City hearing on 58 Albemarle (FDN 2587) ends with record left open; no decision made

A quasi‑judicial hearing in the City of Tampa over a petition for review (FDN 2587) of a proposed lot reconfiguration at 58 Albemarle on Davis Islands concluded with no final decision; the hearing officer left the record open and asked both sides to submit proposed recommended orders by September 12.

City staff, represented by Eric Cotton, development coordination manager and zoning administrator, told the hearing that the property is zoned RS‑50 (single‑family residential) and that the minimum lot size in that district is 5,000 square feet with 50 feet of frontage measured at the 20‑foot setback. Cotton said staff applies city code section 27‑11 and looks at development within a 1,320‑foot radius to determine whether a proposed lot reconfiguration is consistent with the neighborhood’s historical parcel orientation. He testified the city’s determination was that the petitioners’ proposed reorientation was not consistent with the development pattern in that radius and that the zoning administrator’s denial should be affirmed.

The petitioners — property owners Edward (Ed) Moore and Angie Effinger…