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Commission hears Stewart West residents’ concerns; county says no PUD amendment pending
Summary
Commissioners heard extended public comment over Stewart West PUD language and whether 'domesticated animals' would be permitted; county staff said chickens are not permitted under the current 1978/1980 PUD and no formal PUD amendment application was pending in Growth Management.
Martin County commissioners held a substantive discussion Dec. 9 after multiple Stewart West residents testified about a proposed pre‑application seeking to amend the Stewart West PUD to allow unspecified "domesticated animals."
Residents described a long‑running dispute in which new HOA leadership sought to broaden the animals permitted beyond equine species. "By adding the undefined and broadened term of domesticated animals, it would authorize barnyard species such as chickens, ducks, goats, pigs," said public commenter Deb Vygotsky, who said she opposed the amendment and…
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