DRC approves farm stay, village duplexes and Mevo TND revisions; mobility fee and tree-mitigation conditions noted

The Alachua County Development Review Committee on May 21 approved several revised final development plans and minor development proposals, including a four-cabin farm stay, a small duplex phase, and revisions to a larger traditional neighborhood development.

Green Hills Tiny Farm Stay
Christine Barish presented a minor development plan for Green Hills Tiny Farm Stay at 17725 NW County Road 239, a five-acre property in AG zoning. The proposal would install four lodging units (each about 300 sq ft, with some 400-sq-ft units that include lofts), with an owner-occupancy requirement and prohibition on permanent residence or farmworker housing. The applicant, Bridal Sheth, said she and her husband will live on the property and asked for approval so construction can proceed. Staff noted the applicant had obtained health-department permitting for septic systems, and that each lodging unit carries a mobility fee of $864 due at building permit. A committee member moved and another seconded to approve the minor development plan with conditions; the DRC approved the plan by voice vote.

Village PD Phase 9
Barish then presented the revised final development plan for Village PD Phase 9, an 8.66-acre portion of an approved planned development that proposes 22 units in 11 duplexes. Staff said the proposal fits within the PD master plan and zoning, preserves existing conservation areas, and allows alternative compliance for an existing picket fence to satisfy buffer requirements. The recommendation included one condition requiring management of invasive species in a conservation area prior to construction; the applicant's consultant, Claudia Vega, said the applicant concurred. The committee approved the plan by voice vote.

Mevo TND Phases 1 & 2A ("Edison")
The DRC also approved revisions to an approved Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) known as Mevo (Edison) for Phases 1 and 2A. Staff said the revised final covers about 24.67 acres and includes (as stated in staff materials) approximately 294 multifamily units and a required 14,158-square-foot nonresidential building for Phase 1. Staff reported the plan preserves about 24% of tree canopy, but requires a $99,415 tree mitigation fee prior to construction permit, an early-installed screening fence to buffer adjacent residences, right-of-way dedications for internal roadways and special notes requiring notification to county hazardous-materials staff if historic landfill material is encountered during excavation. The applicant's consultant, Claudia Vega, said the applicant agreed to the conditions; the committee approved the revised final development plan by voice vote.

Minutes and adjournment
The committee approved the April 16, 2026 DRC minutes by voice vote and adjourned at 2:25 p.m.

All approvals noted standard conditions listed in staff reports and will proceed to construction-permit review where required technical details (stormwater, septic, tree mitigation,_right-of-way dedications and hazardous-materials protocols) will be checked.