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Planning commission hears briefings on multiple proposed comprehensive plan map amendments across Hillsborough County
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on a slate of privately and publicly initiated comprehensive plan map amendment requests (April 2026 cycle), including potential USA expansions and density/intensity changes in Thonotosassa, University Area, Causeway Boulevard and Drew Park; items will return at advertised public hearings.
At its June 8 meeting the Planning Commission received briefings on a series of comprehensive plan map amendment requests in the April 2026 cycle.
Willow Michie presented HC/CPA26‑02, a privately‑initiated large‑scale map amendment involving three parcels (about 81.9 acres north of I‑4) requesting Urban Service Area expansion; HC/CPA26‑03 (associated) proposes changing land‑use categories from Residential‑1 to Residential‑2 and Residential‑4, which staff said would increase potential consideration from approximately 81 dwelling units to 189 on the subject parcels.
Staff also briefed multiple other privately‑initiated small‑scale map requests. Tyrek Royal described HC/CPA26‑13 (2909 Derr Road), a request to change from R‑1 to R‑2 (increasing density to two dwelling units per acre). Lillian Linehan and Alexis Myers presented amendments in the University Area and Causeway Boulevard corridors proposing a mix of density and intensity changes (examples: R‑4→R‑12 at 1908 Front Street; R‑20→R‑35 at 12401 N 22nd Street) intended to reflect changed service availability and redevelopment opportunities.
Causeway Boulevard was presented as three publicly‑initiated sub‑area amendments (HC/CPA26‑18, 26‑19, 26‑20). Staff said the requests came from a student land‑use study and were refined by planning staff; proposed changes ranged from increases in residential density to changes to mixed‑use categories. Commissioners asked staff to fix a mapping artifact that split a parcel mid‑block and requested parcel‑level boundaries and analysis when the items return for public hearings.
A large site at 4002 N Dale Mabry (TA/CPA26‑03) was also summarized; staff said the request was modified from a larger proposed RMU‑100 down to a predominant UMU‑60/UMU‑16 approach and that the site currently contains public/semi‑public uses such as Hillsborough Community College facilities. Commissioners sought more detail on transitions, impacts to the Drew Park neighborhood and school district implications.
None of these items were acted on at the briefing; most presenters said the amendments will return at advertised public hearings with additional analysis and refined boundaries.
