Cheyenne Preserve Phase 2 approved for 24 lots; staff, applicant highlight wetlands protection and stormwater design

The board approved a planned-development residential (PDR) rezoning and accompanying general development plan for Cheyenne Preserve Phase 2, a 10.37-acre infill parcel that will add 24 single-family lots to an existing development. The applicant and county staff outlined site features: roughly 2.8 acres of jurisdictional wetlands that will be preserved (no wetland impacts proposed), a 55% open-space commitment (well above the minimum), 30-foot wetland buffers, and a stormwater system designed to meet county and regional standards.

Staff noted one specific approval: a narrower northern buffer recognition where a 19.5-foot existing greenbelt from Phase 1 ties into the Phase 2 layout. The applicant’s environmental consultant said listed-species work had identified potential gopher-tortoise burrows and that relocation permits and recipient-site mitigation would be required through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before construction. Traffic consultants said the local connection will use existing internal streets and that Dry Road will operate at acceptable levels post-development with the modest number of new lots.

Public commenters asked for clearer mapping of buffers and requested minimum buffer widths be treated as minimums rather than averages. The applicant agreed to board conditions and to follow the FWC process for tortoise relocation and the county’s Atlas 14 stormwater procedures. The board voted to approve the PDR with conditions.