Planned multifamily units near Palmetto Ridge High School receive final approval

Author: KATIUSKA CARRILLO, GULFSHORE BUSINESS
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Collier County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the 44-acre Orange Blossom Ranch Planned Unit Development project directly east of Palmetto Ridge High School, on the north side of Oil Well Road.  

Denver-based developer Quarterra sought to change zoning from solely commercial to mixed-use to accommodate up to 400 housing units on 17 acres next to an under construction, grocery store-anchored shopping center.  

With local residents concerned about the traffic impacts of an extra 400 units off Oil Well, project planner Wayne Arnold said adding housing instead of commercial buildings won’t change the projected traffic increase for the area.  

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