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Commission approves rezoning for fixed mobile‑home/park‑model community after neighborhood objections
Summary
The board unanimously approved a rezoning to allow a fixed mobile‑home/park‑model community on Clewis Avenue, despite multiple neighbors testifying about existing unlivable units and concerns about 120‑day occupancy limits and stormwater impacts. Applicant said it will remove units, connect water/sewer and upgrade the park.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 10 to approve a rezoning (PD25-0809) that allows a fixed-unit mobile home and 'park model' option on a roughly 10.15-acre site near Clewis Avenue.
Todd Pressman, representing the applicant, described the proposal as a fixed-unit mobile home park with two development options (80 or 93 units) and said the applicant would remove older units, install water and sewer service and perform site improvements. Planning staff, the Planning Commission and the hearing officer recommended approval.
Neighbors who live adjacent to the property raised strong objections. Rebecca York, whose property abuts the site, questioned why the plan showed stormwater ponds close to her property line and whether park models — described in the hearing as 400-square-foot 'tiny house' units with a 120-day stay limitation for RVs — would actually function as long-term housing. Michael Blake, another neighbor, recounted multiple nearby parks he said are 'unlivable' and urged the board not to allow more development that he said would shift existing problems to another site.
The applicant rebutted, saying Homes of America owns the park and several others and intends to remove existing units, connect the site to water and sewer, and bring the property up to code. "They are expressly improving the park, removing and will be removing all the units, hooking up the water and sewer," the applicant said in rebuttal.
Commission discussion focused on stormwater design and enforcement of code on other nearby properties. Commissioner Joshua Wostal urged residents with code concerns to report conditions to code enforcement; Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda said she supported approval because the applicant committed to removing old units and making improvements. The board voted 6-0 in favor of the rezoning.
Next steps: With the rezoning approved, development must comply with the PD conditions and standard permitting processes; code enforcement follow-up on preexisting park conditions was encouraged by multiple commissioners.
