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Commission approves Tampa General’s Citrus Hills hospital plan; board adds buffer condition
Summary
The board unanimously approved an amendment to the Citrus Hills DRI (PUD 3064) to allow Tampa General Hospital to locate a phase‑one hospital and future expansion on 53 acres near County Road 486, conditionally allowing a helipad for medical transports and requiring Type C buffers where nonresidential uses abut residences.
The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners voted 5‑0 on April 8 to approve PUD 3064, a master‑plan amendment to the Citrus Hills Development of Regional Impact that clears the way for Tampa General Hospital to acquire 53 acres adjacent to its Crystal River emergency center and build a phased full‑service hospital and related medical office buildings.
What was approved: the ordinance amendment updates the Citrus Hills land‑use atlas and master plan to: (1) permit a hospital campus and medical office uses in Parcel A; (2) allow a medical helipad limited to hospital use and requiring FAA/FDOT approval; (3) increase nonresidential development intensity consistent with modern standards (a reduced net increase agreed with staff from an initial 2,000,000 square‑foot request to 1,300,000 sq ft and…
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