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Planning commission backs recommendation to convert closed U.S. 19 motel into 96 workforce apartments
Summary
The Pasco County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a conditional‑use request to convert a 148‑room motel on U.S. 19 into up to 96 workforce housing units, including a mix of studios and one‑bedrooms and a plan reserving half the units at 80% AMI. The recommendation moves the item to the County Commission with conditions and an abstention noted.
The Pasco County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a conditional‑use request that would convert a defunct 148‑room motel on U.S. 19 in Holiday into up to 96 workforce housing apartments.
Staff told the commission the project, filed as PDE26‑CUO7, meets a West Market area exception that allows multifamily uses in C‑2 zoning and recommended approval with conditions. The adaptive‑reuse plan would renovate the existing motel buildings rather than demolish and rebuild, preserve courtyard and pool areas and repurpose an adjacent office into tenant amenities, staff said.
The applicant…
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