Public hearing for rezoning a property for development as a Conservation Subdivision.

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING
 
The Sumter County Planning Zoning Special Master will hold a public hearing on March 2 2026 at 5:00 P.M at The Everglades Recreation Center 5497 Marsh Bend Trail, The Villages, FL 32163 to consider the following application:
 
Case No: ZON25-000013
Applicant: Robert Williams
 
General Location:
Bushnell Area  North W C 48 and West of CR 316A
 
Legal Description:
Commence at the SE corner of the NEI/4 of the NEI/4 of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 21 East; from thence run North 89 degrees 41 minutes West along the South line of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 21 East, 1324.36 feet to Point of Beginning; from thence run North 0 degrees 15 minutes 51 seconds West 50.00 feet; from thence run South 89 degrees 41 minutes East 538.84 feet; from thence run North 56 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds East 299.80 feet; from thence run North 1 degree 53 minutes 10 seconds East 148.72 feet; from thence run North 59 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds West 290.47 feet, from thence run North 85 degrees 08 minutes West 1056.30 feet; from thence run North 3 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East 172.39 feet; from thence run North 70 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West 242.13 feet; from thence run South 86 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 300.10 feet; from thence run South 4 degrees 13 minutes East 291. 50 feet; from thence run North 88 degrees 16 minutes 10 seconds West 863. 81 feet; from thence run North 65 degrees 07 minutes 06 seconds West 887.42 feet to the West line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 21 East; from thence run South 0 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East 931.06 feet along said line to the SW corner of the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of said section; from thence run South 89 degrees 41 minutes East 2671.32 feet to Point of Beginning, LESS Lot 1, FLYING K RANCH, as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 93-A;
SUBJECT TO perpetual easement, right of first refusal and termination of prior easements recorded in Official Record Book 425, Pages 621-627, Public Records of Sumter County, Florida,
TOGETHER WITH a perpetual easement as to the airspace above that portion of the NE 1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 21 East, lying easterly of the above described property.
AND
A parcel of land lying in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 21 East, Sumter County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Northeast corner of said Section 12, run thence N 8941 '55" W along the North line of said Section 12, a distance of 1083.26 feet, run thence S 018'05" W perpendicular to said Section line a distance of 735.69 feet to the North line of County Road No. 316A, run thence N 8508' W along the North line of County Road 316A, a distance of 702.95 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, thence continue N 8508' W along the North line of said County Road No. 316A, a distance of 37.26 feet, thence departing said County Road, run thence N 338'50" E a distance of 122.38 feet, run thence N 7009'30" W a distance of 242.13 feet, run thence S 8653'30" W a distance of 300.10 feet, run thence S 413'00" E a distance of 291.50 feet, run thence N 8816'10" W a distance of 204.55 feet, run thence N 0 18'05" E a distance of 776.96 feet to the North line of said Section 12, run thence S 8941 '55" E along said line a distance of 739.28 feet, run thence S 018'05" W a distance of 679.74 feet to the Point of Beginning.
 
Requested Action:
Rezoning on 51.6 acres MOL from A10C and RR5C to PUD for development as a Conservation Subdivision
 
The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Special Master will be presented to the Board of Sumter County Commissioners at a Public Hearing on March 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Everglades Recreation Center 5497 Marsh Bend Trail, The Villages, FL 32163.
 
The proposed change may be inspected by the public at the Planning and Floodplain Division, The Villages Sumter County Service Center, 7375 Powell Rd, Wildwood between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. weekdays.
 
Contact the Planning and Floodplain Division at 352-689-4400 or pz@sumtercountyfl.gov with questions.
 
Interested parties are encouraged to appear at these hearings and provide comments regarding the proposed application. Those requiring assistance may call 352-689-4400.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 286, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any action taken by an above named Board respect to any matter considered during any meeting of such Board, he or she will need a record of the proceedings and that, for such purposes, he or she may need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record may include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
 
Only those persons receiving mailed notice in accordance with the requirements of Sec 13-314 of the Sumter County Land Development Code shall be qualified as affected persons for the purpose of examining witnesses during the noted hearings.
 
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