UPDATE: October 2020, Phase One Construction of Roads has started

GOOD NEWS FOR FHT 19-0937 (cow pasture): Developer agrees to additional buffering, 1 acre park, change in street alignment, increased setbacks and 30 foot landscaping easement next to FHT. See memo and photo of new buffering features below.

Meeting Dates:
Neighborhood Meeting, Tue, Aug 6th, 2018, 6:30PM – Palmetto Club, Fishhawk Ranch, 17004 Dorman Road, Lithia
School property hearing is Aug 19 6pm, County Center
Cow pasture hearing is Sept 10 9am, County Center

PRS 19-0937 and related development will impact the nature trails along the cow pasture. The location of the lots, streets and the amount and type of planted buffering will be discussed at this hearing. Staff Report Link Supporting the changes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n23znzg8cgfwlw2/PRS%2B19-0937%2BStaff%2BReport%2B4%20amended.pdf?dl=0

Applicant committed to exceed the required buffering standards and provided the proposed concept drawing which many along the trails could live with. However, now they want to admend that plan removing a buffering retention pond and cul-de-sac, moving more homes closer to the trails.

The applicant committed to buffering (read in the buffering photo below), created a concept map, presented that buffering concept to the neighborhood, the planning commission and County Commission. Now they want to walk that committment back. Let your voice be heard, attend all three meetings and email comments to:

GradyB@HillsboroughCounty.ORG , Subject: Public Hearings Comments 19-0937 and 19-0830 Body: Applicant has stated in County Policy 16 (17-04) that Neighborhood Protection shall be provided with buffering that will exceed Land Development Standards. The original site plan currently approved by the County provides this buffering through a long retention pond and cul-de -sac’s along the boundary between the applicant property and the nature trails of Fishhawk Trails. Approval of the pending modification would be contrary to the commitments of the applicant to exceed buffering standards and move the back yards of new homes closer to the trails.