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County approves rezoning of roughly 1,100-acre SR‑70 West tract to heavy industrial
Summary
The Okeechobee County Commission unanimously approved a request to rezone a little over 1,100 acres on State Road 70 West from agriculture to heavy industrial. Supporters said the change prepares a large 'shovel‑ready' site for economic development; critics raised water‑quality and wetland concerns.
The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 14 to rezone roughly 1,100 acres on State Road 70 West from agriculture to heavy industrial.
County planning staff told the board the property lies in the county's industrial overlay district, which limits industrial development to 10 percent of the overlay parcel. The applicant said it intends a mixed‑use outcome — industrial, commercial and residential — and sought the heavy‑industrial zoning ahead of a planned comprehensive‑plan amendment that would create a formal mixed‑use designation.
The action prepares the site for…
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