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Residents press Tampa officials on flooding and developer accountability during LDC meeting
Summary
At a Tampa Land Development Code public meeting residents described projects that they say removed wetlands and worsened neighborhood flooding; City staff and consultants said they would follow up and noted flood standards are enforced through the building code and local flood ordinance.
During a public Q&A at the City of Tampa—s Land Development Code presentation, multiple residents raised urgent flooding concerns tied to nearby development activity. One resident (S6) said developers had removed wetlands and allowed construction that increased flooding into adjacent neighborhoods, asking whether the city or developers should be held accountable.
"They were allowed to build apartments up to 15 feet,…
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