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Agricultural Enclave Certification — Chobi Land Enterprises

Description

Certification of five parcels totaling 45.7 acres as an agricultural enclave under SB 686, allowing future single-family site plans at up to five units per acre. Continued to December 15.

Impact summary

Could bring dense single-family development next to flood-prone Coolidge Road and Hidden Pines neighborhoods.

Applicant

Name: Chobi Land Enterprises Company
Address: 8560 Okeechobee Road, Fort Pierce, FL

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 3
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · County Commission

Tabled

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 10, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Nov 10, 2026Tabled

Board of County Commissioners - Nov 10, 2026

Certification of five parcels totaling 45.7 acres as an agricultural enclave under SB 686, allowing future single-family site plans at up to five units per acre. Continued to December 15.

Related issues (1)

Agricultural enclave development pressure (SB 686)

A new state law lets qualifying farmland next to urban areas skip normal rezoning. Residents fear five-homes-per-acre development on the Chobi parcels will worsen flooding — and commissioners say state law ties their hands.

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