The Villages can build up to 26,590 homes in the Villages of Southern Oaks in an amended agreement approved Monday by Wildwood commissioners.
The maximum number of homes has been cut in half from an earlier agreement, which would have allowed nearly 50,000 homes.
About 8.9 million square feet of commercial space and about 765,000 square feet of office or governmental use also are authorized in the new agreement.
In the short term, The Villages would build about 9,000 to 10,000 homes and 1 million square feet of non-residential space by 2025 with the rest of the development by 2045.
A traffic impact analysis by Kimley-Horn is included with the agreement. Daily trip generation by 2025 is calculated to be 67,825. By 2045, the number of daily trips would rise to 160,574, according to the report. The report said additional roadway segments would not be needed by 2025, but improvements will be needed by 2045.
Commissioners also heard the first reading of a request by the Villages Land Co. to annex 157 acres into the city. The land is south of the Village of Fenney, east of Warm Springs Avenue (County Road 462) and north of U.S. 301. A comprehensive plan amendment and a zoning change would be needed to develop the mostly rural property.
The commission also heard the first reading of an ordinance to change the boundaries of Community Development District 12, which includes the villages of Fenney and Southern Oaks. The changes reflect additions and subtractions of land from Southern Oaks.
In other business commissioners:Â
- Approved the purchase of 11 new vehicles for the police, public works and water departments. They include five 2019 Ford Interceptor police vehicles, including one unmarked, for $224,418 from Duvall Ford; three Ford F250 trucks and a Ford F150 truck for $113,819 from Bartow Ford; a Ford Explorer for $26,427 from Nicholas Ford; and a Ford cargo van for $24,218 from Duvall Ford. Mayor Ed Wolf recalled when the city bought used or Army surplus vehicles.
- Approved transmission of a plan amendment and rezoning to the state for expansion of Primus Pipe & Tube along U.S. 301 that would add 1 million square feet of space.
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