Pasco 2050 future land use category overhaul
Summary
The amendment strips TOD and trip-reduction rules, adds 240 hotel rooms and locks in 460,000 sq ft of retail — BJ's and Home Depot — behind the Sprouts at SR 54 and Little Road. The developer repays about $3.59M in discounted fees; a Bryant Square resident warned of gridlock and wetlands impacts.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
The applicant must repay roughly $3.591 million in previously reduced mobility fees, plus an estimated $2.7 million in new fees.
Shoppers and future hotel guests, and the county via mobility fees for projects like the Mitchell Boulevard extension.
Bryant Square residents adjacent to the site, who cite traffic, roundabout safety, and wildlife impacts.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission - Sep 17, 2026
The new plan collapses dozens of land use categories into a handful — AGR for agriculture, RDR and SDR for residential, ECR/CORe/ROI/PI for business, plus legacy ROR and MU — and revives an 'attraction and entertainment' category to court tourism. Commissioners questioned details like COM's 24-unit cap, museum size thresholds, and the CPEV rename to Cypress Employment Village.
Planning Commission - May 21, 2026
The amendment strips TOD and trip-reduction rules, adds 240 hotel rooms and locks in 460,000 sq ft of retail — BJ's and Home Depot — behind the Sprouts at SR 54 and Little Road. The developer repays about $3.59M in discounted fees; a Bryant Square resident warned of gridlock and wetlands impacts.
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