Commission Advances Development and Infrastructure Actions
Winter GardenMay 14, 20264 min read
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The commission advanced rezoning for approximately 337.25 acres near Johns Lake and approved a $2.83 million wastewater-line repair and replacement recommendation for the Crest Avenue facility.
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The commission moved several land-use measures forward, including the Johns Lake Urban Village rezoning and changes affecting approximately 0.44 acres near West Colonial Drive; second readings and public hearings are scheduled for May 28, 2026. It also approved an easement vacation and a related lot combination for a planned mixed-use building, plus a 3,184-square-foot commercial site plan at Winter Garden Plaza. A proposed policy for temporary outdoor fireworks sales was postponed to the next meeting. The commission appointed Ronisha Martin as City Clerk.
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Approved the April 23, 2026 regular meeting minutes unanimously, 5-0.
Approved Ordinance 26-12 on first reading, advancing the rezoning of approximately 337.25 acres to the Johns Lake Urban Village Planned Unit Development; a second reading and public hearing were set for May 28, 2026, with staff asked to evaluate lower-density standards, a potential sound-absorbing fence, and limits on home occupancy before completion of the Independence Parkway extension.
Approved Ordinances 26-13, 26-14, and 26-15 on first reading, addressing annexation, future land use, and rezoning for approximately 0.44 acres near West Colonial Drive; second readings and public hearings were set for May 28, 2026.
Approved Ordinance 26-16 on first reading, revising compatible and prohibited uses in the I-1 and I-2 industrial districts; a second reading and public hearing were set for May 28, 2026.
Adopted Ordinance 26-11, vacating portions of utility and drainage easements at 841 Tilden Oaks Trail and 15411 East Oakland Avenue.
Approved a binding lot combination agreement for 841 Tilden Oaks Trail and 15411 East Oakland Avenue.
Approved the site plan for 13675 West Colonial Drive, allowing demolition of the existing building and construction of a new 3,184-square-foot commercial building, subject to staff conditions.
Postponed Resolution 26-06, concerning temporary outdoor fireworks-sale permits, to the next meeting.
Approved a $2.833 million recommendation to repair and replace gravity sewer lines serving the Crest Avenue Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Appointed Interim City Clerk Ronisha Martin as City Clerk unanimously.
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