Laura Layden | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News
The town of Ave Maria could grow by more than 2,000 acres.
On May 7, the Collier County Planning Commission voted nearly unanimously to recommend in favor of the expansion.
A final decision will be made by county commissioners. A hearing is scheduled for June 9.
Ave Maria Development LLLP (Limited Liability Limited Partnership) has applied to add 2,042 acres to the town. To do so, it needs approval to expand the boundaries of the already designated stewardship receiving area (SRA) for development from 5,928 acres to 7,970 acres.
The expansion would allow for more residential and commercial development.
Barron Collier Cos. is the force behind the town, in partnership with Tom Monaghan, the creator of Domino’s Pizza and founder of Ave Maria University.
Ave Maria: A first for Collier County development
Ave Maria was the first SRA and town to develop under the county’s Rural Lands Stewardship Area, or RLSA, program.The voluntary program allows developers to build more intense towns and villages on property with lower conservation value, in exchange for preserving more environmentally sensitive land, through a credit system. The program is designed to prevent urban sprawl, addressing state concerns about the protection of wildlife and wetlands out east, dating back to the 1990s.
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