Commission split over proposed SDR minimum density and grandfathering rules
Planning staff proposed a new SDR (suburban density residential) category with a proposed minimum of about 2.8 dwelling units per acre; commissioners questioned how minimums would be triggered, impacts on existing neighborhoods and whether grandfathering or rezoning exemptions would apply.
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Pasco County planning staff proposed consolidating multiple suburban residential categories into a single SDR category and suggested a minimum density to promote infrastructure use and limit sprawl. "So the minimum because this is the main suburban future land use category, we would wanna see development optimized to a particular density," Nick Tarios Pietos told the commission as he outlined a proposed 2.8‑du/acre minimum to direct development toward utilities and existing transportation infrastructure.
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