Zoning Hearing Master, January 26, 2026
Votes on PD rezoning of Dibbs property, Lutz Lake Fern Rd (392 homes or RV park + commercial)
What happened
The Hillsborough County Zoning Hearing Master heard eight cases on 2026-01-26; as a hearing officer (not a voting body), Susan Finch will file written recommendations within 15 business days with final decisions by the Board of County Commissioners on 2026-03-10.
- Jurisdiction
- Hillsborough County, FL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- January 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCase 25-1239
DeniedLutz Lake Fern Road, Keystone-Odessa
Awaiting final voteStandard
Awaiting final voteStandard
Recommended 6-0Free sample: decision 1 of 11
Standard rezoning at 4512 66th St, Tampa (pallet business)
Applicant Leonardo Colon (represented by Robert Martin) requested rezoning of 1.54 acres at 4512 66th Street, Tampa from RSC-6 (mobile home overlay) to CG to enclose an existing pallet storage business. Site under code enforcement for improper zoning and open storage. Staff found request not supportable; planning commission found it inconsistent. Neighbor Scott Hendry and attorney Gordon Schiff opposed. No vote — hearing master will file recommendation.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Hillsborough County Zoning Hearing Master heard eight cases on 2026-01-26; as a hearing officer (not a voting body), Susan Finch will file written recommendations within 15 business days with final decisions by the Board of County Commissioners on 2026-03-10.
Key Decisions (11)
Standard rezoning at 4512 66th St, Tampa (pallet business)
Standard rezoning on Lithia Pinecrest Rd, Brandon (BPO office)
Standard rezoning in Wimauma (mobile home overlay)
Standard rezoning on Railroad St, Wimauma (mobile home overlay)
PD rezoning at Cleweless Ave, East Lake Orient Park (park model resort)
Major modification to Energy Innovation Park PD (Dover Rd)
Major modification at 6010 & 6102 Duncan Rd, Riverview (mobile home park)
PD rezoning of Dibbs property, Lutz Lake Fern Rd (392 homes or RV park + commercial)
Major modification of PD 85-0355, Bearss Ave retail center
Major modification to Bridges of Sweetwater Grand ALF, Bloomingdale
Major modification on Sheldon Rd (office to 15-unit apartments)
Zoning Changes (11)
Development Activity (11)
Pallet business commercial building at 4512 66th St
Commercial
BPO office on Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Commercial
Pisano Sanchez mobile home placement, Wimauma
Residential
Conti mobile home, Railroad St, Wimauma
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Multiple applicants cited affordable housing demand driving mobile home overlay…
Housing Demand
Applicant cited BEBR projections that unincorporated Hillsborough County will add…
Infrastructure
Septic-to-sewer conversion is a stated county priority; the Dibbs PD…
Who Spoke (47)
On the record: the chair, 9 staff members, 7 attorneys, 2 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, 8 witnesses, and 17 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded vote1604 Lithia Pinecrest Rd rezone
Maggie St rezone
406 Railroad St rezone
Clewis Ave rezone
Turkey Creek Rd plan amendment
6102 Duncan Rd plan amendment
W Lutz Lake Fern Rd rezone
More land-use items (21)
- Patterson Rd plan amendmentCase MM 25-1247Other
- Sheldon Rd plan amendmentCase MM 25-1354Other
- N 30th St site planCase MM 25-1239Continued
18 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- The following dates pertain only to applications heard at the January 26, 2026 hearing…No vote recorded
- REVIEW PROCESS & STANDING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE BOCC FOR REZONING (RZ) REQUESTS, AND MAJOR……No vote recorded
- 4020 N Frontage Rd rezoneCase RZ-PD 24-0921No vote recorded
- 1414 SE 33rd St rezoneCase RZ-PD 25-0882No vote recorded
- 11017 E 92 Hwy rezoneCase RZ-PD 25-0939No vote recorded
- 6302 E Dr plan amendmentCase MM 25-1372No vote recorded
- 911 Bryan Rd rezoneCase RZ-PD 25-1382No vote recorded
- Bishop Rd rezoneCase RZ-PD 25-1386No vote recorded
- 6214 E Sligh Ave rezoneCase RZ-PD 25-1387No vote recorded
- 2134 S 78th St plan amendmentCase MM 25-1415No vote recorded
- 6350 Pinegrove Rd plan amendmentCase MM 26-0045No vote recorded
- Broadway Center Blvd plan amendmentCase MM 26-0063No vote recorded
- Hershey Rd rezoneCase RZ-PD 26-0070No vote recorded
- N Grady Ave rezoneCase RZ-PD 26-0095No vote recorded
- REZONING STANDARD (RZ-STD): rezoneNo vote recorded
- REZONING-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RZ-PD) & MAJOR MODIFICATION (MM): rezoneNo vote recorded
- Apollo Beach Blvd site planCase MM 26-0062No vote recorded
- ZHM SPECIAL USE conditional use permitNo vote recorded
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