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Commissioners approve Chancey Bay Ranch PUD allowing 9 rural lots, higher 40-foot height and a fire signal device
Summary
The board approved a PUD rezoning for Chancey Bay Ranch, allowing nine two-acre lots, a planned maximum height of 40 feet (consistent with the rural-density future land use), and a $6,000 public-benefit contribution for a fire signal preemption device; the vote was 3-2.
The Martin County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 25 approved a planned unit development (PUD) zoning agreement for Chancey Bay Ranch, allowing a nine-lot single-family subdivision on an approximately 18.2-acre parcel west of Southwest Connors Highway. The motion passed 3-2, with Commissioners Vargas and Hurd dissenting.
Why it matters: the approval rezones the parcel from RE-2A (rural estate) to a PUD to reconcile a 40-foot building height allowed by the county's rural-density future land use designation with existing zoning (30-foot limit under straight zoning). The PUD does not change the underlying rural land use or…
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