2 Land Use
2.1 Future Land Use The Future Land Use (FLU) element of the comprehensive plan includes a growth management strategy to control development and the timing of growth. The Urban Service Area (USA) is a component of the growth management strategy that designates the location for urban level development. The project study area is bounded by the USA, and includes those areas outside of the USA categorized as RP-2. The FLU Map of the Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan identifies a large amount of land parallel to I-75 as mixed use (Figure 4). The map identifies pockets of commercial uses along US 41 (Gibsonton, Apollo Beach, and Ruskin), along US 301 (Riverview), along SR 674 (Wimauma and Sun City Center), and on Balm Road (Balm). These commercial uses indicate the emergence of activity centers or commercial nodes in the study area. The RP-2 Future Land Use Category (FLUC) is applied where the potential for sprawl exists. The comprehensive plan states that the RP-2 FLUC is intended to promote self-sustainable development. When development occurs outside the USA limits, the developer is responsible for the capital costs associated with the provision of needed infrastructure; infrastructure is required to be provided concurrent with development. To meet maximum densities and intensities, the RP-2 FLUC requires clustering and mixed use development, and an appropriate proportion of community and neighborhood commercial uses (specified in Policy 33.5 of the FLU element). Commercial uses are required to be appropriately timed with residential development, with half of the commercial development required to be completed when 75% of the residential units are constructed.
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