About Harbour Island:
Harbour Island began in the early 80's when the Beneficial Corporation developed Harbour Island, Inc. to oversee operations for the creation of a multi-use community that included business, retail and residential opportunities on a 177 acre island south of downtown Tampa. When Beneficial purchased the island, they changed the name from Seddon Island to Harbour Island.
The first Association created on Harbour Island was the Harbour Island Community Services Association, Inc. which is the master association for the entire development. Many people refer to this association as HICSA for short. For many years, all of the neighborhood associations and commercial entities were created as supplemental declarations to the HICSA master association.
Just before the turnover of Harbour Island to the residents, the developer enacted a provision written into the Declaration of Covenants Conditions & Restrictions for Harbour Island that permitted the creation of Neighborhood Service Districts to oversee more specific areas of Harbour Island. At that time, three Neighborhood Service Districts were created that split Harbour Island into three smaller areas, the North Neighborhood Association, the South Neighborhood Association and the Piazza Neighborhood Association.
Each community and business entity on Harbour Island is subject to both the master Association (HICSA) and the Neighborhood Service District in which they reside (either South, North or Piazza Neighborhood Service District). Most of the NSD and Master Association fees are rather nominal with the exception of the South Neighborhood Association, which has extensive a control access system and common areas to maintain.
The South Neighborhood Association is home to most of the neighborhood communities on the Island. This NSD is a controlled access environment for all residents and guests, which is the reason many people enjoy living in the communities "behind the gates". The South Neighborhood is strictly residential with many neighborhood associations that include two condominium communities, four townhome communities, four single family home communities, and a marina association.
The North Neighborhood Association is a mixed use neighborhood service district, with both businesses and neighborhood associations sharing this area. There is one apartment community, seven condominium or townhome communities , and a few businesses and office complexes.
The Piazza Neighborhood Association is strictly commercial, with a several retail / office space complexes and a hotel.
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While this offering mostly contains a lot of information about the South Neighborhood Association, we plan to include more details about the North and Piazza Associations as volunteers come forward to support those entities.
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