Future Land Use and Planned Development The primary future land use in the redevelopment area is identified as Light Industrial. There is a small portion of the redevelopment area that is categorized as office commercial, community mixed-use, and residential. There is a limited amount of residential land in the redevelopment area and the Market Study completed for the area in 2017 suggested limited residential growth is anticipated. The Market Study noted there is already a diverse mix of workplace uses including a significant amount of office use and warehouse space as well as four hotels. The Market Study noted the market strengths for this area include the central location in the region, regional highway access, proximity to the Westshore business district, and proximity to the airport. Due to allowable height restrictions for buildings adjacent to the airport, there is a possibility of impacts to potential redevelopment in the southern portion along W Hillsborough Avenue and W Knox Street. Additionally, the Market Study included discussions with CSX representatives. The discussions revealed that there are several existing railroad tracks and spurs in the North Airport Redevelopment Area are not owned or maintained by CSX. Currently, there are approximately 395 acres of Planned Development (PD) within the redevelopment area. The planned developments may include a mixture of uses including residential units, office, and commercial opportunities. PD and competitive sites in the area include two competitive sites available for lease, two planned out competitive sites, and two competitive sites with available land that are zoned for industrial uses. There are seven competitive sites identified in the North Airport Redevelopment Area. The Competitive Sites Program identifies locations with the capacity to support targeted office/industrial development and crafts policies and programs to guide public sector engagement and investment to meet economic development objectives. Most competitive sites have an approved Planned Development or Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Development Order with a minimum of 100,000 square feet of office and/or industrial entitlements or the site has appropriate zoning that allows for a minimum of 100,000 square feet of office/industrial targeted industry development. Competitive sites located in the redevelopment area have a lower threshold with a minimum of 50,000 square feet. The redevelopment project locations shown in Figure 5 are part of Hillsborough County’s Targeted Redevelopment Grant program. The grant program targets development and uses in areas that are traditionally seen as declining in value or are underutilized relative to their location and existing built infrastructure. In the North Airport Redevelopment Area, these sites include site development and construction for manufacturing and logistics uses.
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