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Planning board recommends rezoning for Ridge Farms site, advancing Okeechobee Trace PD 2026
Summary
The board recommended the Board of County Commissioners approve zoning petition L2025002 to create the Okeechobee Trace planned development (PD 2026) on a roughly 338‑acre tract. Staff characterized the plan as low‑density (under 2 units per acre) with mixed uses, preservation of wetlands and a small neighborhood commercial node; a county public hearing was scheduled at the courthouse.
The Okeechobee County Planning Board on Jan. 27 voted to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve petition L2025002, a rezoning application from Ridge Farms LLC to establish the Okeechobee Trace planned development (PD 2026).
Bill Royce, county planning staff, told the board the application covers roughly a half‑section of land (approximately 338 acres) and proposes a mix of uses including about 8 acres of neighborhood commercial at the SR‑70/40th Avenue corner, townhomes adjacent to the commercial node and a range of single‑family lot sizes. Royce said the current plan would yield roughly 660 units overall — a density of less than 2…
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