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Neighbors Press Pasco County Commissioners on Little Road PD Amendment, Board Continues Hearing to June 17
Summary
Pasco County commissioners accepted public comment and continued a proposed comprehensive‑plan amendment and companion rezoning for 7.83 acres near Little Road and Jasmine Boulevard to the June 17, 2025 meeting in New Port Richey.
Pasco County commissioners accepted public comment and agreed to continue a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment and a companion rezoning application for about 7.83 acres north of the Little Road–Jasmine Boulevard intersection to the June 17, 2025 Board of County Commissioners meeting in New Port Richey.
Residents from the Golden Acres and Osceola Heights neighborhoods told the board the proposal, which would change the future land use and allow a planned development with townhomes and commercial space, would increase flooding, traffic and reduce property values. “I paid $675,000 for my house,” said resident Robert Jarrell. “My property floods so bad … my fence the bottom of my fence for 2 and a half feet is rotted out.”
The board’s action followed a request from the applicant for a continuance. Developer representatives and consultants said the continuance will allow additional coordination with county utilities and stormwater staff; engineer Michael Hoffman of Advanced Engineering Consultants told the board that “by law, our predevelopment water, our post‑development water has to be less than our predevelopment water because of the stormwater retention, underground chambers.” Legal counsel for the developer, Chad Davis, said the applicant is willing to provide an eight‑foot masonry fence and indicated willingness to donate a narrow parcel to adjacent owners to address access concerns.
Why it matters: neighbors said the site drains into nearby basins and wetlands and that the local roadway system already shows frequent congestion; they urged the board to consider long‑term drainage and traffic impacts before approving changes to the future land use map. Several speakers said the property is used for off‑road vehicles and contains wildlife, including a tortoise they described as endangered. Residents reported a petition “with over 30 signatures” opposing the project; multiple neighbors described repeated flooding on rear yards and said past storms exacerbated those conditions.
What happened at the meeting: the board read the ordinance titles and background for the comprehensive‑plan amendment (Item P‑43) and the companion rezoning/substantial modification (Item P‑55). The applicant requested the items be continued to June 17 in New Port Richey. Although continuances commonly remove the public‑comment opportunity, the chair allowed citizens who were present to speak once at this hearing, with the understanding they could not speak again at the subsequent hearing unless the board set a different rule. The board voted to continue the matter to June 17, 2025; the record shows the motion carried on roll call.
Discussion and next steps: staff and the applicant said they will pursue additional coordination with county utilities and stormwater management to assess the site’s drainage and any possible pumping or mitigation. Several commissioners asked staff and the developer to present clearer engineering mitigation measures and revised site plans at the continued hearing; neighbors asked for enforceable conditions addressing hours, fencing, and wildlife protections. The public record will be updated before the June 17 hearing and the board will re‑notice the matter before that meeting.
Key details (from the published titles and staff summary): the comprehensive‑plan amendment was filed as PD‑25‑000054 to change Map 2‑15 sheet 10 from RES‑1 (residential, one dwelling unit per gross acre) to PD (planned development) and to create a sub‑area policy (FLU‑7‑1‑82, “Little Road PD”). The companion rezoning described a plan for townhomes and roughly 32,452 square feet of commercial uses on 7.83 acres.
What is not decided: the continuance means the board made no land‑use decision today. When the matter returns, the board may hear updated engineering analyses, revised proffers or conditions of approval, and any applicant changes. Citizens who spoke today were warned they likely will not be allowed to speak again at the continued hearing unless the board changes its typical rules for public comment.
