The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 approved a Euclidean rezoning that will allow the owner of a 1.03-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Brisk Drive and Alice Drive to split the lot into two homesites.

Planning, Development and Economic Growth Department planner Amy Toll described the request as an amendment from AR (agricultural residential) to R-1MH (single-family mobile home district) that would permit smaller lots — a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet — while still allowing single-family detached homes. Toll said the site currently contains one single-family dwelling on about 1.03 acres; the applicant intends to create a second lot and construct a single-family home for a family member.

Applicant Jose Castro, who was sworn and spoke at the hearing, told the board, “We want to split the lot in 2 single homes because my brother and I, we bought the property, like, maybe 02/2019 … when I start building my house, the county, let, make us to destroy the existing mobile home … And now we wanna proceed and split the lot into rezone it. That way he can build his house and the lot that belongs to him.”

Commissioners questioned whether the new lot would host a mobile home; Toll replied the R-1MH district allows single-family detached homes and that the applicants plan regular construction. Commissioner Mariano noted the rezoning is Euclidean zoning and “you can't condition” it, so staff did not add construction-type conditions to the rezoning.

A nearby property previously cited for a code violation was raised during the local planning agency review. Toll said county records show the adjacent Brisk Drive violation was resolved in July and that code staff were put in touch with the concerned resident when opposition was raised.

A public commenter, Jason Mills of 3530 Lowry Drive, said he had been “misinformed” about an impact on his property value and taxes and told the board he had “no problems with it.” The board approved the rezoning as part of the consent agenda; a roll-call vote recorded all members as voting in favor.

The transcript shows planning staff and commissioners discussed precedent for similar splits in the neighborhood dating to the 1990s and early 2000s and that the R-1MH district has been used in the area to permit smaller lot sizes.