The Seffner – Mango Community Plan
Vision Statement
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Language - January 6, 2010
Seffner - Mango Vision Statement
Seffner-Mango is convenient to everything but still retains a small hometown atmosphere. It is
within 30 minutes of downtown and the Tampa International Airport, just over an hour from
Orlando theme parks. The beaches range from 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes away. It is
near major interstates: I-4 and I-75 which provide easy access and commuting to surrounding
areas.
Seffner-Mango has a rich historical heritage with several historical and archaeological sites
within its boundaries. Seffner-Mango has highly rated preschools, elementary, middle schools
high schools and post-secondary schools. Seffner-Mango has a library with a science center run
in conjunction with Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). There are year round sports
facilities, a YMCA, as well as parks and recreational facilities and the Hillsborough County
Agricultural Extension Office.
Seffner-Mango is an involved community with a strong active Chamber of Commerce and civic
organizations. Seffner-Mango supports local businesses through patronage. The Seffner-Mango
community encourages redevelopment, and growth that reflects a hometown atmosphere. The
designated downtown areas, as well as the residential areas, shall be landscaped, attractive and
reflect that vision.
Seffner-Mango is a multi-cultural community that values its rural and suburban character and
encourages eco-friendly development. Seffner-Mango, emphasizes the safety and protection of
its residents. The transportation system, including but not limited to roads, bikeways and
pedestrian facilities, within the Seffner-Mango area emphasizes the safety and welfare of the
residents. Seffner-Mango values its natural resources, its wildlife, wetlands, lakes, water
resources, parks and recreational facilities, historical and archeological sites, education and
community services.
The Seffner – Mango Community Plan
Goals & Strategies
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Language – January 6, 2010
1. Goal - Ensure protection of the environment, including wetlands and wildlife habitat
protection
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Protect Baker Creek and the associated watersheds. Development shall meet the
surface water protection area and wellhead protection requirements established in
the Land Development Code.
Support continued acquisition and restoration of environmentally valuable or
sensitive lands by the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program,
the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Florida Communities
Trust.
Create Low Impact Development standards to be used for new development and
redevelopment. Standards shall address water conservation and reuse, reducing
stormwater runoff and pollutant loading, utilizing bio-swales, and minimizing site
disturbance.
Use of native and/or Florida Friendly landscaping shall be encouraged.
Removal of non-native plant species shall be encouraged. During the site
development process, non-native plants shall be removed, including, but not
limited to, Brazilian peppers, Melaleuca trees and Australian pine trees.
2. Goal – Enhance community character and ensure quality residential and nonresidential development.
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Within the Rural Service Area residential development shall reflect its rural future
land use designation
Discourage commercial encroachment into the residential areas between US 92
and Martin Luther King Boulevard and south of Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Prohibit “flex” provisions within and into the Seffner-Mango Community Plan
Area.
Density and intensity calculations shall be as follows:
If wetlands are less than 25% of the acreage of the site, density and intensity is
calculated based on:
o Entire project acreage multiplied by Maximum intensity/density for the
Future Land Use Category
If wetlands are 25% or greater of the acreage of the site, density and intensity is
calculated based on:
o Upland acreage of the site multiplied by 1.25 = Acreage available to
calculate density/intensity based on
o That acreage is then multiplied by the Maximum Intensity/Density of the
Future Land Use Category
The Seffner – Mango Community Plan
Goals & Strategies
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Language – January 6, 2010
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Support Florida friendly landscaping and encourage native and drought tolerant
plant materials.
Recognize the value of the Hillsborough County Extension Office and support its
continued presence in the community.
Provide signage to indicate arrival into the Seffner-Mango area.
Support in-fill development and redevelopment within the Urban Service Area
while providing for compatibility with existing uses.
Remember and celebrate Seffner-Mango’s community identity through site
preservation, historical markers and naming of recreation areas and government
buildings.
3. Goal - Commercial development should be directed to the US 92 and Martin Luther
King Boulevard corridors.
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Establish an overlay district along US 92 to enhance the appearance and value of
properties as they develop and redevelop. The overlay district will address
aspects of site development such as signage and landscaping, parking and parking
lots, street design, the location and appearance of stormwater facilites, and
building standards such as height, bulk, design and placement.
Recognize the commercial character of US 92 and Martin Luther King Boulevard
within the Urban Service Area.
Restrict retail development along US 92 and Martin Luther King Boulevard
outside the Urban Service Area to existing commercial zoning districts.
Support Florida friendly landscaping and encourage native and drought tolerant
plant materials.
Require monument signs when free standing signs are desired, prohibit pole signs.
