AGENDA REPORT
DATE: April 28, 2024
TO: City Commission
FROM: Bill McDaniel, City Manager
SUBJECT: Quasi-judicial public hearing on an ordinance to rezone 147.5? acres to the Charlie Taylor Road Planned Development District, with specific approval requests, located at the Northwest corner of Charlie Taylor Road and Swindell Road (PB-2022-36).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant proposes to rezone approximately 147.5? acres located at the Northwest corner of Charlie Taylor Road and Swindell Road from Hillsborough County Agriculture Single Family-1 to the Charlie Taylor Road Planned Development District.
The applicant proposes the following:
* 1,850,000 square feet of Industrial (M-1) uses, excluding autobody repair and recycling operations.
* Raised island truck deterrents and signage will be placed at entrances to the project to discourage trucks from traveling north on Charlie Taylor Road.
* Enhanced buffers are proposed along all borders of the project including a seven (7) foot berm on the eastern border along Charlie Taylor Road and a portion of the northern border as well as six (6) to eight (8) foot tall continuous hedges and trees placed an average of 30 feet on center and one (1) to two (2) understory trees in between.
* Setbacks ranging from 120 feet to 355 feet for proposed buildings.
* Height limitation of 55 feet.
In conjunction with this rezoning, the applicant is requesting the following specific approvals:
* Section 102-1315(1) regarding industrial access to a collector roadway.
* Section 102-1421 regarding reduction of minimum off-street parking space requirements for Industrial from .6 spaces per 1,000 square feet to .4 spaces per 1,000 square feet.
On November 20, 2024, staff presented a recommendation of approval for the rezoning and associated specific approvals for Charlie Taylor Road Planned Development District to the Planning Board, based on the positives, negatives and mitigating factors presented in the staff r...
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