What is the Planning Commission?
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The Planning Commission is an independent, consolidated planning agency, led by 10 citizen appointees from all 4 local jurisdictions:
• Plant City (1 representative)
• Temple Terrace (1 representative)
• Tampa (4 representatives)
• Unincorporated Hillsborough County (4 representatives)
These citizen representatives are unpaid volunteers from the various communities in Hillsborough County. They receive no compensation for their work and serve a four-year term. Each commissioner is administered an oath of office and follows a code of ethics.
The Planning Commission promotes and coordinates comprehensive long-range planning, growth-management, transportation, and environmental protection.
The Planning Commission makes recommendations to the local jurisdictions regarding land use, neighborhood planning, capital improvements, urban design and other comprehensive plan issues.
