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Commission approves controversial MLK light‑industrial plan amendment and rezoning over residents' objections
Summary
After extensive public comment alleging water‑quality and code‑enforcement problems, the board approved a small‑scale comprehensive‑plan amendment (CPA 23‑20) to allow a Light Industrial Planned designation and a companion planned‑development rezoning for a vehicle‑recycling/open‑storage site on East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, each passed 5‑2.
SEFFNER, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Commission voted May 8 to approve a small‑scale comprehensive‑plan amendment and a companion planned‑development rezoning that will allow open vehicle storage and formalize a long‑standing vehicle‑recycling operation on East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, despite sustained public opposition citing water‑quality and wellhead protection concerns.
Rebecca Kurt, attorney for the applicant, told the board the property has historic open‑storage and vehicular‑recycling uses and that the planned‑development application will prohibit new industrial activities and add buffers, a masonry wall and limited hours for operations. "We are in compliance with our state permits," Kurt said, noting…
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