As proposed, Bellmar would have up to 2,750 homes and as much as 85,000 square feet of commercial development in its village center, with at least 27,500 square feet of civic, governmental and institutional uses and an amenity center on roughly 15 acres.
The project still requires a go-ahead from county commissioners, as well as regulatory approvals and permits from state and federal regulators, which will scrutinize its environmental impacts.
County commissioners are expected to vote on the project next month, as well as another village, known as Longwater, proposed by the same developer.
Bellmar would sit east of DeSoto Boulevard, about four miles south of Oil Well Road.
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Naples land use attorney Rich Yovanovich, who represents Collier Enterprises, objected to the planning commission s discussions about some of the points in and objections to the town agreement, arguing that it was not officially on the table for a public hearing.
He urged the commission to move forward with its advertised hearings as planned for two of the three villages that would be melded together with the town.
The county has already green-lighted one of those villages, known as Rivergrass.
The commission agreed to follow the order of its agenda and not to discuss the town agreement any further before separately hearing and voting on the remaining petitions by Collier Enterprises.