Horse Farms Forever, Inc.® Opposes Camp Margaritaville on Orange Lake
Horse Farms Forever® OPPOSES the application by 8M Holdings, LLC to re-zone their 141-acre parcel located at 18365 NW 45th Avenue Road in Citra from a RV park with amenities reserved for the RV guests to a RV/theme park with amenities open to the public daily for a fee.
Imagine stepping outside to feed your horses—and finding a full-blown Margaritaville themed water park next door. The owner has applied to re-zone their 141-acre parcel from an RV park with amenities reserved for the RV guests to a RV/theme park with amenities open to the public daily for a fee.
This change of use from a quiet RV park to a Margaritaville themed park is incompatible with the rural community of Orange Lake, surrounding horse farms, and the Farmland Preservation Area.
Horse Farms Forever is not opposed to the RV park as it was approved in 2017.
1) The proposed increase in the intensity of the approved uses,
2) The change in the intent and character of the approved development, and
3) Inconsistent with the Farmland Preservation Area Comprehensive Plan Policy 3.3.1: Elements of Rural Character
