Gates High School - 5/14/12 Master Zoning Hearing Results

I did not attend the meeting but was told a decision will be made in 15 days.

There will not be a County Commission Hearing after this as this is a Special Use Permit.

From the Zoning Site:

The Hearing Officer shall file a recommendation or final decision for each application on June 4, 2012. 


For Special Use (SU) applications the decision of the Hearing Officer is final. The decision of the Hearing Officer may be appealed to the Land Use Appeals Board. An appeal of the Hearing Officer's decision must be filed with the Hillsborough County Development Services Department no later than 30 calendar days from the final decision date. 


Please call 276-2006 for further information. 


 The Land Use Hearing Officer Public Hearing is for Special Use Permit Requests, Variance Requests and Appeals of Administrative Decisions. 


 Today's hearing is the time for all interested citizens to present evidence and 'testimony. This evidence and testimony will be the only evidence subject to review by the appeal board if an appeal is filed. This means that, at the end of today's Public Hearing, the record closes and no new evidence may be submitted as part of the record. 


Any decision of the Land Use Hearing Officer, except those made regarding Administrative Decisions, may be appealed to the appeal board. The appeal board will only consider the Land Use Hearing Officer's decision and the record of the public hearing in making a final decision on petitions. The hearing shall be limited to the record on appeal and shall consist of oral argument by the Administrator, party appealing the decision, and any interveners, each of whom may be represented by legal counsel. 


The following shall have standing to appeal a decision of the Land Use Hearing Officer or to intervene in an appeal: 1. The Applicant 2. Any person or entity which appeared before the Land Use Hearing Officer, presented testimony or other evidence, and is adversely affected by the decision of the Land Use Hearing Officer. 


 It is the County Attorney Office's role to assure that no new evidence or testimony is allowed before the appeal board or the Land Use Hearing Officer. The County Attorney will recommend that the appeal board or the Land Use Hearing Officer disregard evidence or testimony which is not contained in the record. Any evidence presented which is outside the record made at today's public hearing could jeopardize the legality of the appeal's board decision and the presenter of that evidence could hurt his/her own cause. The requirements and limitations listed above shall apply to all appeals of Administrative Decisions being reviewed by the Land Use Hearing Officer during today's hearing. The safest course of action is for you to write down your comments today and repeat those to the appeal board. Therefore, please be sure that all information which you wish to be heard by the appeal board is contained in the record today.