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Planning commission recommends rezoning at 805 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. for storage building
Summary
The Brooksville Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a rezoning that would change 0.72 acres at 805 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from R1A (single‑family) to C1 (general commercial). The owner said the change will allow a 2,000 sq. ft. storage building for retail inventory; a neighbor raised drainage and chemical storage concerns. The recommendation goes to city council on Oct. 7.
The City of Brooksville Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 11 voted to recommend approval of an ordinance to rezone about 0.72 acres at 805 West Martin Luther King Jr. Drive from R1A (single‑family conventional) to C1 (general commercial). The action was a recommendation to city council, which will hold the next hearing Oct. 7 in the same chambers.
Ryan Vodaford, the property owner and operator of General Auto Parts, told the commission he is seeking the rezoning so he can place a small storage building across the street from his retail store. "Just trying to get a storage shed across the road to do a little off the lot that I have now," Vodaford said, describing plans to landscape, install a fence and keep inventory inside the building.
Staff told the commission the parcel has a commercial future‑land‑use designation and that C1 zoning would be compatible with the commercial character of the surrounding area; staff noted the C1 district could allow up to 21,953 square feet of commercial floor area and recommended the commission forward an approval recommendation (with conditions) to the council.
A nearby resident, Joe Santarelli of 730 Fernwood Drive, said he received notice and urged commissioners to consider ongoing drainage problems behind the commercial properties. Santarelli asked whether the proposed use would store chemicals and emphasized recent local stormwater and culvert issues. Vodaford and staff replied that the building permit in question is for a roughly 2,000‑square‑foot structure intended to uncrate and store lawn equipment, that any oil or fluids would be handled inside the building, and that required buffers and landscaping would be installed.
After brief commission questions and the public comment period, a commissioner moved and a second supported recommending approval of the ordinance changing the zoning from R1A to C1. The motion passed by voice vote.
Because this matter is quasi‑judicial, the commission’s recommendation is advisory; city council will make the final decision on Oct. 7. The record and staff conditions will be part of the council hearing.
