PUBLIC HEARINGS T.1 site plan
Case PUD-2025-00010
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Citrus County Meetings
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, August 11, 2026
Denies LeCanto Sand LLC mining rezoning (CPA/Atlas Amendment/PUD), 5-0
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What happened
The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners denied the LeCanto Sand LLC rezoning/mining application (CPA/AAPUD-2025-00010) on a 5-0 vote, rejecting a comprehensive plan amendment redesignating ~44 acres from low-density residential to extractive and an Atlas amendment redesig…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Citrus County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 5-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
LeCanto Sand LLC mining rezoning (CPA/Atlas Amendment/PUD)
Comprehensive plan amendment redesignating approximately 44 acres from low-density residential district to extractive district, and Atlas amendment redesignating approximately 70 acres from low-density residential with mobile homes allowed and extractive to extractive with a PUD for a new sand mine in the Fraser Hall Peach Orchard area. Applicant Chris Carollo/LeCanto Sand LLC, represented by intervener opposition. Denied 5-0. Board also directed county attorney to seek injunction to stop unpermitted activity. Cited failure to demonstrate compliance including mining master plan, 500-foot setbacks, compatibility, financial responsibility, reclamation, traffic access, and comp plan policy 17-13-4, plus existing unauthorized mining activity.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners denied the LeCanto Sand LLC rezoning/mining application (CPA/AAPUD-2025-00010) on a 5-0 vote, rejecting a comprehensive plan amendment redesignating ~44 acres from low-density residential to extractive and an Atlas amendment redesig…
Key Decisions (4)
Denied
LeCanto Sand LLC mining rezoning (CPA/Atlas Amendment/PUD)
Vote: 5-0
Other
Short-Term Vacation Rentals Ordinance (Chapter 79) public hearing
Approved
Mustang road project bid (E1D)
Vote: 4-1
Approved
Grant that establishes party status for intervener Megan Horak
Vote: 5-0
Zoning Changes (1)
approximately 70 acres (44 acres of comp plan amendment)
Development Activity (2)
LeCanto Sand Mine (Fraser Hall Peach Orchard)
Industrial
Garden Street Communities residential subdivision
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
Citrus County has 629 active short-term rentals and ~1,800 listings,…
Sentiment
Investors and realtors warned that a proposed short-term rental registry/ordinance…
Infrastructure
Sewer/septic capacity and water quality concerns raised as a limiting…
Who Spoke (37)
ChairCommissioner · 4Staff · 4ClerkAttorney · 2ApplicantApplicant's RepWitnessPublic · 18
On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, 4 staff members, the clerk, 2 attorneys, the applicant, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 18 members of the public.
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