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Council denies planned‑development rezoning for air‑conditioned storage and a clinic at 2711 N. MacDill
Summary
Council voted to deny a rezoning request to convert 2711 North MacDill Avenue from Commercial General to a PD for climate‑controlled storage with an on‑site clinic, citing inconsistent site design with pedestrian policies and transportation concerns.
City Council denied a planned‑development rezoning (REZ25‑04) for 2711 North MacDill Avenue that would have allowed a 96,579‑square‑foot air‑conditioned storage facility and a small clinic.
Planning staff said the site sits in a Community Commercial (CC‑35) future land‑use category that can accommodate medium intensity mixed uses, but that the proposed site layout failed to align with the comprehensive plan's pedestrian‑oriented design guidance. Staff specifically criticized the proposed placement of parking, building entrances and a trash/dumpster configuration that would require service vehicles to reverse across the primary pedestrian connection. Transportation staff also flagged insufficient parking and loading configurations before revisions were negotiated.
Applicant response and revisions: The applicant's design team said they preserved a large percentage of the site's trees and increased open space relative to the prior industrial layout. They argued the proposed parking reduction is supported by national parking studies. Applicant representatives offered to revise loading and parking locations to address staff's concerns and emphasized site constraints and tree preservation as drivers of design choices.
Council action: After public comment and applicant rebuttal, Councilmember Clendenin moved to deny the rezoning citing lack of alignment with the mixed‑use corridor pedestrian design policies and parking/transportation shortcomings. The motion to deny carried unanimously.
