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Commission approves Horse Trials Village SRA and Miceli PUD after unanimous votes
Summary
The Collier County Commission unanimously approved a stewardship receiving area (Horse Trials Village) allowing up to 3,205 dwelling units (305 affordable) and separately rezoned the Miceli site for 63 residential units; staff and the planning commission recommended approval.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 9 to approve two major land‑use items: designation of the Horse Trials Village stewardship receiving area and a companion stewardship sending area, and a rezoning to convert the Miceli PUD to a residential planned unit development.
Petitioners and staff presented the Horse Trials Village package — an SRA of about 1,217.84 acres proposing a maximum of 3,205 dwelling units with 305 affordable units, minimum context‑zone mixes, civic and commercial allocations, and a PM peak‑hour trip cap. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval after field verification of environmental credits and review of the stewardship sending areas. Rich Yovanovitch, counsel for the petitioner, summarized the SRA and SSA relationship and noted the project meets the stewardship program criteria.
Commissioner Mike McDaniel, who moved approval, said the proposal reflected years of planning and public outreach: “These things don’t happen in a vacuum…an enormous amount of communication and planning.” With no more public speakers and no additional commissioner questions, the board approved both companion resolutions unanimously.
Separately, the board approved the Miceli PUD rezoning, converting an existing mixed‑use Planned Unit Development along Tamiami Trail East to a residential PUD to allow 63 units on an approximately 8.63‑acre parcel. Applicant representatives said the request conforms to the county’s growth management plan and noted reduced height and engineered drainage to address neighborhood concerns. Planning staff confirmed the planning commission’s unanimous recommendation and recommended approval; after a brief exchange about drainage with a remote resident the commission voted to approve the rezoning unanimously.
What happens next: The SRA adoption and the PUD ordinance will be implemented under the county’s normal permitting and development‑review process; developer agreements and conditions attached to the approvals will be reflected in final recorded documents and subsequent permit packets.
