Planning commission recommends approval of developer-built roadwork agreement in Pasadena Hills

At a Pasco County Planning Commission meeting the local planning agency recommended approval of a development agreement with Homes by West Bay LLC that would let the developer design, permit, acquire right of way, and construct portions of Keifer Road and New River Boulevard in the Village of Pasadena Hills in exchange for transportation development fee (TDF) credits. Planning staff presented the item on the consent agenda and recommended that the local planning agency forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of County Commissioners. The commission approved the consent agenda unanimously; no public speakers opposed the item at the meeting. Staff summarized the agreement’s principal terms: the developer would design and construct roadway segments, obtain any required right of way, and be credited with transportation development fees for that work. The agreement is structured so the county may use the TDF credit mechanism to offset required transportation mitigation costs in the project area. Because the item was on consent, commissioners voted to approve it without a full public hearing at this meeting. The local planning agency’s action forwards the matter to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.