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Citrus County PDC approves 8‑bed assisted‑living conditional use for South Highview Avenue
Summary
The Planning and Development Commission on a 7‑0 vote approved a conditional use to convert a 4,492‑square‑foot house on South Highview Avenue into an 8‑bed assisted living facility, with revised buffering and permitting conditions after neighbors raised water and septic concerns.
The Citrus County Planning and Development Commission on a 7‑0 vote approved a conditional use allowing an 8‑bed assisted‑living facility at a residence on South Highview Avenue.
The commission approved application CU2024‑018 after hearing a staff recommendation that the project complies with the Land Development Code and after the applicant agreed to withdraw a requested buffer variance and accept a buffering condition negotiated during the hearing.
The application, presented by Mike Wilburn of Local Engineering Inc., proposed use of an existing approximately 4,492‑square‑foot, six‑bedroom house to serve up to eight residents. Wilburn told the commission the house would be configured with two larger rooms to accommodate two residents each, that employees would not sleep on site, and that outdoor activity would be limited to quiet, small‑scale garden use. Wilburn said the land‑use code’s ALF provisions allow up to 22 residents on this parcel by conditional use but…
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