January 2022 – Did you know that between 2010 and 2020, one in four new residents of Hillsborough County moved to the City of Tampa? As required by state law and the City of Tampa’s Charter, the Planning Commission keeps up with this growth by evaluating the City of Tampa’s individual city council district boundaries….

January 2022 – Unincorporated Hillsborough County citizens are encouraged to assist the Planning Commission with the Commercial-Location Criteria Study for Unincorporated Hillsborough County by telling us what changes to the requirements you would like to see. The purpose of the study is to determine the best location for future commercial uses and to make it easier…

January 2022 – This summer, Florida amended the Community Planning Act that now requires every city and county “to include in its comprehensive plan a property rights element,” see Florida Statutes § 163.3177(6)(i)1. This new element is required by House Bill 59, which became effective on July 1, 2021. At the direction of the Hillsborough…

On January 13, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted to adopt three updated Sections into the Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan – Recreation and Open Space, Solid Waste, and Coastal Management. The language for each section was developed collaboratively with County staff and also incorporates feedback received from the community through numerous public and…

January 2022 – This is the fourth in a series of articles looking at population growth from 2010-2020.  Temple Terrace grew 9% to 26,832 people[i]. Back in August, the Census Bureau released its first batch of data and releases will continue through 2022. Since this data is at the block level, we can look at…