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Home My WebLink About2010 11 15 Other Documents Provided By Mr. Michael Cannell during Public Input Date: November 15, 2010 The attached documents were provided to the City by Mr. Michael Cannell during "Public Input" at the November 15, 2010 (Rescheduled From November 8, 2010) City Commission Regular Meeting. Proposed Winter Springs Village Residential Development (Formally known as Sonesta Pointe) Page 1 of 2 �: ��. -� a� o � � s -,�k a o� a Home � RSS Feeds � Sitemap � Help _I Search Resident Busiress Visitors Gavernm2nt Departments Find ONine Water/Sewer Bill Pay - - - - --- •• , -- �- ��`� � •--- � �•�_ �� h �rr,;;�ir �r„mally kno�.vn as Sones;a ?oin�e; Ci[izen Comments and Requests Proposed Winter Springs Village Residential Development eAlerts & eCitizen Notifications ; (Formally known as Winter Springs Village) Boards & Committees City Parks I Winter Springs Village is a Meritage Homes project located on a 40-acre site on the ' east side of Tuskawilla Road, north of S.R. 434, immediately south of the St. Johns Online Services Landing subdivision. A concept plan for Winter Springs Village was conditionally Mayor & Commission approved by the City Commission on June 14, 2010. This concept plan shows Winter Springs Village consisting of 255 residential units made up of 60 detached Codes & Documents single-family estate homes, 133 detached single-family bungalow units, and 60 Veteren's Memorial townhomes. At the August 9, 2010 City Commission meeting, the Commission Water Conservation conditionally approved a Site Development Permit A9reement that permits Meritage Homes to clear and mass grade the site. To help protect the surrounding areas The Winter Springs Connection % from deve ment i , he Site Development Permit Agreement requires aodcasc Meritage maintain SO-foot ide undisturbed n ffers along the eastern (Tuskawi a ern (St. Johns Landing) property boundaries. In addition, Meritage is required to provide security to the City in the amount of $140,000 to be used for a site restoration program in the event that Meritage defaults under the terms of the Agreement. Meritage is also required to make a contribution to the City's tree bank in the amount of $39,000 to partially offset the loss of tree canopy value. For additional information please click on the links below: . Winter Springs Village Development Summary . Winter Springs Village Concept Plan . Winter Springs Village Site Development Permit AgreemeRt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of Winter Springs • City Hall 1126 East State Road 434 • Winter Springs, FI • 32708 City Hall - 407-327-1800 • Police Department - 407-327-1000 Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Website Designed and Maintained by the City of Winter Springs Information Services Department 3 � http://www.winterspringsfl.org/EN/newsevents/sonestapointe.htm / 10/23/2010 ,/ Proposed Winter Springs Village Residential Development (Formerly known as Sonesta Pointe) Page 1 of 2 �S 6� NV �/ �� o �� Home � R55 Feeds � Sitemap � Help �-- - -- Search Resident Busine s Visitors Government Departments Find / Online Water/Sewer Bill Pay ��'r�P >�repes�d i".Er,cer 5,-:r�gs `�illage P.�=_sdenti>€ Deveiopment ;F�rmerly kna.vn as Sor.esca Pcinte; Citizen Comments and Requests Proposed Winter Springs Village Residential Development eAlerts & eCitizen Notifications (Formerly known as Winter Springs Village) Boards & Committees City Parks Winter Springs Village is a Meritage Homes project located on a 40-acre site on the east side of Tuskawilla Road, north of S.R. 434, immediately south of the St. Johns Online Services Landing subdivision. A concept plan for Winter Springs Village was conditionally Mayor & Commission approved by the City Commission on June 14, 2010. This concept plan shows Winter Springs Village consisting of 255 residential units made up of 60 detached Codes & Documents single-family estate homes, 133 detached single-family bungalow units, and 60 Veteran Memorial townhomes. At the August 9, 2010 City Commission meeting, the Commission Water�Conservation conditionally approved a Site Development Permit Agreement that permits Meritage Homes to clear and mass grade the site. To help protect the surrounding areas The inter Springs Connection from development impacts, the Site Development Permit Agreement requires Pod St Meritage to emporary 50-foot wide undisturbed natural buffers along the uskawilla Road) and northern (St. ]ohns Landing) property boundaries. In addition, Meritage is required to provide