Oldsmar council approves first reading to reduce front setbacks, codify 65% lot coverage in R‑6 mobile‑home district

Dec 3, 2025

On first reading the council adopted a text amendment to the R‑6 mobile‑home zoning district that reduces the front setback from 15 to 10 feet, removes a 40% total‑subdivision structural coverage standard and codifies a 65% per‑lot maximum; staff said the change matches recorded Phase 2 plans and passed 5–0.

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The Oldsmar City Council on Dec. 2 approved on first reading a city-initiated change to the R‑6 mobile‑home district intended to align zoning rules with recorded Phase 2 development plans for Galleria Village. Planning and redevelopment director Tatiana Childress told the council the amendment would reduce the front setback standard from 15 feet to 10 feet, codify a 65% maximum lot coverage per lot and remove the existing 40% total structural coverage standard that applies to the entire subdivision.

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