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Commissioners approve Saranoa PUD after debate over density, buffers and traffic
Summary
The Board approved Ryan Homes' Saranoa planned-unit development, a revised plan for 319 single-family lots at 2.8 dwelling units per acre, after weeks of revisions and public concern about traffic, lot size and buffers.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve the Saranoa planned-unit development (PUD), a Ryan Homes proposal for 319 single-family lots on about 113.85 acres, after extended discussion about traffic, lot widths and buffers. The plan, which the applicant trimmed repeatedly during the county review, reduces potential density to 2.8 dwelling units per acre from earlier proposals that included townhomes and higher counts.
Supporters and staff said the latest plan cut density substantially from previous submittals and added a larger conservation area and open space, while opponents warned lots were too close together for the area. "We listened to the community members. We listened to the commissioners, and the plan you see tonight is a significant change," Leah Heintzelman, attorney for Ryan Homes, told the commission.
County staff and the…
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