Lake County staff flags Merritt Ranch annexation; commissioners consider formal objection
Planning staff said Leesburg transmitted a 445-acre Merritt Ranch annexation proposing about 523 homes but staff had no record of the required 10‑day notice; commissioners moved to object and to notify Leesburg and consider legal options while staff gathers more information on density and traffic impacts.
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Planning & Zoning Director Mike Fitzgerald told the board that the Merritt Ranch annexation involves 445 acres south of County Road 408 and that the city's proposed zoning would allow roughly 523 single-family homes—changing county density from one unit per five acres to about 1.17 units per acre under the city's future land use.
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