The Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved a rezoning request for a new development that will see the creation of dozens of larger properties at a 400-acre site in the county alongside nearly 5,000 acres of conservation land.
On Tuesday, county officials unanimously approved a rezoning request from Drake Ranch, LLC, to change the multi-acre site at 13210 SW Highway 200 in Dunnellon from general agriculture (A-1) to planned unit development (PUD).
The approval comes with several conditions. During a discussion on the request on Tuesday, county staff recommended denial after sharing several points of contention about the proposal, including issues with buffer height, the number of proposed homes, and the connection to central water rather than the use of septic and wells…