security to the City in the amount of $140,000 to be used for a site restoration program in the event that Meritage defaults under the terms of the Agreement. Meritage is also required to make a contribution to the City's tree bank in the amount of $39,000 to partially offset the loss of tree canopy value. For additional information please click on the links below: . Winter Springs Village Development Summary • Winter Springs Village Concept Plan . Winter Springs Village Site Development Permit Agreement ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of Winter Springs • City Hall 1126 East State Road 434 • Winter Springs, FI • 32708 City Hall - 407-327-1800 • Police Department - 407-327-1000 Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this o�ce by phone or in writing. Website Designed and Maintained by the City of Winter Springs Information Services Department http://www. winterspringsfl.org/EN/newsevents/sonestapointe.htm � 11 / 15/2010 li _:, � � y:.i SONESTA POINTE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE September 3, 2010 Sonesta Pointe is a Meritage Homes project located on a vacant 40-acre site on the east side of Tuskawilla Road, immediately south of St. Johns Landing. A concept plan for Sonesta Pointe was conditionally approved by the City Commission on June 14, 2010. This concept plan shows Sonesta Pointe consisting of 255 residential units made up of 60 detached single-family estate homes, 133 detached single-family bungalow units, and 60 townhomes. The Sonesta Pointe site was previously owned by Tousa Homes. A development plan for a 408-unit all-townhome Tousa Homes project was approved by the City Commission in December 2006; however, Tousa Homes did not proceed with the project and the property was eventually acquired by Meritage Homes in February 2010. At the August 9, 2010 City Commission meeting, the Commission conditionally approved a Site Development Permit Agreement that permits Meritage Homes to clear and mass grade the site to prepare it for the proposed 255-unit residential development. In reviewing the proposed Site Development Permit Agreement, the City expressed concerns to Meritage Homes about the possibility that the site would be cleared and then not followed-up with the timely completion of the development. In response to this concern, the Site Development Permit Agreement was approved with the following conditions: • Meritage Homes shall maintain 50-foot wid� undisturbed natural buffers along the eastern (Tuskawilla Road) and northern (St. Johns Landing) property boundaries until the Final Engineering plans are approved by the City Commission. The 50-foot buffer alo��_the rorthern property is in ad�ina.-to the existing undisturbed - strip of land between St. lohns Landing and the Sonesta Pointe property. T his 40-foot wide st rip 3 � '� consists of a 35-foot wide strip owned by the �tate of Florida Office of Greenways and Trai s an a 5-foot wide strip owned by the Scrimsher Land Fund. _ • Meritage Homes shall provide security to the City in the form of a cash deposit or letter of credit in the amount of $140,000 that would be used to implement a site restoration program in the event that Meritage defaulted under the terms of the Agreement. The site restoration program includes re-grading the site to eliminate high stockpiles of dirt, grassing and/or mulching all disturbed areas, and implementing a supplemental planting plan to minimize the direct view of disturbed portions of the property from Tuskawilla Road and St. Johns Landing. • Construction vehicles shall primarily utilize a temporary access route across the vacant property located between the site and S.R. 434, in order to minimize construction traffic on Tuskawilla Road. • In addition to the City's standard Arbor Permit Fee, Meritage shall make a contribution to the City's tree bank in the amount of $39,000 to partially offset the loss of tree canopy value to the City caused by the removal of existing trees on the Sonesta Pointe site. This contribution shall be used to purchase and install trees and landscape materials within the Town Center. Next Steps for Sonesta Pointe: The Sonesta Pointe project is currently in the Final Engineering phase. Meritage Homes submitted Final Engineering plans (first submittal) to the City in July 2010 and City Staff returned review comments in August 2010. After the Final Engineering plans are submitted and determined to be acceptable to City Staff, which may take one or more submittals, the plans will then be submitted to the City Commission for approval as part of a regular Commission agenda item. Meritage Homes is also currently preparing the aesthetic review plans for the project. The aesthetic review plans consist of the architectural details and color renderings for the various residential unit types. The aesthetic review plans are first reviewed by City Staff, similar to the Final Engineering plans, then the aesthetic review plans are submitted for City Commission approval as a Public Hearing. 