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Commissioners approve PUD rezoning with conditions for large industrial/distribution project; buffer, railroad crossing and emergency-access limits set

2573193 · March 12, 2025
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Summary

The board approved RZ22, a Planned Unit Development rezoning for a large industrial and distribution project with multiple land uses; the approval included conditions limiting access to State Road 720 to emergency use unless a railroad crossing is not permitted, and left certain buffer widths to staff determination at development stage.

Hendry County commissioners on March 11 approved RZ22, a rezoning application to establish a Planned Unit Development allowing extensive industrial, warehousing, data center, commercial and hotel uses across multiple sections of a large property.

Ryan Alexander, Director of Planning and Community Development, described the project as including "23,000,000 square feet of industrial distribution, a million square feet of industrial park, a million square feet of industrial warehousing, 250,000 square feet of light…

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