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Council annexes 2.75 acres for Lennar townhomes, approves development agreement after park and liability debate
Summary
West Melbourne council voted 7–0 to annex and re-designate a 2.75-acre parcel for a 144-unit Lennar townhome project and later approved a development agreement 5–2 after debate over a donated retention‑pond park, liability and rental restrictions.
The City Council approved a package of actions enabling a Lennar Homes townhouse subdivision on a remnant parcel at 930 South John Rhodes Boulevard, including annexation (ordinance 2025‑29), a future land‑use amendment (ordinance 2025‑30) and rezoning to R‑3 (ordinance 2025‑31). The three ordinances passed separately on second reading with votes recorded as 7–0.
Christy Fisher, the city’s planning director, told the council the application covers roughly 2.75 acres at the site and is part of a larger parent parcel; staff described the proposal as a fee‑simple, 144‑unit townhouse community with a small city park and walking trail around a stormwater pond. Fisher said the applicant agreed to changes council…
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