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Council holds first hearing on 192‑unit HB139 development; council asks for covered bike parking and clarity on affordability mix
Summary
At a first hearing for a House Bill 139 development agreement, the applicant described a 192‑unit project with 10% committed affordable units and plans to seek tax‑credit funding that could increase affordability; Council requested covered, secure bicycle parking for residents and covered bike parking for commercial frontage.
Tampa City Council held a first public hearing on a development agreement filed under Florida’s House Bill 139 that would allow a 192‑unit residential project near 30th/12th/30th Street corridors, including retail and structured parking.
Developer Bowen Arnold (DDA Development) and architect Tim Clemens presented a project summary: 192 units with a ground‑floor commercial component, a five‑level structured parking element adjacent to the interstate, a 20% green‑space target, preservation of five large live oak trees, and average parking of about 1.4 spaces per residential unit. The developer said 10% of units are committed as affordable under HB139 (the statutory baseline). Arnold said the team intends to pursue Florida Housing low‑income housing tax credits, which would require the site to have zoning in place and could result in deeper affordability (typically 60% of area median income) if awarded.
Councilmember Hirtak asked specifically for covered, secure bicycle parking for residents and covered, customer‑facing bicycle parking for the commercial spaces; architect Tim Clemens and staff said those changes could be shown on the site‑plan exhibit before second reading. Several neighborhood representatives spoke during public comment asking for clarity on AMI bands (the transcript records the developer’s stated commitment as 10% minimum, with the potential for tax‑credit units at lower AMI levels). Council directed staff and the applicant to include covered secure bike parking and return with final site‑plan exhibits at the second public hearing; the council did not adopt the development agreement today — the matter will return for a second public hearing on May 15, 2025.
