At its Dec. 8 meeting the Hillsborough County Planning Commission approved several action items by unanimous vote.

Port Tampa Bay (Standard Port Permit 25‑006). Planning‑commission staff recommended the Metroport redevelopment permit be found consistent with the Tampa comprehensive plan; after no public comment, Commissioner Coleman moved and Commissioner Jemison seconded the consistency finding. The commission voted unanimously to approve the consistency finding (SEG 267–339).

Temple Terrace comprehensive‑plan visioning contract. Staff explained the City of Temple Terrace contract (six months, not to exceed $87,000) to hire a consultant after a USF studio class could not support the schedule. The selection committee recommended Conscious Community Connectors. Commissioners approved authorization for the executive director to sign the agreement (motion carried unanimously) (SEG 371–441, 500–513).

Land‑development code and zoning consistency actions. The commission moved unanimous consistency findings on several text amendments recorded during the meeting, including:

- Temple Terrace LDC text amendment (sections 12‑3‑57 and 12‑3‑54) to implement Florida Statutes §177.071 by designating the city manager for final plat approval (SEG 531–574, 636–654).
- Hillsborough County LDC amendment LDC‑26‑0189 implementing Senate Bill 954 (procedures for certified recovery residences and reasonable accommodation) (SEG 661–695, 709–725).
- Hillsborough County LDC amendment 25‑1126 consolidating wellhead and surface‑water protection regulations and updating review frequency to align with Tampa Bay Water master‑plan updates (SEG 736–752, 786–803).

Each motion was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously; staff recorded the findings as consistent with applicable goals, objectives and policies of the relevant comprehensive plans. Where applicable staff noted statutory drivers (for example, the Florida statute requiring administrative final‑plat approvals) or state bills requiring local procedure updates.

What the votes do and do not do. These consistency findings are the planning commission’s advisory determinations for the record; some items (notably several map amendments briefed later in the meeting) were scheduled for future public hearings in February 2026 for final action and are not decided at this briefing meeting.

Next steps. Actions approved at today’s meeting are entered into the official record; applicants and staff will proceed with implementation steps, public‑hearing scheduling or ordinance drafting as required by county and municipal procedures.