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Brooksville commission recommends new low-density ‘transition’ category limiting lots and density at city border
Summary
Planning staff proposed—and the commission recommended—Ordinance 995 to create a transition-density land-use category for newly annexed border areas, setting a maximum of two units per acre and additional lot and setback standards.
The City of Brooksville Planning and Zoning Commission on April 9 recommended that City Council consider Ordinance 995, which would add a new low-density “transition” land-use category intended for the city’s border areas when property is annexed into the city.
Staff told the commission the transition category is intended to preserve a less-intensive, suburban character along the city edge and to provide development standards that bridge higher-density city land uses and lower-density county areas. The proposed maximum density is 2 units per acre; staff said the ordinance includes a minimum lot width (65 feet in the draft language shown to the commission), a 45-foot garage setback from the right of way, and specified limits for floor-area ratio and impervious surface to reduce suburban intensity.
A staff member presenting the item described it as a comprehensive-plan amendment that would later be followed by land-development-code changes clarifying setbacks, specific lot-size tables and other technical standards. The commission’s recommendation sends the proposed ordinance to City Council for hearings; city staff said any formal adoption would also require Department of Economic Opportunity review under state procedures for comprehensive-plan amendments.
Louis Hallow, who identified himself as a Brooksville city council member during public comment, said the purpose was to “slow down these large developments” and to preserve larger lot sizes so Brooksville “keeps looking like Brooksville.” After the public-comment period, a motion to recommend Ordinance 995 to City Council passed by voice vote.
Next steps: Staff said the ordinance would be scheduled for City Council hearings, and a subsequent land-development-code amendment would provide the technical tables and standards for setbacks, lot sizes and related regulations.
