DRC approves Kicklighter Family Homestead three‑lot subdivision with conditions

The Alachua County Development Review Committee on March 19, 2026 approved the preliminary and final development plan for the Kicklighter Family Homestead Subdivision, a three‑lot family homestead division on approximately 38.7 acres at 2910 Northeast County Road 219A.

Leslie McClendon, senior planner with Alachua County Growth Management, told the committee the plan creates three family homestead lots and noted site features including an existing internal drive to provide access, delineated wetlands that the lots must avoid, and that this type of family homestead subdivision is exempt from stormwater and landscaping requirements unless future activity triggers them. She described procedural conditions: recording a recorded survey within one year of approval, recording the access easement for Parcel B prior to building permit issuance, and recording a notice of regulated conservation resources referencing the wetland and other regulated resources in the public record within 15 days of development plan approval.

"The staff recommends approval with conditions of the preliminary and final development plan for Kicklighter Family Homestead Subdivision," McClendon said. She also stated that future home construction would follow standard tree‑removal permitting and that owners of homestead lots must live in the homes for five years before selling.

Brian Murphy of 3002 Surveying, the agent for the family, said he had no additional materials and was available to answer questions. A committee member moved to approve the plan with conditions; another seconded and the committee approved the motion by voice vote.

The DRC’s action authorizes the preliminary and final plan subject to the listed recording and permitting conditions; staff will monitor compliance as the applicant seeks building permits.