosphogypsum stack extension at their Riverview facility (PD 26-0436), adding approximately 127 acres to allow 16 additional years of gypsum storage. Other approvals included standard rezonings for commercial and manufacturing uses, a 74-space RV resort in Gibsonton (PD 25-1061), and a school expansion at 5585 E County Line Rd. (MM 26-0215) increasing enrollment from 650 to 1,100 students.
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- Rezoning at East Lake-Orient Park (RSC6 to CNR)
- Rezoning at 6106 Hartford St. (ASC1 to Manufacturing Restricted)
- Rezoning at Waters Ave. and Manhattan (BPO to CG)
- RV Resort PD at Sims Rd. Gibsonton
- Mixed-Use Development at Causeway Blvd. and 78th St.
- School Expansion at 5585 E County Line Rd.
- Townhomes PD at 5602 E Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
- Council Growers PD Expansion in Waimama
- Mixed-Use PD at Lemon Ave. and MLK Blvd. Seffner
- Office Development at Walker Rd. and US 301
- Mosaic Phosphogypsum Stack Extension at Riverview
- Riverview Montessori School Expansion at Rivercrest
BOCC Land Use - 2026-04-07
Zoning Hearing Master - 2026-03-23
BOCC Land Use - 2026-03-10
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3790 zoning insights detected across 13 meetings in Hillsborough County
Last month, ZoneWire analyzed 13 council meetings in Hillsborough County — extracting rezoning decisions, variance rulings, and development activity hours after the gavel dropped.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hillsborough County Commission, Tampa City Council, and the Planning Commission are all monitored by ZoneWire for rezoning requests, PD (Planned Development) amendments, comprehensive plan amendments, special use permits, and wetland development approvals.
Hillsborough County has approximately 7 zoning-related meetings per month across the County Commission, Tampa City Council, and the Planning Commission. The County Commission typically meets biweekly, while Tampa City Council meets weekly.
A PD (Planned Development) amendment in Hillsborough County modifies the approved development plan for a parcel, changing permitted uses, density, or design standards. PD amendments are common for large projects like Water Street Tampa and mixed-use developments in the Westshore district.
The highest volume of zoning activity in Hillsborough County occurs in the Water Street Tampa district for large-scale mixed-use development, the Westshore business district for redevelopment, and suburban growth areas in New Tampa and Riverview where comprehensive plan amendments are frequent.
Key zoning terms for Hillsborough County include PD (Planned Development) amendment, rezoning, comprehensive plan amendment, special use permit, wetland development permit, DRI (Development of Regional Impact), and CDD (Community Development District). ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every Hillsborough County governing body.
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