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Ruskin homeowners seek neighborhood commercial rezoning with limits near Burdette Park
Summary
At a Sept. 15 zoning hearing, a Ruskin property owner asked to rezone a Sixth Street parcel from ASC‑1 to Commercial Neighborhood with restrictions; county staff and planning commission recommended approval and no public opposition was recorded.
A Ruskin property owner asked the Hillsborough County zoning hearing master on Sept. 15 to rezone a parcel on Sixth Street from ASC‑1 (agricultural/single‑family) to Commercial Neighborhood (CN) with use restrictions, and county staff and the Planning Commission recommended the rezoning be approved. The land use hearing officer will file a recommendation on Oct. 6, and the Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to consider the item at its Nov. 12 land use meeting.
The request would prohibit more intensive CN uses on the site, including convenience stores with gasoline sales, car washes, motor vehicle repair, freestanding emergency rooms, banquet/reception halls and all drive‑through uses. Applicant Christian Guevara said he and his wife are “trying to rezone our land” and agreed to the stated prohibitions. Michelle Reynolds Morrow of Development Services told the hearing, “Staff finds the rezone and request approvable subject to the proposed conditions.”
Planning Commission staff member Terry Carollo reported the site lies inside the urban service area and the Ruskin community plan, and found the rezoning consistent with the unincorporated Hillsborough County comprehensive plan given surrounding vacant, institutional and light commercial uses and the proposed restrictions. Carollo noted Burdette Park is directly south of the property and agricultural uses to the east provide gradation to the proposed CN designation. The applicant and staff described buffering requirements from the Land Development Code, including a 30‑foot buffer and Type C screening along Sixth Street and a 20‑foot buffer along the park boundary.
No proponents or opponents appeared in person or online during the public hearing. The zoning hearing master closed the public record for rezoning case 25‑0435 after the applicant declined to use the five‑minute rebuttal opportunity. The hearing master will file a written recommendation within 15 business days as part of the two‑step rezoning process described by County Attorney Mary Dorman.
Background: testimony at the hearing emphasized that the request is limited to neighborhood‑scale commercial uses with explicit prohibitions intended to preserve compatibility with adjacent institutional and residential areas. The Board of County Commissioners will review only the record and the hearing officer’s recommendation at its public meeting.
