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Council approves 12-unit Swan Avenue townhomes after debate over trees, traffic and dumpster placement
Summary
The Tampa City Council voted to rezone 3807 and 3811 W. Swan Ave. to allow 12 single-family attached units, approving two waivers and directing the developer to relocate on-site dumpster to the northeast between first and second reading.
The Tampa City Council on first reading approved REZ 2445, allowing 12 single-family attached units at 3807 and 3811 West Swan Avenue, after staff, neighbors and the applicant debated tree removal, traffic and dumpster placement.
Planning staff told the council the site straddles two future-land‑use categories and that the proposed development — three buildings totaling 12 units — matched the corridor’s pattern while providing a transition to nearby single-family areas. Jennifer Malone, planning commission staff, said the request was “consistent with LU policy 9.7.3,” which calls for transitions in density between commercial corridors and adjacent neighborhoods.
Neighbors pressed three main concerns: congestion at the adjacent Trader Joe’s entrance, proximity of the proposed commercial-style dumpster to backyards, and the removal of two large live oaks.…
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