Sumter County commissioners approve multiple land‑use amendments, a rezoning and a truck restriction

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners used its March 24 meeting to approve several routine land‑use items and a traffic restriction intended to reduce truck traffic on a dead‑end road.

The board approved a motion to create a through‑truck traffic restriction on County Road 239 after staff said navigation systems were routing trucks onto the dead‑end roadway. The motion carried unanimously.

Planning staff presented a pair of small‑scale comprehensive plan amendments to adjust joint planning boundaries with the cities of Center Hill and Webster so that several parcels fully align within municipal planning areas. Assistant Planning Manager David Rodriguez told commissioners the amendments are intended to align the Future Land Use Map with existing parcel boundaries and that “no development is proposed by this amendment.” The board voted to approve both small‑scale amendments.

The board also held a quasi‑judicial hearing on a large‑scale comprehensive plan amendment (LU 25‑000027) that would change 48.56 acres from agricultural to rural residential and 14 acres to general commercial to reflect existing development patterns; staff and the Planning & Zoning Special Master recommended approval and the board adopted the amendment. A companion rezoning (ZON25‑56) to change roughly 14 acres to heavy commercial was presented and approved to align zoning with current use.

One rezoning application (ZON25‑13, Williams PUD, 51.6 acres) remained contested on conditions removed by the special master; parties requested a continuance and the board moved the hearing to April 14, 2026 at 6 p.m. at this location.

The meeting concluded with routine approvals: four sets of minutes, four financial items, 11 contract and agreement items, and two general items were all approved by unanimous voice vote.

Votes at a glance:

- Through‑truck restriction on County Road 239 — motion carried unanimously (motion introduced at the public hearing by a commissioner; staff recommended approval).

- LU 20‑67 (Center Hill) — small‑scale comp plan amendment removing 124.55 acres from the joint planning area — staff and special master recommended approval; motion carried unanimously.

- LU 20‑68 (Webster) — small‑scale comp plan amendment adding 124.55 acres to Webster’s joint planning area — staff and special master recommended approval; motion carried unanimously.

- LU 25‑000027 — large‑scale comprehensive plan amendment: 48.56 acres to rural residential and 14 acres to general commercial — staff recommended approval; motion carried unanimously.

- ZON25‑56 — rezoning of ~14 acres to heavy commercial (companion to LU 25‑000027) — staff recommended approval; motion carried unanimously.

- ZON25‑13 (Williams PUD) — rezoning of 51.6 acres to a PUD (conservation subdivision) — continued to April 14, 2026 at the applicants’ request to reconcile conditions.

Representative quote:

“Staff is recommending approval and so did the Planning and Zoning Special Master,” Assistant Planning Manager David Rodriguez said while presenting the comp plan amendments; he emphasized that the amendments do not authorize immediate development.

Ending: The board approved the listed land‑use and administrative items by unanimous voice votes and adjourned; the Williams PUD matter was continued to April 14 for further work on conditions.

Corrections noted in transcript: staff corrected one prior date for a City of Center Hill hearing to March 3, 2026 (it had been mis‑recorded as 2025) and that corrected date appears in the board record.