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Planning board forwards R‑6 text amendment to ease replacement rules in mobile‑home park
Summary
The board voted 7–0 to forward a staff proposal to codify 65% per‑lot coverage and reduce the R‑6 front setback from 15 to 10 feet (matching an approved variance) for the Golar Village mobile‑home community; staff offered a neighborhood workshop to explain impacts for residents.
The Oldsmar Planning Board voted unanimously Wednesday to forward a text amendment that changes how lot coverage and front setbacks are calculated in the city’s R‑6 zoning district, the zone that applies exclusively to the Golar Village mobile‑home community.
Matt Jackson, planning manager, told the board the amendment (CA25‑06) replaces a district‑wide 40% total structural coverage standard with a per‑lot maximum lot coverage of 65% — a standard already reflected in the city’s comprehensive plan but not codified in the land development code. "Accordingly, staff proposes text amendments to R‑6 district standards to remove the reference to total subdivision structural coverage and instead include a maximum lot coverage of 65% consistent with the underlying land use," Jackson said.
The proposal also recommends reducing the R‑6 front setback from 15 feet to 10 feet to match an approved variance for phase 2 and to harmonize development patterns across phases. Jackson said homes in phase 1 were built with front setbacks typically between 7.5 and 10 feet, and phase 2 was granted a variance to 10 feet. Staff said the change is intended to make the code consistent with the approved site plans and HOA bylaws and to reduce the need for residents to apply for variances when replacing homes.
Resident Gail Richardson, whose address was recorded as 611 Coby Way in Golar, questioned the historical basis of the different setback figures and asked whether residents who currently sit 7.5 feet from the lot line will be able to rebuild after a major loss. Jackson said existing nonconforming setbacks can be maintained but that replacement or redevelopment would require meeting the 10‑foot standard or seeking a variance; he added that projections such as steps may encroach up to 3 feet into the setback per the staff draft.
To improve clarity, staff offered to bring maps and survey excerpts to a workshop in Golar Village. The board approved the motion to forward CA25‑06 to City Council and to encourage a neighborhood workshop; the roll call was 7–0.
The amendment will go next to City Council for final action. Staff listed the specific LDC sections to be revised in the staff report.
