Tampa moves ahead on slowing down apartment boom
City Council members, in a close vote, moved forward on an apparent moratorium on single-use multifamily development to begin in June.
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TAMPA â What started as a plea from beleaguered residents south of Gandy Boulevard to stem the flow of new apartment construction in their neighborhood has evolved into a proposed citywide pause on multi-family development for certain land-use categories.
Called a âmoratoriumâ by many, the proposal would freeze new permitting from June 1 until March.
Developers have objected, saying the city is pursuing a risky legal strategy that will harm efforts to build dwellings for the rush of new residents to the city. A moratorium would also hurt their finances.
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Another Tampa bar escapes penalty for alleged coronavirus violations
City Council members vote 4-3 to dismiss a city case against an Ybor City bar.
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Crowds of patrons gather in Ybor City on 7th Avenue as they celebrate New Years Eve at nightclubs and restaurants on Friday January 1, 2020. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Updated Mar. 4
TAMPA â It took three votes and two weeks, but the Purple Heart Bar Lounge & Grill wonât face any sanctions for violating city and county coronavirus orders.
The 4-3 decision on whether the Ybor City lounge was putting the community at risk is the latest in a series of hearings by the city that began last month.
Tampa City Council hears more mask order cases, but treads lightly
The council deferred one case until March and found another bar had violated local orders, but declined to suspend its ability to sell booze.
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A Tampa code enforcement picture of a crowd at 7th and Grove, an Ybor City bar. The City Council voted Monday that the bar had violated coronavirus restrictions, but took no action on suspending its ability to sell alcohol. [ Charlie Frago ]
Updated Feb. 23
TAMPA â City Council members found an Ybor City bar had violated local coronavirus restrictions Monday, but declined to suspend its ability to sell alcohol, a marked departure from last weekâs hearing in which two establishments were handed suspensions.