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Planning staff said the changes are mostly technical clarifications and codifications of current practice: they would standardize design‑exception standards across planning districts and extend public‑notice requirements from 15 to 30 days; require a minimum interior garage dimension (codifying typical 18‑ to 19‑foot dimensions into ordinance language and clarifying how driveway parking counts toward required spaces); add a formal, consistent site‑plan content list for variance and design‑exception filings; and update diagrams to clarify measurement points for build‑to‑line and garage depth.

Staff said the changes would also align administrative appeal routes (for ARC decisions and other administrative actions) so appeals proceed to the appropriate board or commission. The package removes a few legacy provisions (for example, an older tree-protection provision that effectively allowed increases in setback in exchange for tree conservation) and adds clear language about mechanical equipment platforms where elevation or flood rules require TECO or generator platforms to be higher than grade.

Councilmember Hertek moved to transmit the July 2024 amendment cycle to the Planning Commission; the motion passed. The Planning Commission will consider the text amendments in its upcoming cycle; council will receive the Planning Commission recommendation and, if recommended, take first and second readings at future council meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tampa City Council - 05/22/25","oneSentenceSummary","The council transmitted a suite of land‑development code amendments to the Planning Commission, including clarified build‑to‑line definitions, standardized design‑exception notice periods, and minimum garage-depth rules.","taxTitle","Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida","taxId",2914,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227490,"Tampa council hears citywide stormwater master plan update; staff directed to return quarterly and to publish basin dashboard",1362,1609000,2971000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3491248-9d0be574b884baa4550168d329b05c90&start=1609&end=2971","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3491248-9d0be574b884baa4550168d329b05c90/thumbnail_1609000.jpg","/articles/6227490/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Tampa-council-hears-citywide-stormwater-master-plan-update-staff-directed-to-return-quarterly-and-to-publish-basin-dashboard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227490-a8b1afa29db984653417a4ac7e8ec188/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448551&Signature=L0VOgKWp7EXZKzPD-1rPNN0rRDDfV5MSxW7-51QqWqGYTDBuxJJ0~bYfWp1K-IMaPSHR-I7j90ZPAF9Ax47P3TLt1qukvUOAlvm1NbN7rRt6R2nmpnpjnTxhBLI9IyUPzvADeZ54x1TiQwlFInmVWNSdbLc-0DQIXZH50KC8DZxGoqbjR5R9ZZoNsL~aqaMoeJmYe7AVjhm8-uZsmK40I2ER4bNXOB4FO1t5OGMWck8QodU33Q14nWyW3MGaI2j8SxoQqno-dThmQ2QhT5mIKJZyEi6uxoRuxIqqsZNrKNvG5zpAUxwpMk4LuKBQZI0oO6-rVo78etHOW73E4fE4Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and the lead consultant Applied Sciences presented a citywide stormwater master-plan update and a related briefing on maintenance and equipment. The council directed staff to return with quarterly updates, build a public dashboard for basin-level data and files, and hold neighborhood meetings for each drainage basin under study.

Yuan Li, the city’s stormwater manager, said the project will consolidate decades of disparate basin studies into a single program that updates drainage models, identifies flood risks under current conditions and standards, and produces prioritized projects. Eli Uraj, president of Applied Sciences Consulting, described a multi-consultant effort covering the city’s 46 drainage basins, with an initial patch of modeling work scheduled for completion in February 2026 and a program goal of identifying projects by June 2027. Council previously approved roughly $5,000,000 for the master-plan work.

Uraj and Applied Sciences described the “life cycle” of stormwater projects: complaint-driven investigations, basin-wide modeling, feasibility reviews, design and permitting, construction, and long-term operation and maintenance. Consultants said the study will examine both classical infrastructure (box culverts and conveyance upgrades) and green/innovative solutions, and assess real‑time flood forecasting and active stormwater management where gravity systems are insufficient.

Council members and dozens of public commenters pressed staff on near-term maintenance, equipment shortages, pump station readiness and generator plans, and public outreach. Mobility staff reported April and May maintenance metrics (ditch grading, inlet and pipe cleanings, pond maintenance, pump‑station checks), noted added emergency contracts for cave-in repairs and pipe jetting, and said many items will be submitted for FEMA reimbursement where allowable.

Council adopted two follow-up requests: a written schedule and equipment inventory for stormwater maintenance to be prepared by the council budget analyst and staff (requested by Councilwoman Hertek and scheduled for delivery July 31, 2025), and a review of stormwater revenue and expenditures over time (requested by Councilman Carlson) to be prepared with Revenue and Finance. Staff also said they will post a public dashboard in early summer and receive complaints and photos through that portal.

