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Staff said the change responds to a state statute cited in the presentation and would make plat approval an administrative action when statutory requirements are met. \"The statute was recently amended to provide that plats must be administratively approved, meaning that no further action or approval of a county's governing body is required if the plat or replat complies with the requirements of that section,\" the staff member said. The staff member added that the department's review steps would remain the same and that the change affects how the final approval is signed.

Resident Nancy asked how the public would learn that a planned development or parcel had moved into the platting process if the county commission chair no longer signs plats. \"How is the community supposed to know if we're not gonna have the commissioners involved in the review of the plats?\" she asked. The staff member said the internal review process would not change and that plats would still go through subdivision review, including a check of existing planned development approvals and entitlements. \"All plats today are reviewed through the review section. ... The staff will look at the approvals in the planned development,\" the staff member said.

On current practice, staff said a plat traditionally is sent to the county commission chair for signature; under the proposed amendment the assigned administrative authority would sign final plats without placement on a commission agenda. \"When it goes to the board, it's not like a public hearing,\" the staff member said. \"Nothing changes. It's just that the state now requires those plat approvals to be administratively signed or [given] final approval. But, again, the process, the strict adherence to the state statute and to the land development code is still the same.\"

The resident pressed on how members of the public can track an application. Staff advised using the county website zoning pages or contacting zoning help and providing a folio number or site address. \"If there is a current permit for a land alteration or for upcoming development, a site, or a subdivision, you should be able to receive that from staff,\" the staff member said. The staff member acknowledged searchability can vary and recommended residents request information through the county's zoning help link.

The presentation closed with schedule details: the three LDC amendments discussed at the outreach meeting will go to the Planning Commission for a consistency finding on Oct. 13, the first public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners will be Oct. 16 at 6 p.m., and the adoption hearing is set for Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. Staff said the drafts posted online may be updated before final adoption and encouraged public participation at the Oct. 16 hearing.

No formal commission action was taken at the outreach meeting; the item remains a draft pending the public hearings and any changes resulting from public input.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Land Development Code Text Amendment Public Outreach - 09.30.25","oneSentenceSummary","Development Services staff presented a draft land development code amendment that would make plat approvals administrative and authorize the director of Development Services to sign final plats when state law is met.","taxTitle","Hillsborough County, Florida","taxId",2865,"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},5971997,"County proposes 250‑foot setback, conditional‑use review for new pickleball courts to reduce noise",84,982000,1066000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5868954-4fd8396eec3ede643657c53c778c16ac&start=982&end=1066","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5868954-4fd8396eec3ede643657c53c778c16ac/thumbnail_982000.jpg","/articles/5971997/Hillsborough-County/Florida/County-proposes-250foot-setback-conditionaluse-review-for-new-pickleball-courts-to-reduce-noise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5971997-bc54ffae173e053a809fe5d01d79beaf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147439&Signature=THpnompBY-EcdfTCBB6pHSQWNpT7VHZ7u7FS28Xt9NUg-6weOofLnkKylm4VcgkPxDaUnWyQtv8GGJRNvB8Oq~AI1IehZUzkDnFdbHm2lf7ShHQQnW0cl6LhcAzQ5V60O1DbrkCy5SAnTzWqI~5yKBCqyUR6Y8CuRz8opFW9kVhfKn-1SacLsgHo4R539ReydCC~cfAETHCgdD-hIFls6QLp0NukzSwNjEWr~9y4xJGXLlQgkQW8qWw-kLUvHwKHoa3v-4jPF52LgnjG~rS3VSl7MfKfJOfe9xgeKX7yd6Fgeq3Tuq1mb4gldr5FlzGuEJM4ZJXxLiHzkMn27tG0tA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the land development code outreach meeting, Development Services staff presented a draft amendment (LDC 14.35) that would establish locational standards for new and converted pickleball courts to reduce noise impacts on nearby residences.

\"New construction of pickleball courts and conversion of an existing use into one of these pickleball courts will be required to maintain a distance separation of no less than 250 feet from the structure or building envelope over residential use,\" a staff member said. Staff said review of pickleball facilities would require approval of a conditional‑use zoning permit, which is an administrative review.

