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Commission approves small-scale urban expansion at South Dover Road despite strong resident opposition
Summary
HCCPA 24-33 (text amendment) and CPA 24-34 (map amendment) to expand the urban service area and re-designate about 31.83 acres at 1620 S. Dover Road to Residential 4 were approved by the board after extensive public opposition raising flooding, traffic and notification concerns; the motion carried with one recorded no vote.
Hillsborough County commissioners approved HCCPA 24-33 (a text amendment to expand the urban service area) and HCCPA 24-34 (a companion map amendment to re-designate about 31.83 acres at 1620 S. Dover Road from Residential 1 to Residential 4) after a lengthy public comment period in which multiple residents urged denial.
Staff described the site as adjacent or contiguous to the urban service area and said the proposal meets the county’s criteria for expansion, including available public utilities and extension of existing development patterns. Staff told the board the applicant submitted…
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