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Commission recommends approval with conditions for 5‑acre PUD expansion near Citrus Hills
Summary
The Planning and Development Commission recommended approval with conditions of PUD-2026-00001, a request by Hampton Hills LLC to develop a recently purchased 5‑acre tract under Citrus Hills DRI standards for up to six single‑family units per acre, subject to buffering and internal access conditions.
The Citrus County Planning and Development Commission on March 19 recommended approval with conditions of a planned unit development that would allow a 5‑acre parcel on North O’Brien Point to be developed under standards consistent with the adjacent Citrus Hills DRI.
Applicant Eric Abel, representing Hampton Hills LLC, told the commission the tract was recently acquired and that the company seeks to apply the same development standards as parcel C of the Citrus Hills DRI to the five acres, including county-provided water and sewer and internal access that would avoid added frontage on North O’Brien Point. "We are in essence looking to expand our DRI development by adding a 5 acres that we had purchased recently," Abel said.
Staff explained statutory limits: recent state changes prevent adding acreage to an existing development of regional impact, so the PUD route is required. Staff also confirmed several DRI standards would be incorporated as conditions and that the proposal would be single-family only, not multi-family; internal access would be required with only emergency access to North O’Brien Point if necessary.
Commissioners questioned compatibility with neighboring single-family homes and asked about buffering and emergency access. The applicant and staff described plans for an 8‑foot opaque wall and landscaping to provide separation; staff said many standards — setbacks, impervious surface ratios and residential tree standards — would mirror the DRI. One commissioner said the development was incompatible with the character of North O’Brien Point and opposed recommendation; several commissioners supported approval with the proposed conditions.
Commissioner Robert Sherer moved that the commission find application PUD-2026-00001 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code and recommend approval with conditions to the Board of County Commissioners. The motion carried; staff will transmit the recommendation and conditions to the Board for final action.
Next steps: The commission’s recommendation and the conditions of approval will be transmitted to the Board of County Commissioners; platting will address final access, emergency ingress/egress, and buffering details.
