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Council approves first reading of land-use amendment to allow higher-density housing on 3-acre site
Summary
On first reading the council found TTCPA-20-02 consistent with the comprehensive plan and set a second reading for Jan. 6, 2026. The amendment raises the future land-use designation on a roughly 3-acre parcel from Residential-9 to Residential-18, establishing a density ceiling (potentially up to 54 dwelling units) subject to site engineering review.
The Temple Terrace City Council on Dec. 16 approved the first reading of a privately initiated comprehensive-plan amendment (TTCPA-20-02) that would change the future land-use designation of an approximately 3-acre parcel on the city’s southeast side from Residential‑9 to Residential‑18.
Planning commission staff (Anika Mills, Joe Marotta) told the council the change is consistent with the Imagine 2040 comp plan goals to diversify housing types and fit within the urban-neighborhood typology. The amendment sets a maximum density ceiling: staff said the site could hypothetically allow up to 54 dwelling units under R‑18 versus roughly 27 under R‑9. Staff emphasized that is a ceiling and not a guaranteed build-out; any final unit count will depend on site engineering, parking, stormwater mitigation and setbacks.
Neighbors and HOA representatives raised concerns during public comment about wetlands, existing drainage problems and proximity to Meadowood condominiums. Renee Minson, president of the Meadowood HOA, said much of the site appeared to be wetland and worried that retention and drainage space was insufficient for a high-density redevelopment. Planning staff and the city attorney replied that environmental regulation (including Environmental Protection Commission review), traffic concurrency and stormwater would be reviewed at the site-engineering stage and that prior school-capacity review indicated minimal student impacts.
Council members pressed for clarity on stormwater and traffic; staff offered to provide more refined stormwater information before the second reading and said that engineered plans and agency reviews will determine whether the hypothetical maximum density is feasible. The ordinance passed first reading without recorded opposition; the council set a second reading and public hearing for Jan. 6, 2026.
