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PDC splits on 38-unit 'Hills of Locanto' PUD; recommendation fails after dense debate
Summary
A proposed 38-townhome planned unit development in the Locanto area drew lengthy debate over deviations from Citrus County's land-development code — including 20-foot fee-simple lots, project-wide ISR/FAR and reduced buffering — and a motion to recommend approval failed on a 4-2 vote. Neighbors raised traffic, sewer and compatibility concerns; application advances to the Board of County Commissioners.
Townsley Construction's proposed PUD for "Hills of Locanto" — a 38-unit, fee-simple townhome development on about 4.77 acres near County Road 486 — was the most contested item on the Jan. 15 Planning & Development Commission agenda.
Applicant Austin Daley said the project is intended to provide "missing-middle" homeownership options and argued the county's PUD framework is the appropriate tool for a product that relies on consolidated infrastructure and HOA-maintained private streets. He described deviations requested from the Land Development Code as technical and necessary for townhome product delivery: treating impervious-surface ratio (ISR) and floor-area ratio (FAR) on a project-wide basis rather than lot-by-lot; allowing 20-foot lot widths typical for townhomes; permitting connected driveway aprons; and…
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