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Hillsborough County holds workshop on proposed urban service area expansions; staff to prepare FAQs
Summary
At a Jan. 22 workshop, planning staff presented four publicly initiated comprehensive-plan amendments (HCCPA 2444/2446 text and HCCPA 2445/2447 map amendments) that would expand urban service area boundaries in southeast Hillsborough County; no formal action was taken. Staff will prepare FAQs, a Jan. 30 public meeting is planned, and a March 13 public hearing is scheduled.
Hillsborough County planning staff on Jan. 22 presented four publicly initiated comprehensive-plan amendments that would expand parts of the county's urban service area in southeast Hillsborough County, and commissioners used the workshop to press staff for clearer public information and outreach. No formal votes or actions were taken at the meeting.
Planning commission staffer Sofia Guarantiva said the two text amendments, HCCPA 2444 and HCCPA 2446, would increase the urban service area by about 12,253 acres (roughly 4,000 acres in 2444 and 8,000 acres in 2446). The companion map amendments, HCCPA 2445 and HCCPA 2447, cover about 15,812 acres in total, with a little more than 5,000 acres in 2445 and just over 10,000 acres in 2447. The amendments cover lands south of Lithia Pinecrest, west of County Road 39 and east of U.S. Highway 301 in the Baum, Riverview and South Shore planning areas.
"These text amendments are proposing an expansion of the urban service area by a total of approximately 12,253 Acres," Guarantiva said during the…
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