3� 01 � � � ��L� � �— __ ---__ _ _ -- � � �� .�.. �� - � � � ��. � � -�, \ � � �� r., , r• ,� g s �� .� _ � ---�. � � - �--f` � -�%' -� ��-` ._ �u ,�' , .m .,,,� m ',�,^��" � �' ,'"','. _.� 1w„ _\ ,� � �� ' � � � d � � j , ' ` �'�• ��` � , �� '' ! ,,, � . `�� l ; � � i �� ; � ` s ' � ��,�, ' •.► i ; � �', � ` , �, ; �' �/ P; ! // \\ ' � `� ,� � 1 1 �� ' ,, , � �, � ,� % ` ' '� � � � % �' � �'�s\° ,\ l ,�; �'� I� -/ �� ;\�, �---� � �=�-=�--- !- i ' \� f .. i�r� � . ��, � --� � � � / �, s ll•� _ W" ' \, � � \ %\ . \ �� ` '_ _ - - -� ' ``�/`�/' � ,*\`� ;�` e� .�� ,�,� _ ,''"+ �, �� \` .... , •� , � '� " �'�. �% \\ \+ �\,��./j' ,f �� '� �\ ' •�� .'��i" °� �.�-' `\��` �� .� ' �'"� � � � � ., i : w , � ;: ��% ��' �� '=T'a —� „� i—� '--�'� � r"A.,...�� \ ° '�N . � ��" � \ Rt,�� oh :...... �\ R �� ` � \\ � �� ,�,� �� \ SHlLT Ho, . 1 , �a�. .� ' . � � o.,, � � I I — _ � �� 1 ' �\�.�. � �� ' CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA � 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 ��ORiD�' WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799 Telephone (407) 327-1800 Ronald W, McLemore !':t✓ �,'un�;,er August 11, 2000 '�1r. M�ke Cannell 221 Torcaso Court Winter Springs, FL 32708 Dear Mr. Cannell: Thank you for your letter to the City Clerk expressing interest and requesting information about the Town Center District Code and District Boundary. After numerous public meetings and advertised public hearings, the formal adoption of the code was finalized by the City Commission on June 12, 2000. Enclosed is a copy of the agenda item which documents the approval process and lists the various meeting dates. A copy of the Town Center District Code which specifies allowable uses and design criteria is available for $21.95. The maximum building height is four (4) stories or 55 feet. The realignment of the Cross Seminole Trail was part of the planning process. The equestrian trail segment was designed to keep horses out of the congested downtown area. The formal application to relocate the trail segments was submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protecrion by Seminole County on August 6, 1999. The trail segment that runs behind St. Johns Landing is an unpaved thirty five (35') foot nature trail and equestrian right of way which eventually connects to the multi-use paved trail before crossing State Road 434 on a pedestrian bridge. The owner of the property adjacent to St. 3ohns Landing has agreed, in a formal document, to construct�, six� foot concrete block or brick wall between any commercial or multi-family development that may occur adjacent to the St. Johns Landing subdivision. The wall will commence at the Tuskawilla Road right-of-way and terminate at the southeastern corner of the eastern-most developable lot contiguous to the common boundary between St. Johns Landing and the Schrimsher property. The property owner also agreed to provide a buffer not less than fifly (� eet in width along the northern boundary adjacent to St. Johns Landing. The unpaved trail right-of-way may count towazd meeting the buffer requirement. , i/ The retention ponds depicted on the Town Center Plan are conceptual and do not necessarily indicate the actual size or location of retention ponds that may be required as part of the development program. A master stormwater plan will he engineered according to local, state, and federal laws. There is the expecta.tion that a trailhead will be established at Magnolia Square, which is centrally located in the Town Center. The final design for the trailhead may include res�raom facilities, a water feature and an amphitheater. Please contact City Clerk Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces for copies of documents related to the Town Center. You may contact Charles Carrington 407-327-5970 or my secretary, Jan Palladino 407-327-5957 if you have questions or wish to discuss the matter further. Sincerely, 9,,,,r,�,� C�' /' � Ronald W. McLemore, City Manager cc: Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk Charles C. Carrington, AICP Community Development Director Enclosure: Commission Agenda Item B, June 12, 2000 ��