The Pasco County Planning Commission voted to continue a development-agreement hearing, approved two consent items and voted to find a proposed comprehensive plan amendment for the Flint Commerce Park consistent with the comprehensive plan after public comment and staff presentations.

The commission acted on four agenda items at the meeting: a continuance request for PDE25-0202 (Homes by West Bay LLC), two consent items (PDE25-7878 and PDE25-0158) and a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment CPAS 2421 (PDE25-0092 / Flint Commerce Park). Staff recommended approval for the consent items and recommended that the local planning agency find the Flint Commerce Park amendment consistent with the county comprehensive plan.

Why it matters: The Flint Commerce Park amendment would change the future land use for roughly 5.78 acres north of Pure Waterway (formerly State Road 54) to permit commercial and professional office uses; it includes an accompanying rezoning that splits the parcel into a 5.00-acre C-2 general commercial area and a 0.78-acre P-02 professional office district. Public safety and traffic-safety concerns were voiced by nearby residents during the hearing.

Key actions and discussion

- Continuance (PC 1 / PDE25-0202): Staff requested a continuance of the development agreement for Homes by West Bay LLC to the July 10, 2025 Planning Commission meeting at 1:30 p.m. A motion to continue carried without recorded opposition.

- Consent votes: The commission approved the consent agenda as amended, which included PDE25-7878 (a zoning amendment for property south of State Road 52, approximately 1,274 feet west of Aaron Cutoff, containing about 10.09 acres) and PDE25-0158 (a modification to a development agreement for Project at BOPH LLC to design, permit and construct a portion of Wirt Elam Road in exchange for transportation development fee credits in the Villages of Pasadena Hills). Staff noted a revision to the deed restriction for PDE25-7878 that removed an erroneous phrase.

- Flint Commerce Park (PC 3 / PDE25-0092, CPAS 2421): Planning staff presented the proposal to change approximately 5.78 acres from Res-9 (residential, up to 9 dwelling units per gross acre) to commercial/office uses and described the site context (about 680 feet east of Allen Road). The local planning agency heard testimony from resident Cindy Buckle (Zephyrhills), who opposed commercial rezoning on traffic-safety and emergency-response grounds, citing narrow rural roads at nearby Allen and Chancey roads and limited EMS resources. Staff (Amy Toll and Ebro Stevens) explained why the amendment was a small-scale change and how locational criteria apply when a site is not at a roadway intersection. After discussion, a motion to find the proposed amendment consistent with the comprehensive plan carried.

Ending: The commission voted on the items listed above, directed staff to return on continued and follow-up items, and then opened the meeting's final agenda item, a tree-preservation workshop for public comment. No final land-development code changes were adopted at this meeting.