Community Impact in Hillsborough County, Florida

The City of Tampa City Council meeting on May 14, 2026, features a comprehensive zoning code amendment (File E2026-8 CH 27) affecting Chapter 27 definitions, regulations, parking standards, and introducing Certified Recovery Residences, with a second reading scheduled for June 4, 2026. The agenda also includes nine quasi-judicial rezoning applications covering residential, commercial, and medical office uses throughout Tampa, plus a request to vacate alleys in Ybor City (with a continuation request to June 25, 2026)...

The Tampa City Council held a special workshop on May 5, 2026, to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding for a proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium. The meeting featured presentations from Tampa Bay Rays CEO Ken Babby and Hillsborough Community College President Ken Atwater, followed by questions from council members, input from city department officials and union representatives, and oral public comment from 28 citizens...

The City of Tampa City Council holds a special call workshop on May 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM at City Hall to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Tampa Bay Rays. The meeting features 30-minute presentations from the Tampa Bay Rays organization and from the City and CRA, followed by question and answer sessions...

The City of Tampa held a Municipal Code Enforcement Special Magistrate hearing on May 6, 2026, addressing 17 active code enforcement cases involving property maintenance violations, structural defects, and public nuisance conditions across districts 2, 3, 5, and 6. Special Magistrate Thomas A...

The City of Tampa Municipal Code Enforcement Magistrate is holding a public hearing on May 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM at City Center to address seven code violation cases. Four new or modified cases involve zoning violations related to accessory structures and fence/wall regulations, and seven cases are confirmed as resolved...

The City of Tampa held a Municipal Code Enforcement Magistrate Hearing on May 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM before Special Magistrate Attorney Thomas J. Trask...