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Commissioners deny Maple Crossing rezoning after concerns over floodplain, roads and loss of commercial land
Summary
After extended public comment and technical presentations, the board voted 5–0 to deny a developer’s request to rezone a 40‑acre site for 215 townhomes (Maple Crossing), citing concerns about converting commercial land to residential, floodplain/percolation issues and school/highway capacity.
A contested rezoning petition for a planned‑development townhouse project known as Maple Crossing drew extensive board debate and public comment on May 6 before the Hernando County Board denied the petition 5–0.
Petitioner NVR Inc. and its team presented a revised master plan that reduced unit count from 245 to 215 units, increased townhouse lot widths to 28 feet with two‑car garages, and committed to sidewalk construction to Motown Elementary and other modifications. The petitioner’s civil and transportation engineers said the site avoids most…
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