Applicants Robert and Rebecca Mixon (represented by Anna Kirkpatrick) sought to rezone 9.2 acres at Pruitt and Taylor roads in the Thonotosassa area to a Planned Development called "Council," proposing a primarily agricultural pod plus a smaller commercial pod with a market and a sit‑down farm‑to‑table restaurant.

The applicants and their planner emphasized local agricultural heritage and community benefit: Anna Kirkpatrick and planner Steven Spezzato described Pod A as a working agricultural area with preservation and farm structures and Pod B as a modest commercial corner (capped in total gross floor area) intended for a farmers market, value‑added food products and a conditionally permitted sit‑down restaurant without drive‑through service.

Development Services staff presented the PD elements, which included a 75‑foot natural buffer along the western property line, 20‑foot Type B buffers on the northeast and south sides, a 30,000‑square‑foot gross floor area cap countywide for the PD and detailed setbacks. Sam Ball said these design standards and conditions made the request approvable. Planning Commission staff Alexis Myers testified that although agriculture is a preferred rural use, the proposed commercial components did not meet commercial locational criteria and raised compatibility concerns; the Planning Commission recommended denial subject to staff conditions.

Multiple supporters from the adjacent rural community testified in favor, noting demand for local farm goods and community gathering space. No opponents spoke at the hearing. During rebuttal and negotiation, the applicants and staff agreed to an additional, enforceable condition: commercial buildings in Pod B should be constructed with materials and features consistent with agricultural buildings on site (for example, quonsets and barns) to preserve the rural character; the parties recorded that agreement into the hearing record.

Ending: The hearing record closed and the hearing master will file a written recommendation for the Board of County Commissioners to consider.