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Developer seeks townhomes on East Lake Orient Park site; neighbors and staff split over access via Porpoise Drive
Summary
An applicant asked to rezone a 17.74-acre parcel east of the Hillsborough River to allow fee‑simple townhomes and reduce an approved multifamily density. Transportation staff said Porpoise Drive has capacity; nearby residents and county staff raised safety and character concerns about routing project traffic onto a neighborhood street.
A developer asked the Zoning Hearing Master on March 24 to rezone roughly 17.74 acres in the East Lake Orient Park community to allow a fee‑simple townhome project with about 164–180 units, reducing an existing multifamily approval. The applicant said the revised plan would lower density to about 9.3 dwelling units per acre with no flex and replace a previously approved 204‑unit apartment approval.
Planning and applicant materials, the developer told the hearing master, show the requested townhome plan is “more compatible” with adjacent single‑family neighborhoods than the prior multifamily approval. Kevin Riali, representing the applicant, summarized the change: “The proposed project today is for 164 townhomes … The density would be reduced to 9.3 dwelling units per acre with no flex…
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