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Small-site storefront housing in Tampa Heights clears first reading amid design tweaks
Summary
A four-story, 6-unit storefront-residential project at 3101 North Florida Avenue cleared first reading after staff and the applicant resolved design questions about dumpster collection and buffering; one unit will be offered under the project's bonus affordable-housing agreement.
Council approved first reading of a substitute ordinance to rezone 3101 North Florida Avenue from CI to a PD permitting storefront residential development and other CN uses. Planning staff noted the lot’s 50-foot frontage and recommended the PD as consistent with the Community Commercial 35 designation on Florida Avenue; the project proposes 700 square feet of ground-level retail and six residential units above, with one unit designated affordable under a bonus provision.
Applicant Bryce Pinson (HAP Associates) explained solid-waste coordination that will rely on a roll-out pickup plan because a front-load truck could not physically turn into the site; staff asked the applicant to refine the detail so pedestrian sidewalks are not blocked on collection days. The project sits partly within the Tampa Heights Local Historic District, so the applicant proposed a wooden fence and specified materials consistent with the district. Council voted to move the ordinance to second reading on 08/27/2026 with site-plan modifications to be addressed between readings.
