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Planning commission recommends approval for Sam’s Mobile Home Services display lot with occupancy ban
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Summary
The Citrus County Planning & Development Commission voted 5–0 to recommend approval of PUD202500011 for Sam’s Mobile Home Services, allowing up to 10 display manufactured homes with conditions including a prohibition on occupancy and county permitting requirements for elevation, septic and erosion control.
The Citrus County Planning and Development Commission on Dec. 4 recommended approval of PUD202500011, allowing Sam’s Mobile Home Services LLC to operate a small mobile-home sales lot at 8705 West Candy Lane with up to 10 display manufactured homes and a modular sales office.
Planner Frankie Pilant told the commission the site is zoned general commercial and lies within the coastal high hazard area (FEMA AE zone, base flood elevation 9). Pilant said the applicant intends to reuse an existing concrete pad for parking, use South Suncoast Boulevard as the customer access, and that no full stormwater plans had been submitted at the time of the hearing.
Applicant representatives said their proposal calls for 8–10 display units (they initially referenced 10–12 in discussion but the application lists 8–10), that models would be set for display (not anchored for occupancy), and that there would be no running water in display units. The applicant told the board that permitting will determine required elevations and any modifications to the existing on-site septic; he said Sam’s Mobile will subcontract permitting work and that display units will be removed or moved as needed for deliveries.
Commissioners questioned flood elevations, traffic and access for long units, septic inspections, and buffering adjacent to residential properties. Commissioner Michael Facemeyer asked for a condition explicitly banning occupancy of display units; staff and the applicant agreed to that addition. Staff also proposed conditions limiting the number of display units to 10 and requiring maintenance of grass parking to prevent erosion if stabilized surfaces are not installed.
Chair Richard Varmez moved and Commissioner Robert Sherra seconded a motion finding the application consistent with the Citrus County comprehensive plan and land development code and recommending approval to the Board of County Commissioners with staff conditions. The commission voted 5–0 to forward the application; the item was scheduled for the BOCC agenda on Jan. 6, 2026, at 5:01 p.m.
The commission’s recommendation does not approve permits for construction or final site work; those items remain subject to subsequent permitting and inspections, including any health-department clearance for the septic system.
