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Manatee commissioners deny York rezoning after residents warn Rye Road can’t absorb 733 homes
Summary
After hours of resident testimony about traffic, flooding and emergency-response risks, County commissioners voted unanimously to deny a rezoning and preliminary site plan that would have added 733 single-family lots and an associated impact-fee credit agreement tied to road construction.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners on April 23 denied a rezoning and preliminary site plan that would have allowed a 733-lot subdivision known as the York project, after residents and public-safety officials raised sustained objections about traffic on Rye Road, stormwater and evacuation risks.
The project would have rezoned roughly 31 acres (part of a larger ~464-acre portfolio) and approved a preliminary plan for single-family lots with 58% preserved open space. The applicant also proposed an impact-fee credit agreement to accelerate construction of the Mulholland Road extension to Twin Rivers and to dedicate right-of-way for the future widening of Rye Road. Developers said those commitments would add roughly $10–11 million in near-term resources to corridor improvements by combining county CIP funds and privately financed construction.
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