BRADENTON — In what can only be described as a marathon BOCC land use meeting, commissioners on Wednesday heard two linked development proposals that included a shared design agreement. Despite the applicants’ plan to share traffic access and amenities, commissioners ultimately denied one request and granted a continuance to the other.
The two development proposals in question were the Bus Barn rezone with a preliminary site plan for 122 detached single-family homes east of Zipperer Road and north of Uihlein Road, and the other, the Zipperer Road rezone with a preliminary site plan for up to 167 single-family homes located along Zipperer Road and Waterline Road. Both projects are located north of SR 64.
The joint planning agreement between Simply Dwell Homes—an attainable-housing subsidiary of Neal Communities—and M/I Homes proposed that, upon completion, the two developments would share entrance/exit points and amenities. With the project sites adjacent to one another, the agreement would provide both applicants with an additional access point needed to meet the county development code…