
Milan Villas, a D.R. Horton subdivision consisting of 44 single-family attached units, was unanimously approved for rezoning to residential from commercial by Estero Village Council.
The 10-acre property at the northwest corner of Williams Road and Three Oaks Parkway was zoned for 100,000 square feet of commercial use in 2003, resulting in it never being developed and remaining vacant for 19 years.
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