FAQs

Gamble Creek Village is a vision for the future of Northeast Manatee Country—a self-contained community, integrated into the agricultural surroundings, with low environmental impact.

The Gamble Creek Village concept takes the forward-looking rural village approach to land use. ‘Rural villages’ are a planning concept that are recognized, applauded and sought after throughout the U.S. for their thoughtful approach to land use, conservation, and community development.

Gamble Creek Village embraces traditional small-town character by encouraging clustered housing which allows for walkability, the preservation of native habitats and open spaces, and the development of recreational opportunities with a closer relationship to nature.

The 'village' concept offers the benefit of focused growth to share the benefits of more efficient delivery of services, with schools, retail, recreational amenities, employment opportunities, water and sewer; it is the antidote to urban sprawl. Gamble Creek Village is a planned village that can grow with market needs and demands for the next 30 years.

As a self-sustaining community, Gamble Creek Village combines the amenities of a rural farming community with the convenience and latest technologies of a modern neighborhood with schools, retail, recreational features, such as trails and parks, employment opportunities and office space.

Conceived with the principle of “complete streets” that create a safe environment for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, the plan will reduce the need for traffic trips outside of the village, reducing potential impacts on the surrounding roadway network.

The vision is of a community that encourages inter-generational living -- a complete, vibrant village, not an isolated gated subdivision.

Gamble Creek Village concentrates development into an agriculturally oriented village with a very large open space/agricultural area around the perimeter, unlike any other in Manatee County. The higher densities and intensities in the Village center are expected to support the retail, restaurants and Village uses, much like a small town.

Florida Statutes actually encourage the consideration of "new towns" as a method of discouraging urban sprawl. Gamble Creek Village limits urban sprawl to a greater extent than the current Ag/R category.

Gamble Creek Village provides for a mixture of uses instead of single-use, low-density development. This provides for greater protection of natural resources, preserves more open space and public lands and provides for greater protection of agricultural resources.

The land area is about 8-square miles. Housing is capped at 7,200 units, with a mix of clustered single-family and multi-family homes in a neo-traditional style. Clustered housing allows for conservation and preservation of open spaces and agriculture.

Overall, the Gamble Creek Village proposal amounts to no more than 1.4 units/acre.