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Dade City approves first-reading comp plan amendment and rezoning for West Hill Estates after debate over compatible zoning
Summary
The Dade City Commission voted 4-0 to approve a first-reading large-scale comprehensive plan amendment (Ordinance 2025-13) and a related zoning amendment (Ordinance 2025-14) for the West Hill Estates annexation, changing about 68.67 acres on Saint Joe Road to Low Density Residential and RS-1 to accommodate 55 single-family homes.
The Dade City Commission voted unanimously to approve a first-reading large-scale comprehensive plan amendment and an accompanying quasi-judicial rezoning for the West Hill Estates development, a roughly 68.67-acre site on the south side of Saint Joe Road.
Staff said the property was annexed with a pre-annexation agreement recognizing development rights under Pasco County and that the project already has county approvals for 55 single-family homes. Catherine Ralston, community and economic development director, told the commission the applicant seeks a future land use designation of Low Density Residential (LDR) and the city zoning district RS-1 to reflect the county R-1 standards under which the site was developed.
The issue prompted extended…
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