Category: Comprehensive Plan

The definitions are included to aid users of this comprehensive plan to better understand the use of terms within the comprehensive plan. They shall not be construed or used to counter or replace other descriptions or use of these terms within the text or goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan or maps, tables, […]

No land development regulation nor land development code nor amendment shall be adopted by the Tampa City Council until such regulation, code or amendment has been referred to the Local Planning Agency for review and recommendation as to the relationship of such proposal to the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Chapter 9: Plan Administration

This chapter of the plan deals with empowerment; empowering individual and groups of people to become active in addressing the issues that affect them the most, whether at a neighborhood level or a broader community level. Chapter 8: People Shaping, Changing and Growing Our City

During the extensive public participation process undertaken as part of the Tampa Comprehensive Plan Update, citizens clearly expressed as their vision for the City – a diverse, equitable and vibrant economy – and their desire for goals, objectives and policies that promote prosperity are expressed here. Chapter 7: A Vibrant Economy  

This Chapter includes the Conservation and Coastal Management Elements required by State Law. These elements are consistent with the vision for the comprehensive plan, fostering a more sustainable and livable Tampa for current and future residents. Chapter 5: Sustainable Environment

Tampa is a City of neighborhoods and residents treasure their neighborhoods. Throughout the City, residents are very protective of the quality of life in their neighborhoods, which accounts both for the pride that is everywhere evident. Chapter 4: Building Sustainable Neighborhoods  

The growth management strategy established in this Plan focuses on establishing sustainable and livable environments in areas with diverse needs. This will require sustained efforts to improve the mix of land uses. The sustainability and livability of Tampa’s city form relating to future growth and further redevelopment relies heavily on the natural evolution of all […]

The plan provides a framework for a Livable future and a strategy for directing growth in the City of Tampa over the next 20 years. It recognizes that as a city approaching build-out, Tampa’s future is about rebuilding and urbanizing, about “growing up” because we have limited opportunities to grow out. It is not a […]