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Board hears updates on Sunrise Estates and site permit for O'Reilly's Auto Parts

City of Keystone Heights Planning and Zoning Board · August 11, 2025
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Summary

Board members discussed the Sunrise Estates development — described as 44 single-family homes and 16 townhomes with possible affordable units — and after adjournment staff said a site permit was approved that day for an O'Reilly's Auto Parts at the corner of 21 and Commercial Circle.

Board member Gregory Gay asked whether the previously discussed Sunrise Estates project would be Section 8 housing. City Attorney Rich Komando replied that "the short answer is no and probably not," and described the development as planned to include 44 single-family homes and 16 townhomes, with some units possibly classed as affordable or workforce housing. Dr. John Zieser offered a market-price estimate, saying entry pricing would be "about entrance about two fifty (250) and top end about four fifty (450)." The board discussed whether units were designed for individual ownership or rentals, and noted that deed or development agreements could affect rental restrictions.

Separately, after the formal adjournment, Mr. Steve Hart asked about development activity north of Commercial Circle. Beau Wright, deputy city manager, said he reviewed the site development plans with the city planner and "I just approved the site permit today for them" for an O'Reilly's Auto Parts store at the corner of 21 and Commercial Circle; Wright said the development will remain under general commercial zoning with no PUD or zoning change required. No formal city action on the Sunrise Estates plan or the O'Reilly's permit was recorded during the meeting; the site-permit approval was described as an administrative action by staff.