NEW PORT RICHEY – The Pasco County Planning Commission tentatively approved 70 additional residences being built in a subdivision near Spring Hill.
Planning commission members voted at their Sept. 19 meeting in New Port Richey to recommend that the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners approve the zoning amendment requested by Northridge 829, LLC.
Northridge wants to be able to increase the number of residential units in their Master Planned Unit Development from 700 units to 770 units (detached and villas).
The Master Planned Unit Development is located on 178.15 acres in northwest Pasco County and is south of and abutting County Line Road North and is 1.25 miles northwest of the Suncoast Parkway.
County commissioners have the final authority on the requested zoning amendment because the planning commission only acts in an advisory capacity regarding such requests.
The applicant requested in 2022 that its Master Planned Unit Development could contain 770 residential units and 40,000 square feet of non-residential entitlements. Commissioners requested instead at a July 12, 2022, meeting that more non-residential square footage should be contained within the Master Planned Unit Development. The applicant agreed to reduce the residential units by 70 so there could be an additional 20,000 square feet of non-residential entitlements.
This resulted in their Master Planned Unit Development being approved for 700 residential units and 60,000 square feet of non-residential entitlements.
Northridge has submitted an updated traffic study as part of its current request for the zoning amendment. That traffic study indicated all road segments are anticipated to operate at or above the service standards based on the project build-out year, which is assumed to be by 2034. However, the build-out date of the project is subject to change according to the traffic study provided by Raysor Traffic Consulting.
Michael Raysor, of Raysor Traffic Consulting, said a traffic signal would be installed as part of the project.
In other business on Sept. 19, the planning commission:
- Recommended commissioners approve a rezoning request by Anodyne 54 LLC. The applicant is seeking to have the current zoning of 1.31 acres in southeast Pasco County changed from C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District to C-2 General Commercial District. The property is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of S.R. 54 and Point Cypress Boulevard. Anodyne 54 LLC proposes to develop the property with a Sherwin-Williams paint store and a drive-through restaurant/café.
- Recommended commissioners approve a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment requested by Diagonal Road Business Park. The applicant is seeking to have the Future Land Use Map amended for 16.84 acres at the southeast corner of the intersection of Diagonal Road and New York Avenue. The current Future Land Use Map classification is Retail/Office/Residential and the request is to change it to Industrial-Light. The Planning, Development and Economic Department determined the proposed amendment to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
- Recommended commissioners approve a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment requested by Massachusetts Commercial. The applicant is seeking to have the Future Land Use Map amended for 3.05 acres south of Massachusetts Avenue, approximately 1,300 feet west of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Rowan Road. The current Future Land Use Map classification is RES-12 (Residential) and the request is to change it to allow for commercial and office uses. If this request is approved by the commissioners during their Oct. 22 meeting the applicant will be entitled to add up to 79,714 square feet of commercial uses to the area. The amendment will also discourage urban sprawl if it is approved, according to county records. The Planning, Development and Economic Department determined the proposed amendment to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
- Approved a special exception requested by Lake Thomas Plaza LLC for a Self-Storage Facility in a C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District in south central Pasco County. The site, which is undeveloped, contains 2.1887 acres. It is located on the west side of Land O’ Lakes Boulevard (U.S. 41), approximately 185 feet south of Darter Road. Access to the property is from Land O’ Lakes Boulevard. The planning commission has the authority to grant requests for special exceptions.
