PAB recommends 34-home subdivision after staff, applicant confirm infrastructure and historic reviews

The Planning Advisory Board unanimously approved a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for CDMP application CDMP20250018, which proposes to redesignate two lots totaling 5.93 acres from estate-density residential to low-density residential for a 34-lot single-family subdivision.

Senior planner Ronald Vargas said the site is zoned agricultural and contains two existing single-family homes; staff concluded the request is consistent with CDMP policies encouraging redevelopment inside the Urban Development Boundary where public services exist. Vargas noted that the Office of Historic Preservation required documentation; the applicant submitted Florida Master Site File historical structure forms as requested.

Applicant counsel Marit Taharo said the development team (D.R. Horton, contract purchaser) has a concurrent zoning application and proffered a covenant to provide a proportionate-share mitigation payment for Chrome Avenue (a designated hurricane evacuation route) and to perform an endangered-species survey. Taharo and the applicant presented renderings and a proposed site plan; staff reported no unresolved agency objections.

Why it matters: The application adds low-density single-family supply in a market-area submarket that staff said has a projected need over the planning horizon. The applicant’s proffered mitigation for an evacuation route and the required environmental and historic documentation address two recurring project-level concerns for in-fill development.

What’s next: The PAB’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners; follow-up zoning and permitting will include review of tree permits, environmental surveys and the proffered mitigation payments.