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Planning panel recommends denser zoning for South Tampa parcels despite landfill and flood concerns
Summary
After extended public comment and technical questions about an adjacent historic landfill and coastal hazard mapping, the Hillsborough County planning commission voted 4–2 to find TACPA 25‑14 (7409 S. Manhattan Ave. & 4436 W. Richardson Ave.) consistent with the Tampa comprehensive plan; the commission’s recommendation now goes to City Council.
Quinn Steele, planning commission staff, opened the discussion of TACPA 25‑14 by saying the privately initiated, small‑scale map amendment would change about 3.23 acres from Residential 10 to Residential 20 and that staff’s analysis had concluded the proposal was inconsistent with the Tampa comprehensive plan because much of the site lies in the Coastal High Hazard Area and the location is not well served by transit.
Todd Pressman, representing the applicant, said the project would produce roughly 52 attached units and argued the site is surrounded by higher‑intensity land uses. He emphasized that the property includes part of a historic landfill and that the…
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