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Council approves rezoning for 119‑lot Lennar subdivision; remaining approvals deferred for redesign
Summary
Homestead City Council on April 22 approved second‑reading rezoning for a 62.35‑acre Lennar project to half‑acre estate lots (A‑2) but deferred the site plan, tentative plat and a lot‑size variance to May after council asked the developer to submit a front‑setback amendment and other concessions.
Homestead City Council on April 22 voted to approve the second reading of a rezoning that clears the way for a 119‑lot residential subdivision on a 62.35‑acre parcel in south Homestead.
The rezoning to an A‑2 (one‑half‑acre estate) designation passed by roll call 5–2. Councilmembers Avila and Konski voted no. The developer, represented by Hugo Arza, said the plan stays within the city’s existing master‑plan density (about 1.98 dwelling units per acre where the comp plan allows up to 2.5) and that most lots exceed 17,000 square feet.
Arza told the council the project is intended to…
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