Pasco planning panel backs LDC amendment pausing post-hurricane rule changes; one commissioner dissents
The Pasco County Planning Commission voted Aug. 21 to recommend a County ordinance pausing new local regulations that would be more restrictive for properties damaged by a hurricane; staff and the county attorney said the pause will be limited to properties with documented structural damage and will be clarified before the ordinance goes to the Board of County Commissioners.
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The Pasco County Planning Commission voted to recommend a county-initiated amendment to the Land Development Code (section 1.16/0.6) that would pause application of any new local regulations that could be considered “more restrictive or burdensome” to properties damaged by a hurricane. The Planning Commission considered the item on Aug. 21, 2025, and the motion to find the amendment consistent with the comprehensive plan carried with 1 dissent (Mister Moody).
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