City of Tampa names Brad Tippin director of City Planning
Tippin, raised in South Tampa, previously led development review in Pasco County. The city did not list a start date or salary.
TAMPA - The City of Tampa has named Brad Tippin director of the City Planning Department, according to a Nov. 6 city news release.
Tippin will lead the city's work on growth, including land-use development and redevelopment and planning initiatives that support Mayor Jane Castor's Transforming Tampa's Tomorrow (T3) strategic plan, the city said. Before joining Tampa, he spent more than a decade with Pasco County, including as development review manager and director of development review, overseeing regulatory review of horizontal land-development applications and working with attorneys, planners and engineers on master planned developments. The city said he also has experience developing land-development code elements and comprehensive plan policies.
Raised in South Tampa, Tippin has lived in the Tampa Bay area for more than 50 years and is a second-generation public servant here, the city said. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida, a master's degree from the University of North Florida and a Certified Public Manager designation from Florida State University's Florida Center for Public Management.
Mayor Castor launched the department in 2020 as part of the Development and Economic Opportunity portfolio, with staff in land use, urban design, resiliency and natural resources.
Source: City of Tampa Announces New City Planning Director, City of Tampa newsroom (published 10:53 a.m. EST Nov. 6, updated 10:57 a.m. EST Nov. 6; opened Nov. 8).