Oldsmar council authorizes ordinance to allow limited manufacturing at 4021 Tampa Road

The Oldsmar City Council on May 5 authorized the city attorney to prepare an ordinance to amend the Industrial Planned Development (IPD) at 4021 Tampa Road, permitting limited manufacturing uses in approximately 13,400 square feet of the existing 16,562-square-foot building while retaining about 3,162 square feet for office and showroom functions.

Tatiana Childress, the city’s planning and development director, described the applicant (Princeton Precision Group) as an advanced manufacturing firm serving aerospace, defense, energy and medical supply chains that will operate entirely within an enclosed facility using precision CNC and EDM equipment. Staff told the council the proposed limited manufacturing use is consistent with Oldsmar’s industrial limited land-use category and is expected to produce less traffic than the previously approved general-office designation.

Childress noted a late correction in the packet: the proposed converted area had been updated from 12,600 to 13,400 square feet. She said the change requires an ordinance amendment because the shift from office-general to limited manufacturing constitutes a substantial change under the land-development code. Modifications include a new overhead door for deliveries, restriping parking to create a designated box-truck delivery area (no large semi-truck deliveries expected), and securing rooftop equipment with fencing.

Mayor Katie Gannon and other council members expressed enthusiasm about attracting high-tech manufacturing to Oldsmar. After staff recommendations, a motion to authorize the city attorney to draft the necessary ordinance passed by voice vote.

The council’s authorization directs staff and the city attorney to prepare formal ordinance text and conditions for future consideration and final adoption.