Freedom Crossings access amendment

The developer's attorney explained the fix to the amendment numbering, argued the agreement should match what was actually built at Entrance B, and admitted convenience-store buyers insist on direct access — two sites were rejected for lacking it.

The developer's representative walked through the history of the agreement and the specific request: one northbound right-in movement about 260 feet north of SW 95th Street, permanent, with cross access retained.

The developer's traffic engineer argued most traffic approaching the new driveway travels well below 45 mph coming out of the signal, and that a free-flow right-in with turn lane removes the dangerous left-turn conflict at Entrance B.

The design engineer argued the corridor functions like an FDOT access class 5 roadway where a 245-foot connection spacing is acceptable, the decel lane keeps slowing vehicles out of the through lane, and driveway density stays under the 10-connections-per-mile threshold.

Another engineer for the applicant argued the county's 440-foot spacing table was an abbreviated worst-case adaptation of the DOT table, that the county's own 230-foot corner-parcel standard applies, and that an in-only driveway reduces conflict.