No ordinance or budget appropriation was adopted at the workshop; the council’s actions were directions to staff to improve public access to data, to present quarterly updates, and to provide a detailed equipment and spending schedule for council review.","City staff and a panel of consultants presented a citywide stormwater master plan and maintenance update; council directed quarterly briefings, a public basin dashboard, and neighborhood meetings as work progresses.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227494,"Tampa council sets first reading to name Forest Hills field for community soccer organizer Roland Paz Sr.",1302,297000,1599000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3491248-9d0be574b884baa4550168d329b05c90&start=297&end=1599","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3491248-9d0be574b884baa4550168d329b05c90/thumbnail_297000.jpg","/articles/6227494/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Tampa-council-sets-first-reading-to-name-Forest-Hills-field-for-community-soccer-organizer-Roland-Paz-Sr","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227494-ac1b2ea6720f68262c4a26605d165f8a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448551&Signature=fCxIraF0YB2eGOez~IFmyCPbLNpWMdOmvS8ejGgz1abHPa-DJjGnpIzGNS80CsjlbIrenAXquetyk0UMnOowxlSC19cDZaYU0N1TZq0tD~RrY18pqGyvLkMXWIyCxxina5qJJruKsdQ4h-xk2WIwc8QiYh8ZDApUHwnQ6ovLzI3sLtDBkxC6Rstt9O3BkzxsuZCn97tBtjVgVugZVmAtNWd1S5cTVyLvcJTJ6KZvybwbFq5ipw-4jr-dLDnvG-rH5wx38VvrzmGP876ojGOniirzAo3UIXRsUTwCLdZrOL0WJgXKXKNUW2ZHo5Ax1C3PsmsbxO6P~AhvpJcmlLitHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tampa City Council moved to schedule a first reading on July 17 to rename the multipurpose field at the Forest Hills Recreation Complex for the late Roland Paz Sr. and to install a commemorative marker describing his community work.

The item before the council called for recognizing Paz’s decades-long role organizing neighborhood youth soccer and advocating to improve the Forest Hills field. Michelle Van Loan of the city’s real estate department told council that Parks and Recreation had reviewed the documentation and recommended a commemorative marker; the final naming decision rests with council.

Councilman Viera, who moved the item, said there was “strong unanimous support” from the Forest Hills Neighborhood Association and introduced Officer Roy Paz, the organizer’s son, who urged the council to approve both the renaming and a marker. Officer Roy Paz described his father’s work starting the Forest Hills Youth Soccer League in 1973 and community efforts to improve a sandy, undeveloped field into the multiuse facility that exists today.

Council members praised the family’s legacy and the community’s support. Michelle Van Loan asked council to set a schedule so the public comment period for the first reading would be posted: materials would be posted the next day and public comment accepted May 23–June 16, with a July 17 first reading requested because of the council July holiday calendar.

Council voted unanimously to set the first reading for July 17 and to direct staff to post the item and public comment period as Van Loan described. The council did not adopt a final ordinance at the workshop; council set the procedural next step to bring the name change and marker back for formal consideration.

The city will publish the first-reading materials on the city website and accept written and in‑person public comment in the posted period before council considers formal adoption.","The Tampa City Council voted to schedule a first reading on July 17 to rename the multipurpose field at Forest Hills Recreation Complex in honor of the late Roland Paz Sr. Council also approved placing a commemorative marker describing his role founding the Forest Hills Youth Soccer League.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227485,"Council asks staff to contact property owner and to budget ground-penetrating radar after community raises lost-cemetery concerns",3240,7183000,10423000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3491248-9d0be574b884baa4550168d329b05c90&start=7183&end=10423","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3491248-9d0be574b884baa4550168d329b05c90/thumbnail_7183000.jpg","/articles/6227485/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Council-asks-staff-to-contact-property-owner-and-to-budget-ground-penetrating-radar-after-community-raises-lost-cemetery-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227485-a8359644cd2aba28ebfdfb3925075b1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448551&Signature=aCwizfEUq7HkpfFQG~duLlmGJO8bROOwY1tP~lyWqonwcE5WOAItSv9kFJj36ivMt43LdMekB9KQ3dN1vZVtcxTbAFy2FjwgY0aiYWiqbPla4LtlmeSTMQArkrghO0n0KiW1OOSHlEEY6VvaqBgFpsLHoNIN9x2EzgPvbAjDyjkp~x65IutvWneSG2HIGAulpdVfuWRWDE6Va3jjl2aA3Ptp95iFvXfH55sF2gKrPUCJWAJ13itsjyAD8Dt5qBQ0la9jP-~1HhpqH2adAp5ilJb3OjISTs9eqksen8gpsovtiCMP8BE3WOHsv8tE3w1ik1sPIg-HhXkcrHBHBYSjQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council directed staff to contact the owner of a parcel adjacent to Woodlawn Cemetery to inquire whether the owner would allow ground‑penetrating radar (GPR) or other investigation to determine whether unmarked burials exist on the site, and authorized staff to explore options should graves be identified.

Councilmember Maniscalco initiated the request, noting public reports and historical maps suggesting the possible presence of unrecorded burial sites near Woodlawn and in other parts of the city. City legal staff described limitations on city authority: private property owners cannot be compelled to allow site access absent state statutory authority (a bill with that aim had been proposed previously but did not pass). Legal staff noted a separate statutory avenue that allows next-of-kin to seek access in cases of known cemetery locations but explained that lost or unconfirmed sites pose a different legal challenge.

After discussion, the council voted to ask the administration — through real estate staff — to reach out to the property owner to open a dialogue about site access for GPR scanning and other next steps. Separately, Councilman Carlson asked staff to prepare a city budget line so the city can offer GPR scans to property owners who suspect burials; the council approved that request as a budget-direction motion. No purchase or appropriation was adopted on the spot; the motions were instructions for staff to begin outreach and to return with funding options.

Speakers from the public, and representatives of community groups, described historical cemeteries and urged swift city action to prevent loss or disturbance of burial sites. Legal staff reiterated that if graves are identified on private property, the next actions — relocation, acquisition, or protection in place — present different policy and legal options that would require further council direction and likely budget decisions.","Following public concern about unmarked or lost burial sites, council directed staff to open dialogue with a property owner near Woodlawn Cemetery about allowing ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and approved a separate request to create a city budget item to offer GPR scanning to property owners.","actionData","errors"]

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