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Commission recommends expansion and revisions to Bay Laurel PUD for On Top of the World Communities
Summary
The Marion County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of an amendment to the Bay Laurel PUD to annex a 44-acre parcel (Melody Preserve), shift a commercial node, and modernize development standards while keeping overall entitlements unchanged.
The Marion County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of an amendment to the Bay Laurel Planned Unit Development (PUD) by On Top of the World Communities to annex an approximately 44-acre tract called Melody Preserve, shift a planned commercial node, realign internal connectors and update development standards.
Growth Services staff presented the request as case 250304ZP. The applicant proposes to add the tract to the overall Bay Laurel PUD, reallocate development entitlements within the existing DRI (development of regional impact) allowances and relocate the commercial node to improve internal access for residents of the On Top of the World community. Chris Rising of Growth Services said the amendment does not increase the overall DRI entitlements; it reallocates them and is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Ken Metcalfe, the applicant’s planner, walked the commission through consistency criteria for PUD approval.
Attorney Jessica Eicherman and development representatives described Melody Preserve as a component of the larger Bay Laurel master plan that would accommodate about 233 single-family, age-restricted units and move the commercial area to the west side of SW 80th Avenue so more residents can access it without crossing the roadway. The applicant said they will modernize development standards (lotting, parking, golf-cart parking, and right-of-way standards) and that final engineering and operational studies will determine exact roadway and signal locations.
Commissioners asked about buffers and whether tree preservation and planting requirements could be finalized before county commission review; the applicant and staff said they would continue working with Growth Services on buffer classifications and other conditions. County staff and the applicant also discussed transportation sequencing and coordination with planned four-laning of SW 80th Avenue; County Engineer Steve Cahoon said the county expects construction on that corridor to start before year’s end and that the SW 80th Avenue location is proposed as a full-access intersection in county plans. The commission voted to recommend approval with conditions and forward the matter to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.