The presentation said the amendment was directed by the Board of County Commissioners and that staff is evaluating alternative sound‑mitigation measures that could be offered in lieu of the proposed setback. \"In addition to the setbacks requirements, staff is also evaluating options to probably allow for alternative sound mitigations to be proposed in lieu of the setbacks being proposed,\" the staff member said, adding the item is in an early draft stage.

Staff encouraged public participation at the Oct. 16 hearing and said drafts will be posted and updated online before adoption hearings. No formal action was taken at the outreach meeting; the item remains a draft pending Planning Commission consistency review and BOCC hearings on Oct. 16 and Nov. 13.","Draft LDC amendment would require new or converted pickleball courts be set back at least 250 feet from residential building envelopes and approved via a conditional‑use permit; staff said alternatives to setbacks for sound mitigation remain under consideration.",{"_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},5972003,"County proposes Live Local Act zoning update; staff says planned developments will be evaluated case‑by‑case",199,89000,288000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5868954-4fd8396eec3ede643657c53c778c16ac&start=89&end=288","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5868954-4fd8396eec3ede643657c53c778c16ac/thumbnail_89000.jpg","/articles/5972003/Hillsborough-County/Florida/County-proposes-Live-Local-Act-zoning-update-staff-says-planned-developments-will-be-evaluated-casebycase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972003-b88be4d6bd74f8ac8b1d343b0c14fae1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147439&Signature=fKOlO2o~J-FRNiRVVxXttCIkh1nQv-XX0godUCbEe~NZRC4UWTawgx3iy7T2IZ-7LRhbOi5CBFbp-dZ1zqA14ECLvZi010dG3VEd~-KjacmHvPifzFmdD0sdTlOjSCpSr~4Mhoxxbm8pGzlXKCLImZwjuBjwP4BnNVnt9LCNUNkCc9X9o71Kx8psdmXJpFhRTfD2vf-YAeusgQ-LAuy0lTa5IBzczRmoWPMjSy9ZMOhHOkz1IwiiYNIvXtoealCcGOSmXJpFlXFzBWSGTNb8CUJVPX0qr7MtB7YgyDta~k4HzHuRNy2fJCO6GwiOek7-~NpFqLrcV-gwjfFOpYvHAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Development Services presented a draft amendment (LDC 25.12.25) updating the county's standards for projects qualifying under the Live Local Act, a state law, and said the amendment would expand eligible zoning districts to include any district the state statute deems eligible.

\"This amendment will modify the Live Local Act requirements and standards for projects to qualify under the Live Local Act in our county, specifically updating the zoning requirements,\" a Development Services staff member said. Staff listed existing qualifying zones in the draft — Business Professional Office (BPO), Office Residential (OR), Commercial Neighborhood (CN), Commercial General (CG), Commercial Intensive (CI), and Manufacturing (M) — and said the amendment would allow \"any other zoning district that is deemed eligible by the Live Local Act statute\" to qualify, including certain parts of planned-development (PD) districts.

Resident Nancy expressed concern that some planned developments approved decades ago contain language or permitted uses that do not include retail or other commercial activities, and she said developers had recently claimed PD parcels were a \"slam dunk\" for Live Local Act approvals. \"When I go in and I actually read the subsection ... it doesn't seem to include the commercial neighborhood. And it specifically says if there's no retail involved, you wouldn't be included,\" she said.

The staff member responded that the state statute contains definitions for commercial, industrial and mixed uses and that the county would evaluate planned developments on a case‑by‑case basis. \"...it's not a blank blanket approval for any parcel that is just some PD,\" the staff member said. \"If it meets that criteria, then it will be eligible. But just because it is on PD, doesn't make it automatically eligible.\"

Staff also said reviewers will check entitlements and whether a PD explicitly permits the commercial or mixed uses required by the Live Local Act definition. The presentation noted the state change took effect July 1 and that the draft amendment is at an early stage; staff encouraged public comment at the Oct. 16 hearing. No formal action occurred at the outreach meeting; the item will go before the Planning Commission on Oct. 13 for a consistency finding and before the Board of County Commissioners for public hearings Oct. 16 and Nov. 13.","A draft LDC amendment would align county zoning for Live Local Act projects with the state statute and allow additional districts deemed eligible by state law to qualify; staff emphasized planned developments will not be automatically eligible and said applications would be reviewed for permitted uses and entitlements.","actionData","errors"]

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