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Commissioners approve 10 disaster‑recovery projects and $80M multifamily program; staff directed to draft short‑term rental registration ordinance
Summary
The board approved 10 infrastructure projects under the county’s Rebuilding for Tomorrow (CDBG‑DR) program and approved a proposed multifamily housing program allocating $80,000,000 in grant funding; commissioners also directed staff to draft a short‑term rental registration ordinance to address nuisance complaints and safety.
At the April 15 meeting, Hillsborough County commissioners approved 10 additional infrastructure projects under the county’s Rebuilding for Tomorrow program, which the county described as a Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to aid recovery from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Katie, the county communications staffer providing the recap, said the selected projects were chosen to address or mitigate flooding impacts and are spread across the county. "The projects were selected to address and or mitigate the impacts of flooding and are dispersed across the county," she reported, and the county published a full list at rebuildingfortomorrow.hcfl.gov.
In the same action block, commissioners approved the proposed CDBG-DR multifamily housing program, which the county’s action plan lists as allocating $80,000,000 in grant funding. The program is intended to assist small rehabilitation projects of roughly 5 to 50 units and larger-scale development for substantial rehabilitation and new construction. A separate special population housing program was described as supporting substantial rehabilitation or new construction for projects of roughly 50–100 units. County communications said all future projects will be brought to the board for consideration.
Separately, commissioners directed staff to draft an ordinance establishing a short‑term rental registration program aimed at reducing nuisance complaints and increasing safety at short‑term rental properties (for example, listings on Airbnb). The direction was a referral to staff; no ordinance language or regulations were adopted at the meeting.
The board’s actions included approvals and referrals; the county’s project list and program details are available on the county website for stakeholders seeking project‑level details.
