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Port Richey advances PUD zoning changes to align with waterfront land‑use
Summary
Council approved first reading of Ordinance 26‑746 to update Planned Unit Development (PUD) rules so PUD density and open‑space calculations match future‑land‑use categories (including Cody River Landing). The ordinance removes a fixed 18‑unit cap and raises the maximum possible height to 85 feet with council discretion.
City planners and councilors debated and advanced a text amendment to the city's Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning rules that staff said will align the land‑development code with the comprehensive plan’s Cody River Landing future‑land‑use. Tammy Bridal, the city planner, told the council that the comprehensive plan allows up to 40 dwelling units per acre in the Cody River Landing category, but the PUD code capped residential density at 18 units per acre — a mismatch the ordinance seeks to fix. "So in essence, today, your comprehensive plan is not supported by your land development code," Bridal said as she explained the proposed changes.
The amendment removes the fixed density cap from the PUD district and ties residential density and intensity to the applicable future‑land‑use category, clarifies open‑space calculations (excluding submerged lands where appropriate), and raises the ordinance’s maximum building height from 72 to 85 feet while preserving council discretion to set lower heights through individual PUD rezonings. Council members pressed staff on minimum site sizes, measurement of height from base‑flood elevation, and how parking or wrapped retail would affect height calculations. After public discussion and technical clarifications, Councilman Robert Hubbard moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The second reading is scheduled for the council meeting on the 25th.
