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Developer seeks reduced buffer and order‑box separation for proposed drive‑thru at Big Bend Road

Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer · March 9, 2026
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Summary

A commercial applicant requested variances to reduce the required separation between a drive‑thru order box and residential zoning and to shrink a southern landscape buffer; applicant and supporting property owner argued site configuration and shared access constrain the layout and engineers said buffers and distance to actual multifamily units mitigate impacts.

Riverview area — A developer seeking to build a commercial drive‑thru restaurant at the Big Bend Road/Simmons Loop corner asked the hearing officer for two variances: (1) reduced separation between the drive‑thru order box and adjacent residentially zoned property and (2) a reduced landscape buffer along the southern property line.

Staff (Chris Graham Leonard) recited the LDC requirements: a 200‑foot minimum separation between an…

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