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Commissioners transmit Sable Palm growth‑plan amendment to state after heated public comment; notice radius expanded
Summary
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners voted to transmit a proposed growth‑management plan amendment for a 169.19‑acre Sable Palm Road property to the Florida Department of Commerce, allowing staff to seek state review and public agency comments before any final decision on a plan change that would permit up to 423 owner‑occupied dwelling units.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners voted to transmit to the Florida Department of Commerce a proposed growth management plan amendment that would change the future land use designation for a 169.19‑acre parcel on Sable Palm Road, replacing the Rural Fringe Mixed‑Use District (a NERPA/sending designation) with a residential subdistrict allowing up to 2.5 units per acre (up to 423 owner‑occupied units) and a 30‑year, 15% for‑sale affordable housing commitment (63 units).
Richard Yovanovitch, representing the petitioner, and planning witnesses described the site as an existing orange grove and argued the property was likely misdesignated as sending lands when the Rural Fringe district was established. The petitioner asked for a subdistrict that would permit 2.5 units per acre and said the project would include a companion planned unit development, on‑site…
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