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REZ-25-2026 — Used automobile sales operation with outdoor storage in Hernando County, FL
Request to rezone from residential (R1A) to Planned Development Project (Highway Commercial) to allow a used automobile sales operation with outdoor storage on a parcel along Cortez Boulevard. The rezoning includes multiple setback and buffer deviations, requires frontage road and cross-access provisions, and is subject to residential protection standards including height restrictions, operational hours limitations, and sound equipment restrictions within 100 feet of residential properties.
| Case number | REZ-25-2026 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rezoning |
| Location | South side of Cortez Boulevard, approximately 3,093 feet East of Fort Dade Avenue, Hernando County, Florida |
| County | Hernando County |
| Current zoning | R1A |
| Requested zoning | PDP(HC) - Planned Development Project (Highway Commercial) |
| Proposed use | Used automobile sales operation with outdoor storage |
| Hearing | 2026-08-17 |
| Hearing body | Planning and Zoning Commission |
| Staff recommendation | approve with conditions |
| Record | First seen on an agenda; not a decision |
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- First seen — 2026-10-15: First seen on a Planning and Zoning Commission agenda · Planning and Zoning Commission
- Staff recommendation — 2026-08-17: Staff recommendation: approve with conditions · Planning and Zoning Commission
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