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Map amendment proposed for East Ybor: staff says 15‑acre site would shift from industrial to urban mixed use
Summary
Quinn Steele of planning staff presented TACPA 24‑17, a privately initiated comprehensive plan map amendment for roughly 15 acres at 2602 E. 4th Ave. The request would change heavy industrial and general mixed use 24 to urban mixed use 60, introduce residential on portions now designated industrial, and increase allowable density and intensity.
Quinn Steele, planning commission staff, presented TACPA 24‑17 at the Jan. 13 meeting, a privately initiated, small‑scale comprehensive plan map amendment covering just over 15 acres at 2602 East 4th Avenue and associated parcels in the central Tampa planning district.
The request seeks to change the site's future land use from a mix of heavy industrial and general mixed use 24 to urban mixed use 60. Steele said the change would "introduce the consideration of residential uses on the portions of the site designated heavy industrial, and it would eliminate industrial uses across the entire site." The site is within the Port Activity Center and includes portions located in the Ybor City urban village and the Ybor City local historic district.
Under the existing heavy industrial and general mixed use 24 designations, Steele said the site could be considered for 24 dwelling units or about 985,000 square feet of nonresidential uses. Under the proposed urban mixed use 60 designation, it "can be considered for 903 units or just over 2,200,000 square feet of residential or nonresidential uses," he said.
Steele showed a locator map identifying the site's immediate neighbors: industrial uses and a CSX rail line to the north and east, the Republic Services transfer station on the eastern boundary, IKEA to the southwest, and a mix of residential and commercial uses to the west. He also noted the site sits inside the coastal high hazard area boundary that extends north close to I‑4 and covers the subject property.
Commissioners asked for additional context. One commissioner said she would "probably want some information on, like, industrial square footages in the city" and noted concern about the broader trend of losing industrial land in the city; Steele acknowledged that request and confirmed staff can provide industrial‑land metrics.
No action was taken; the item was presented for briefing. Staff recorded parcel, land‑use and locational details for the record and said they will respond to commissioners' follow‑up requests on industrial supply and related metrics.
Ending: The amendment would, if adopted later in the comprehensive plan process, permit denser mixed‑use and residential redevelopment of land currently designated industrial in East Ybor. Staff noted locational constraints and surrounding industrial uses that commissioners requested be quantified before further action.