Limit monument signs to a maximum height of fifteen feet (15’) with a minimum
ten foot (10’) setback.
Improve sidewalks, landscaping and signage and require all new development to
provide sidewalks.
Discourage further strip retail development along those portions of US 92 and
Martin Luther King Boulevard that are in the Rural Service Area
Support in-fill development and redevelopment within the Urban Service Area.
Encourage revitalization and redevelopment of older existing commercial areas
and uses.
Support office and light industrial uses along US 92 and Martin Luther King
Boulevard between I-75 and CR 579 (Mango Road).
Support office uses along Martin Luther King Boulevard between CR 579
(Mango Road) and Kingsway Road.
The Seffner – Mango Community Plan
Goals & Strategies
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Language – January 6, 2010
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Illegal non-conforming property that is rezoned for commercial or other nonresidential uses shall be brought into compliance with all applicable Land
Development Code requirements and be consistent with Community Plan.
Establish an overlay district along Martin Luther King Boulevard to establish
design standards that will enhance the appearance and value of the development
sites. The overlay district will address aspects of site development such as
signage and landscaping, parking and parking lots, street design, the location and
appearance of stormwater facilites, and building standards such as height, bulk,
design and placement.
Non-residential development at intersections south of US 92 and north of Martin
Luther King Boulevard that meet locational criteria as established in the
Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan as of June 18, 2009, for consideration
of commercial uses, shall be limited to office uses and child care and places of
worship. Buildings shall be residential in appearance with pitched roofs. Metal
buildings shall not be allowed.
4. Goal - Enhance public safety and community appearance.
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Public buildings shall reflect a small town character by limiting height to three
stories, having pitched roofs, a defined entrance, and regular fenestration along
the front façade.
Strengthen enforcement of commercial building and housing codes
Establish a community initiated clean-up program coordinated with the Solid
Waste Department.
5. Goal - Ensure safety and mobility by supporting transportation improvements
including roadway improvements, transit service, bicycle and pedestrian
opportunities.
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Support improvements to US 92 and Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Review the status of Kingsway Road and Parsons Avenue for designation as
“Constrained Roadways.”
Expand mass transit opportunities.
Support express bus service on I-4.
Support multi-modal transportation including walking and biking.
Support on-road bike lanes on Wheeler Road to connect to the Cross County
Greenway and the Tampa By Pass Canal Trail
Require new development to provide sidewalks and support the County’s
sidewalk improvement program
The Seffner – Mango Community Plan
Goals & Strategies
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Language – January 6, 2010
6. Goal – Provide for compatibility with the I-4 Economic Corridor Study and the
Interstate-4 Green Tech Corridor Future Land Use Policies.
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Retail commercial development along US 92 outside the Urban Service Area
should be restricted to commercial zoning districts existing at the time of
community plan adoption.
Retail development shall be permitted as an accessory use to the primary uses of
office, research and target industries identified by the I-4 Economic Corridor
Study. Such retail development should be located within a building serving
office, research uses and target industries identified by the I-4 Economic Corridor
Study.
Future development within the area bounded by I-4 on the north, McIntosh Road
on the east, US 92 on the south and the Urban Service Area boundary on the west
may be considered for office, research uses and target industries identified by the
I-4 Economic Corridor Study. Should the I-4 Green Tech Corridor Future Land
Use Objectives and Policies not be adopted, Goal 6 shall not be applicable to the
Seffner-Mango Community Plan area described above.
All rezonings in the above described area shall be required to be a Planned
Development (PD) or shall be the standard district adopted specifically for the I-4
Green Tech Corridor. PD general development plans should, at a minimum,
depict and label general building locations, retention areas, parking areas, and
buffering and screening.
For Planned Development rezonings, when new development is adjacent to
residential uses the general development plan shall also depict site and design
features to ensure compatibility with residential uses. Examples of site and design
features that may be required to ensure compatibility include transitional uses,
noise abatement, lighting design to minimize light pollution and light trespass,
appropriate location of loading areas and specified hours of operation and
deliveries. These examples are not intended to be exhaustive or mandatory for
each general development plan. Site and design features will be evaluated and
established for all new planned developments adjacent to residential uses based
upon the location, type and character of the proposed development.
Development standards shall be established for landscaping, signage and building
design and protection for existing residential properties through enhanced
setbacks, buffering and screening.
Warehousing shall be permitted as an accessory use subordinate to the primary
uses of office, research and target industries identified by the I-4 Economic
Corridor Study. Warehousing shall be located within the primary uses’ building
or behind the primary uses so that the warehouse is screened from U.S. 92 by the
primary use.
All loading areas shall be located so as to be screened from U.S. 92 and adjacent
residential uses.