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Planning Commission, March 5, 2026

Approves Kenton Road Commercial MPUD Rezoning, unanimous

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What happened

The Planning Commission approved three major items in the Connected City community hub area: a commercial MPUD at Kenton Road and Elam Road allowing 110,000 sq ft of commercial space and 120 hotel rooms (PC4), and two development agreements (PC7, PC8) requiring construction of Ke…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Pasco County, FL
Governing body
Final authority
Date
March 5, 2026
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (7)

Heasley

Recommended
North side of State Road 52, approx 200 ft west of North Sunlake Boulevard, West Central Pasco County · SR 52 Heasley LLC
5 conditions of approval
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Kenton

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Northeast corner of Curley Road and County Road 54

Recommended
Northeast corner of Curley Road and County Road 54 · Kimberly Anne Howe, Avidus Meridian, ARP Meridian
1 condition of approval
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Aprili

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Continuances Approved

Awaiting final vote

Approximately 2,200 feet south of Blanton Road and west of Packinghous

Recommended
Approximately 2,200 feet south of Blanton Road and west of Packing House Road · Ronald W Ripple and Donald W Ripple
1 condition of approval
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Kenton Road Commercial MPUD

Recommended
Northwest corner of Kenton Road and Elam Road · Kenton Road Commercial MPUD
1 condition of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 5

Kenton Road Commercial MPUD Rezoning

Rezoning from AC agricultural to MPUD for 110,000 sq ft commercial/retail, 120 hotel rooms at northwest corner of Kenton Road and Elam Road. Developer must construct missing Kenton Road segment from Elam to Overpass for cash reimbursement. Prohibited uses include gas stations, standalone drive-thrus, pawn shops, vehicle sales, and storage without vertical integration. Social gathering area required as POA common area.

  • POA required with social gathering area as common area; pawn shops added to prohibited uses; first two years limited to restaurants/cafes/bars in areas B and C; no standalone drive-thrus; developer must construct Kenton Road segment from Elam to Overpass

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 Planning Commission approved three major items in the Connected City community hub area: a commercial MPUD at Kenton Road and Elam Road allowing 110,000 sq ft of commercial space and 120 hotel rooms (PC4), and two development agreements (PC7, PC8) requiring construction of Ke…

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Kenton Road Commercial MPUD Rezoning

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Aprili Development Agreement Amendment

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Kenton Development Agreement

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Consent Agenda Items PC2, PC3, PC5, PC6

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Other

Continuances Approved

Vote: unanimous

Development Activity (5)

Kenton Road Commercial MPUD

Commercial

Aprili MPUD Road Segment

Infrastructure

Kenton Road Northern Segment

Infrastructure

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Staff reported approximately 4,000 single-family detached entitlements remain unused in…

Infrastructure

Multiple developers are competing to construct the 'missing segment' of…

Commercial Demand

Self-storage with vertical integration and hotel uses are being approved…

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