Habitat for Humanity can now change which income levels its affordable housing units on Ehrlich Road serve, after the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the modification Tuesday, Aug. 11.
Board Approves Application to Redistribute Units
The board voted to approve application PRS 26-1181, allowing Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County to redistribute affordable units across different income tiers at 5203 Ehrlich Rd., a roughly 3.18-acre site in the Greater Carrollwood-Northdale area near the Lutz border. The change does not add or remove homes from the project, according to the case materials. It adjusts which household income brackets the existing units are designated to serve.
Commissioner Harry Cohen moved to approve the modification. Commissioner Gwen Myers seconded. The motion passed.
Ron Spoor filed the application on behalf of Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County. County Development Services had recommended approval subject to conditions, according to the county's Land Use meeting minutes.
The property is zoned as a Planned Development under ordinance 85-0486, a designation that has carried affordable-housing requirements since 1985. It sits in Commissioner District 2 with a RES-4 comprehensive-plan designation in unincorporated Hillsborough County. The modification was processed as a minor change to the existing planned development, not a full rezoning. The official minutes do not detail the specific income-level breakdown before and after the change, or the total number of units affected.
Habitat's Affordability Track Record
Habitat's homeownership program targets households earning below 80% of the Area Median Income for Hillsborough County. The nonprofit has built more than 300 homes with affordable mortgages for low-income families countywide, and its homeowners paid $613,048 in property taxes in 2025, according to a March 2026 county proclamation.
The same Aug. 11 meeting also certified a 66-acre Lutz farm parcel as an agricultural enclave, as we reported that day.
What's Next
The next BOCC Land Use meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 9 a.m. Residents can monitor upcoming cases through the county's Legistar portal.
