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Commission approves Broad Street self‑storage/flex space PDP with revised setbacks and landscape buffer
Summary
The commission approved PDP H2479 by a 5–0 vote. The 14.9‑acre proposal near Broad Street would allow a three‑story, 20,000‑square‑foot self‑storage building and 20,000 square feet of flex space; commissioners required the Broad Street building setback be increased to 100 feet and clarified a western landscaping buffer.
The Hernando County Planning and Zoning Commission approved petition H2479, a rezoning to a Planned Development Project — Highway Commercial (PDP‑HC) for a 14.9‑acre parcel on Broad Street, by a unanimous 5–0 vote, with two clarifications requested by the board.
The proposal, represented by Don Lacey of Coastal Engineering, would allow a three‑story, 20,000‑square‑foot self‑storage building and roughly 20,000 square feet of commercial flex space on property east of US‑41 and south of the county fairgrounds. The applicant removed higher‑intensity C‑4 uses during the staff review to match the original advertising for this hearing.
After staff recommended approval with performance conditions, the commission and staff discussed buffers and the required reverse‑frontage/frontage road setback along Broad Street. Commissioners asked for a larger visual setback from Broad Street; the applicant agreed to increase the building setback listed in condition 8 from 75 feet to 100 feet. The board also approved a modification to condition 9: the smaller western “stub‑out” area along Broad Street will have a landscaped buffer rather than the previously prescribed 80% opacity vegetative fence; the remainder of the western boundary must meet the undisturbed, opaque vegetation standard where required.
Planning staff said the parcel includes environmental features and a wetland area that the project would avoid, and that the property’s plan design aims to preserve those features while providing a commercial entrance to serve Brooksville. A speaker from the public asked the commission to avoid bright white vinyl privacy fences; commissioners and staff discussed design and buffer language to preserve canopy trees and require landscaping along Broad Street.
Motion and conditions Planning Commissioner David made the motion to approve with the two board modifications (increase Broad Street setback to 100 feet; adjust condition 9 to allow a landscaped buffer on the western stub‑out and retain opaque buffer elsewhere). The motion passed 5–0.
Next steps Staff and the applicant will coordinate final performance conditions and the conditional plat process. Because the project uses a PDP, final site design, stormwater, access and other engineering issues will be reviewed later in the conditional plat and permitting stages.
