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Board fails to approve Blackwell comprehensive-plan amendment after debate over loss of commercial land and traffic
Summary
A proposed comprehensive-plan amendment (P39) to convert ~15.36 acres from commercial to a mixed-use PD that would allow 290 multifamily units plus nonresidential space failed to win a majority; commissioners split over loss of employment land and traffic implications. The companion rezoning (P44) cannot proceed absent the plan amendment.
The Board considered Item P39, a small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment for the Blackwell property on State Road 54, intended to allow a mixed‑use planned development with multifamily housing and neighborhood‑scale nonresidential uses. Staff described the proposal as a PD that would reduce full‑commercial entitlements in favor of a mixed product — roughly 290 multifamily units and up to 100,000 square feet of nonresidential uses in supporting testimony. Staff recommended adoption and noted a companion MPD rezoning…
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