Land Use Hearing Officer, October 5, 2026
Votes on Variance 26-1412 - unified sign plan at US 41 and 19th Ave NE
What happened
This was a Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer session (Hearing Officer Susan Finch presiding) handling variance and special-use requests; no final votes were taken, as the hearing officer files written decisions within 15 business days.
- Jurisdiction
- Hillsborough County, FL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- October 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (10)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsHoush Ghovaee variance
RecommendedFlobert Lubin variance
Awaiting final voteJanet Marks variance
Awaiting final voteAaron DeSha variance
Awaiting final votePV-Ruskin 19 LLC variance
Awaiting final voteJersy Montevecchi variance
Awaiting final voteJason Kendall variance
Awaiting final voteLuisa I Alonso variance
RecommendedAmit Patel variance
Awaiting final voteAnchor Sign Inc variance
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 10
Continuance of Variance 26-1391
Variance 26-1391, applicant Patel DHRUV Development (Droob Development), was continued at the request of the applicant and staff to the November 9, 2026 LUHO hearing at 9 a.m.
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
This was a Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer session (Hearing Officer Susan Finch presiding) handling variance and special-use requests; no final votes were taken, as the hearing officer files written decisions within 15 business days.
Key Decisions (10)
Continuance of Variance 26-1391
Variance 26-1383 - wetland and front-yard setback
Variance 26-1381 - monument sign setback
Variance 26-1412 - unified sign plan at US 41 and 19th Ave NE
Variance 26-1227 - fence height
Variance 26-1309 - accessory dwelling side yard setback
Variance 26-1360 - detached garage side yard setback
Variance 26-1388 - sidewalk waiver at Monroe Business Park
Variance 26-1389 - front yard setback on corner lot
Variance 26-1413 - accessory structure side yard setback
Development Activity (2)
PV Ruskin 19 commercial development (7-Eleven and multi-tenant)
Commercial
Warehouse addition at Monroe Business Park
Industrial
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A 6.5-acre, five-lot commercial development anchored by a 7-Eleven convenience…
Infrastructure
Chronic and severe flooding in the Forest Hills and Colusa…
Sentiment
Multiple variance applicants built structures (additions, garages, fences, accessory buildings)…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 6 staff members, an attorney, 3 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 4 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 13 of 14 (93%) forecasts called in this county.
205 E. Bearss Ave variance
424 19th Ave variance
12726 N. Ola Ave variance
11402 Mcmullen Rd variance
19223 Ridgelake Dr variance
13520 Prestige Pl variance
4302 Gulfwinds Dr variance
More land-use items (9)
- 8501 Vijay Patel Ct varianceCase VAR 26-1391Continued
- 10139 Bryant Rd varianceCase VAR 26-1413Other
7 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- The following dates pertain only to applications heard at the October 05, 2026 hearing…No vote recorded
- STANDING TO APPEAL AND ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOR VARIANCE REQUESTS AND APPEALS OF…No vote recorded
- The Land Use Hearing Officer Public Hearing for Variance Requests and Appeals of…No vote recorded
- SITE DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE REQUESTSNo vote recorded
- SIGN VARIANCE REQUESTSNo vote recorded
- VARIANCE (VAR) REQUESTSNo vote recorded
- SPECIAL USES conditional use permitNo vote recorded
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