Rural lifestyle designation hits snag at Martin County Commission
The land-use designation was delayed in tandem with a proposed luxury residential golf-course community in Hobe Sound.
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The land-use designation was delayed in tandem with a proposed luxury residential golf-course community in Hobe Sound.
Martin County commissioners will decide whether to add a new zoning designation that would create a “rural lifestyle” land use on Tuesday.
Martin County commissioners may fairly wonder why developers are asking to create a new land-use category for their project.
In comparison to its neighbors on either side, Martin County would be considered more rural. But on Tuesday, protests unfolded outside the county commission building over a movement to add a "rural lifestyle" designation to the county’s comprehensive plan.