Land Use Hearing Officer · Aug. 10, 2026
Meeting date: Aug. 10, 2026Summarized 2026-09-02 18:17
**Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer (LUHO) — August 10, 2026**
This was a routine LUHO hearing session covering variance, special use, and site development petitions. No dollar amounts, contracts, or budget items were involved, and no motions/seconds by named officials appear (this is an administrative hearing officer process, not a board vote — items were individually "Heard" or "Continued" by the Hearing Officer).
**Continuances (Section A):** Six petitions were continued to the September 14, 2026 LUHO because they were "out of order to be heard":
- VAR 26-0833 – Pablo & Ever M. Lam
- VAR 26-0958 – Bo's Electric & Gas/Deivid Marquez
- SU-OPF 26-0973 – Nicole MacInnes-Barbas Cremer, PLLC
- VAR 26-1039 – William Pino Rodriguez
- VAR 26-1092 – Steve Kocher
- VAR 26-1093 – Carmen Rosario Veras
**Site Development Variance Requests (Section F):**
- VAR-WS 26-0967 (Sean Jones, 601 Chastain Rd) – wetland setback encroachment variance; listed as "Heard" but the motion notes it was actually continued to the September 14, 2026 LUHO (inconsistent entry in the record).
- VAR-WS 26-1057 (Darrell Curts, 13914 Levinson Rd) – wetland setback encroachment variance; heard.
- VAR-WS 26-1102 (Shane Garvey, 1005 Willis Rd) – wetland setback encroachment variance; heard.
**Variance Requests (Section H):** Six variance petitions were heard, covering drive-through order box separation requirements, accessory structure requirements, fence requirements, lot development standards, and fence/wall requirements. Applicants: Pressman Todd (Pressman & Assoc.), Jay & Angela Loyd, Joshua Trent Bush, Luisa I Alonso, Jeffrey Zock, and Casey J. & Abigail M. Kotchman.
**Special Uses (Section I):** Two special use petitions were heard:
- SU-SCH 26-0795 (Todd Pressman, Pressman & Assoc.) – special use for a school plus a variance to lot development standards, at 6801 N Orient Rd (10.67 acres).
- SU-CRH 26-0796 (Tampa Civil Design) – special use for a community residential home at 10515 Memorial Hwy (4.95 acres).
No sections on Vested Rights, Fee Waivers, Remands, Reconsideration Requests, Sign Variances, or Appeals had any listed items. No outcomes (approve/deny) are recorded in this document — only whether items were "Heard" or "Continued." Per standard procedure, the Hearing Officer's written recommendations/decisions for heard items are due by August 31, 2026.