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Planning Commission endorses coordinated Bus Barn and Zipporah Road developments despite heavy neighborhood opposition
Summary
After lengthy testimony from dozens of residents, the commission recommended approval of two adjacent developments north of SR‑64 — 'Bus Barn' (122 units) and 'Zipporah Road' (up to 167 units) — that use a joint planning agreement to share utilities, access and stormwater solutions; approvals passed on narrow 3–2 margins.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of two adjacent rezonings and preliminary site plans known as Bus Barn (Ranchland Investors/Simply Dwell) and Zipporah Road (MI Homes), projects that together would deliver roughly 289 single‑family homes north of State Road 64 and east of Zipporah Road. Developers presented a joint planning agreement that commits both projects to shared utilities, a common amenity, cross‑access easements and coordinated stormwater systems aimed at meeting Mill Creek watershed requirements and NOAA Atlas 14 modeling.
Technical teams from both projects described integrated stormwater designs (cup‑for‑cup floodplain compensation, commitment to 50% peak discharge reduction and analysis under NOAA Atlas 14 and FDOT…
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