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Property owners press city to speed future land‑use process for parcels north of Lowe’s; planning director offers timeline

3186942 · May 3, 2025
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A landowner group led by Phyllis Purvis urged Zephyrhills officials to accelerate a new future land‑use element and related PUD process for property north of Lowe’s; Planning Director Todd Vandenberg said staff can schedule owner meetings and expedite drafts for eventual planning commission and council review.

Residents and property owners near the Lowe’s/Publix area pressed the Zephyrhills City Council on April 28 for faster action on a new future land‑use element the city is drafting for that area. Property owner Phyllis Purvis told the council she had been promised a short timetable and called an emailed schedule that showed a November‑December window “not what was discussed” and unacceptable.

Purvis said she and family members — one of whom is elderly — need flexible meeting options. “It’s just that I’m gonna have to round everybody up,” she told the council, and…

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