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Developer seeks to convert part of Energy Innovation Park to light industrial uses

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners · March 12, 2026
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A privately initiated amendment would reclassify about 483 acres from Energy Innovation Park to Light Industrial Plant; staff said EIP requires energy-related uses and area dedication while LIP would allow conventional industrial processing and warehousing. Staff will provide larger maps at public hearing.

A privately initiated map amendment would change about 483 acres in eastern Hillsborough County from an Energy Innovation Park (EIP) designation to Light Industrial Plant (LIP), a shift that planners said would remove energy‑focused development requirements and allow more conventional industrial uses.

Tyrique Royal, planning commission staff, told commissioners the request is for roughly 483 acres in the northeast…

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