Santa Rosa County approves 'conservation communities' with geographic and infrastructure conditions
After hours of public comment, the Santa Rosa County Commission approved a Land Development Code amendment creating a 'conservation communities' option, limited to areas south of State Road 182 and subject to water, fire-flow and minimum-lot-size requirements; the measure passed 3–2.
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Santa Rosa County commissioners on — after a lengthy public hearing and debate — approved a new Land Development Code option called “conservation communities,” a clustered subdivision model that requires at least 25% of a parcel be preserved in permanent conservation and does not increase a project’s overall density. The board approved the change with geographic and infrastructure conditions and a 3–2 vote in favor.
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