If you live, work, or play in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Planning Commission needs your input as it works to update the Future Land Use (FLU) Section of the Comprehensive Plan, which serves as a long-range guide for future land development in unincorporated Hillsborough County and touches nearly every facet of residents’ lives, from housing options to what transportation is available to recreation opportunities.
It’s no surprise to residents that unincorporated Hillsborough County is seeing a construction boom. According to Planning Commission’s 2045 projections, the county expects to add approximately 350,000 more people and 107,000 more jobs by 2045. This growth pressure creates opportunities and challenges for current and future residents, businesses and visitors.
Several goals of the update include: maintaining a land use pattern that concentrates growth in the Urban Service Area that is supported by existing or planned public facilities and services, ensuring that the character, compatibility and location of land uses optimize the combined potential for economic benefit, sustainability, protection of natural resources and maintaining viable agriculture and ensuring that land use decisions promote cohesion between new development and existing communities.
Learn about and weigh in on the update to the FLU section of unincorporated Hillsborough County’s Comprehensive Plan at public meetings happening on Thursday, June 22 (in-person) at 6:30 p.m. at All People’s Life Center, located at 6105 East Slight Avenue, and Monday, June 26 (virtual) at 6:30 p.m. Register for the virtual meeting at bit.ly/howdowegrow3. Topics to be explored include: the timing of growth and expansion areas.
“We hear a lot about the rapid growth occurring throughout our community from unincorporated county residents,” said Melissa Zornitta, FAICP. “This is an opportunity to weigh in on our future plans – we really want to hear from everyone.”
To learn more about the project, visit planhillsborough.org/hclanduse.