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Tampa council asks staff to draft ordinance to grandfather some hurricane-damaged homeowners into old sidewalk fee
Summary
Following public concern over a recent increase in the sidewalk in-lieu fee, Tampa City Council voted unanimously to ask staff to draft an ordinance that would allow homeowners whose homes were at least 51% damaged by Hurricane Helene or Milton to pay the previous $29-per-linear-foot sidewalk-in-lieu rate through the end of 2025.
Tampa City Council on Thursday asked city staff to draft an ordinance to let certain homeowners affected by last year’s storms pay the prior sidewalk in-lieu fee rather than the higher rate adopted in April.
The motion, made by Councilman Charlie Carlson and seconded by Councilmember Michael Miranda, instructs staff to return with draft language by Nov. 6 and to present an ordinance that would allow homeowners whose houses suffered at least 51% damage from Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton to be “grandfathered” into the old $29-per-linear-foot in-lieu rate through Dec. 31, 2025.
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