Spotlight

30th Annual Community Design Awards

Winning projects serve as models to learn from and emulate in planning, urban infill, historic preservation/restoration, environmental, transportation, public participation and green development. The Community Design Awards is a well-respected program honoring the very best in planning and community design in Hillsborough County.

New Procedures Manual Streamlines Plan Amendment Process

On Monday, December 12th 2011, the Planning Commission unanimously passed a resolution to consolidate the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Procedures Manual for Unincorporated Hillsborough County and the Cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City. This decision to consolidate the manuals for all four jurisdictions into one document reduces the cost of plan amendments for both the taxpayers and the applicants. The simplified Procedures Manual is far more user-friendly and expedites the length of the overall process. The manual will be presented for consideration by each local government in early 2012.

Economic Prosperity Through Good Planning

Through a series of workshops and meetings, Economic Prosperity clearly surfaced as the top major issue among our elected, appointed, university and school district officials to be addressed today and for the future of Hillsborough County. Taking a countywide approach, the Planning Commission staff has initiated a number of interrelated studies to develop a competitive economic development strategy to complement various public and private efforts with the common goal of aggressive economic growth and prosperity.

Green Links

With limited natural resources and ever increasing energy costs, governments, businesses, and homeowners can use planning as a tool to ensure our communities are sustainable and Green.

Sustain Florida's Rebound

There are encouraging signs, however small, that Florida is on the rebound from the Great Recession.