What is the Cardinal Street Interchange Management Area (IMA)?

Citrus County has a unique opportunity to shape its future given the extension of the Suncoast Parkway into Citrus County and the associated development potential that extension brings. The first Suncoast Parkway interchange at Cardinal Street, which is currently under construction, will impact the character of the surrounding area. In anticipation of this change, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council prepared several land use scenarios for the designated Cardinal Street Interchange Management Area (IMA), from which the Board of County Commissioners chose the “Focused Growth Scenario” to guide development.

Citrus County is currently in the process of implementing the Cardinal Street IMA, having already adopted Comprehensive Plan amendments to establish the Cardinal Mixed Use (CMU) Future Land Use Map (FLUM) category and Objective 17.35 and supporting policies (CPA-20-11 and Ord. 2021-A11). However, corresponding Land Development Code (LDC) updates have not yet been adopted by the County. The Consultant will work with Citrus County to prepare the corresponding LDC updates.

Explore the documents, links, and other resources on this page to learn more about the Cardinal Street IMA project.