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County says state law conflict voids earlier approval to reduce development density in Silver Springs protection area

5823185 · September 23, 2025
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Sumter County staff told commissioners Sept. 23 that a recently adopted local change to reduce development density in part of the Silver Springs protection area has been denied by the Florida Department of Commerce because Senate Bill 180, effective July 1, created a conflict between the state's new law and the spring-protection rules. The board

Bradley Arnold, Sumter County Administrator, told the board on Sept. 23 that the county previously moved to reduce development density in the Silver Springs protection area (predominantly the Oxford area north of State Road 44) as part of a management plan intended to protect springs. The board had adopted an ordinance to remove acreage from the county's urban development boundary and reduce…

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