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Planning Commission finds Rebecca Road map amendment inconsistent after neighbors cite wetlands, flooding and rural policy
Summary
Planning Commission staff recommended HCCPA 24‑25 (1911 Rebecca Road) be found inconsistent with the comprehensive plan; commissioners agreed and recommended inconsistency, after neighbors and local associations testified about extensive wetlands, flood risk and lack of infrastructure.
Wally Gallick, planning commission staff, presented HCCPA 24‑25, a privately initiated small‑scale map amendment asking to change a roughly 2.14‑acre parcel at 1911 Rebecca Road in the Lutz area from Residential 1 (Res‑1) to Residential 2 (Res‑2). Gallick described the property as vacant with significant wetlands (about 1.53 acres of wetland and 0.61 acres of upland) and located in the rural area inside the Lutz community plan boundaries.
Under Res‑1 the site allows up to one dwelling unit per acre (roughly two units on the parcel); Res‑2 would allow up to two dwelling units per acre (roughly four units). Gallick’s staff analysis…
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