Land Use Hearing Officer · April 13, 2026
Meeting date: April 13, 2026Summarized 2026-09-01 20:35
## Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer — April 13, 2026
No decisions were rendered at the hearing itself; the Hearing Officer is to file a Recommendation or Final Decision for each application heard on **May 4, 2026**. Eleven applications were heard, and eight were removed from the docket before hearing.
**Withdrawals (6 total)**
- VAR 24-1128 (Rolando Santiago), SU-OPF 25-1192 (Daniel McKnight), and VAR 25-1238 (Maria and Rojelio Mireles) — withdrawn by the Zoning Administrator under LDC Sec. 10.03.02.C.2.
- VAR 26-0111 (Fakir Hossain), VAR 26-0119 (Melanie Dawn & William E. Carr), and SU-CFW 26-0438 (Crown Castle USA) — withdrawn from the hearing process.
**Continuances**
- SU-SCH 24-1335 (David Wright / TSP Companies, Inc.) — continued as "out of order to be heard." The agenda states continuance to the May 11, 2026 LUHO, while the results entry lists the item as due back 04/11/2026; the two entries conflict.
- SU-AB 26-0430 (Naidip Foundation Inc.) — continued by staff to the May 11, 2026 LUHO.
- VAR 26-0493 (Charquez Clayton, 4604 N. 72nd St., variance to accessory dwelling requirements and lot development standards) — opened and continued to the June 15, 2026 LUHO. This was the only item on the day's substantive docket not carried through to completion.
**Heard**
- Sign variance: VAR 26-0531 (Lori Smith – Florida Certified Sign Erectors, 16235 Lake Magdalene Blvd., 3.08 acres, ASC-1).
- Variances: VAR 25-1340 (Laritza Lopez, accessory structure); VAR 26-0227 (Matthew Remson, lot development standards, 1.29 acres, AR); VAR 26-0381 (Bernadette Rodgers Revocable Trust); VAR 26-0421 (Yaimara Gual); VAR 26-0467 (Todd Scime, minimum lot size by available utilities plus lot development standards); VAR 26-0479 (Ambishkumar Patel, PD 17-1399); VAR 26-0539 (Jason Fausette); VAR 26-0567 (Affordable Building Products of FL, accessory structure).
- Special use: SU-AB 26-0420 (11202 Dewhurst LLC, 8.82 acres, PD 04-0459) — request for a 4-COP alcoholic beverage permit with distance separation waivers.
No dollar amounts, contracts, or expenditures appear in the record. The proceeding is conducted by a single hearing officer, so there are no roll-call votes, movers, or seconds.