Commissioners approve major MPUD rezonings; R Lee Ranch must reserve 50‑foot right‑of‑way for future connection

Pasco County commissioners approved several master‑plan rezoning requests on March 11, including a notable condition requiring the R Lee Ranch MPUD applicant to reserve a 50‑foot right‑of‑way stub to the property line to preserve future connectivity across wetlands.

R Lee Ranch (PD 25‑7793): The board approved the rezoning and master plan for the project, which planning staff said covers about 441 acres with a rezoning plan on roughly 414 acres proposing up to 614 dwelling units distributed across three Villages of Pasadena Hills (Villages K, G and J). William Vermillion, Planning, Development & Economic Growth, reviewed the master plan and said the proposal includes a mix of estate lots, single‑family detached and townhomes, roughly 20,000 square feet reserved for neighborhood commercial uses, and internal trails. The plan shows multiple wetlands strands through the site. Applicant representatives said townhomes will be confined to village core areas and that the binding plan sets minimums and maximums for product types.

Commissioners pressed the applicant and staff about whether the plan should include an interconnect stub where a…