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Hillsborough commissioners approve land-use change to allow drone landing field at Ruskin Amazon site
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a land-use modification allowing a drone-based aircraft landing field at an existing Amazon facility in South Shore Corporate Park, waiving public-access and large-setback requirements while noting FAA and NEPA approvals remain required.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners on May 13 approved a land-use modification to permit a drone-based aircraft landing field at an existing Amazon facility in South Shore Corporate Park near I‑75, removing a county code requirement for public access and reducing setback requirements for the drone operations.
County staff told commissioners the proposed aircraft landing field is a permitted use within the property’s planned development but that the land‑development code’s existing requirements — written before widespread drone use — carried conditions that did not fit the applicant’s operations. "It's an exciting application, but the land use portion is not particularly exciting," attorney Kevin Riali…
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