Hi Hat Ranch, Florida

Hi Hat Ranch
Planned community
Hi Hat Ranch Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°17′22″N 82°21′26″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Sarasota
Area
• Total	20 sq mi (40 km^2)
Elevation [1]	39 ft (12 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	941
GNIS feature ID	300872
USGS[1]

Hi Hat Ranch is a planned community located in eastern Sarasota County Florida consisting of approximately 10,000 acres (4,000 ha).[2]

History

The initial development of Hi Hat Ranch happened when Ross Beason, a New York businessman, acquired the land in 1937.[3] Beason put the land up for sale after World War II. Hi Hat Ranch was then bought by Herman Turner in a series of transactions from 1943 to 1945. Turner assumed full control of the ranch on April 1, 1945, consisting 26,200 acres (10,600 ha) of land, which is about one-eighth of Sarasota County by total area.[2][3]

The community development project is still in its planning stages. In 2021, a comprehensive plan for the development of rural Hi Hat Ranch was unanimously approved. An application for the development of a Village,[4] separate from the community project approved in 2021, was approved in 2023 and construction is set to start in February 2024 and expected to finish in 2034.[4]

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Hi Hat Ranch". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
2. Rodriguez, Nicole (July 18, 2018). "Sarasota County tweaks 2050 plan for Hi Hat Ranch project". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
3. Smith, Mark. "Hi Hat Ranch Holds a Place in Sarasota County History". Sarasota History Alive!. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
4. Brown Hackney, Rachel (August 17, 2023). "Application for first Village on Hi Hat Ranch submitted to Sarasota County Planning staff". The Sarasota News Leader. Retrieved December 20, 2023.