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Board approves Ariana Estates master-plan revision after residents press for stronger southern buffers and flood protections
Summary
The Board approved a large master-plan revision (Bridal Properties/Ariana Estates) that adds roughly 100 acres and allows a mix of housing (including limited 45-foot lots) after the developer agreed to 60-foot south buffers, monotony controls, holiday parking and construction-buffer commitments; nearby residents warned the project could worsen flooding and livestock conflicts without denser plantings or a wall.
Hernando County commissioners voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve a complex master-plan revision for a large subdivision on Kettering Road proposed by Bridal Properties — a decision that followed hours of testimony from adjacent agricultural landowners worried about flooding, dust and livestock conflicts.
The applicant revised a previously approved plan to add roughly 100 acres and a mix of housing types — townhomes, villas/duplexes and single‑family lots — with a new provision allowing 45‑foot lots in a limited part of the site. Under the approval, 45‑foot lots are capped at 25% of the single‑family product and are concentrated on the plan’s northern edge where the site abuts industrially zoned land.
The development team…
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