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Council approves rezoning for West Spruce multifamily project after hours of neighborhood testimony
Summary
After hours of public comment from Carver City and Lincoln Gardens residents raising sinkhole, foundation and traffic concerns, Tampa City Council approved a plan-development rezoning for a multifamily project at 4202 West Spruce Street; two members voted no and one was absent.
Tampa City Council on Thursday voted to adopt an ordinance rezoning 4202 West Spruce Street from RS-50/PD to a PD (plan development) designation that permits residential multifamily, despite extensive public opposition focused on geotechnical stability and neighborhood impacts.
The applicant’s representative, Alex Shaler, told council the revised plan addressed earlier neighborhood and staff concerns by lowering building heights adjacent to single-family homes, maintaining a 35-foot setback required by the West Shore Overlay District,…
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