Board moves forward on allowing off‑site constructed dwellings while preserving master‑plan design standards
Following changes in state law, the board advanced amendments to allow off‑site constructed residential dwellings (including mobile homes) in residential zoning districts while retaining enforceable design standards in master‑planned communities; staff was asked to research model language to address SB180 implications.
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Staff told the board that recent state decisions require local governments to permit off‑site constructed residential dwellings in single‑family zoning districts and that Hendry County’s proposed LDC change would extend that allowance to mobile homes. Ryan Alexander emphasized that master‑planned community design standards (Port LaBelle, Banyan Village, Wheeler Estates) would remain enforceable where permitted by statute.
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