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Pope Ranch rezoning continued after hours of stormwater and evacuation concerns
Summary
A proposed rezoning and preliminary site plan for Pope Ranch (440 single‑family lots) was continued to no‑date‑certain after residents and commissioners pressed for more analysis of stormwater, evacuation and transportation impacts.
Manatee County commissioners continued a contested proposal for a 217‑acre rezoning and general development plan known as Pope Ranch on May 8, after hours of testimony about flood risk, stormwater design and evacuation capacity.
Applicant counsel and a multidisciplinary consultant team from Atwell and Kimley‑Horn presented a clustered single‑family detached plan for 440 units (2.02 du/acre) and detailed stormwater modeling. Engineer Brian Jackson said the design was upgraded to use NOAA Atlas 14…
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