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COMMISSION AGENDA
Informational
X
Consent
ITEM100
Public Hearings
Regular
June 11, 2012KSRS
Regular MeetingCity ManagerDepartment
REQUEST:
Community Development Department is advising the City Commission of the status of
various current planning projects.
SYNOPSIS:
The City Commission has been asked to be kept informed of the status of all development
projects in the City.This agenda item is an update to the Commission on the status of
current planning projects and any events/changes since the last City Commission meeting.
New information is highlighted.
CONSIDERATIONS:
The projects listed below are those with some consistent activity, although not every project
has additional activity for every update report. Items listed below that have changed since
the last update are shown in bold type. Items which have not and do not appear likely to
generate any change are periodically dropped from this agenda item with prior notice to the
City Commission.
Bart Phillips/ 419 Auto & Metal
– The City Attorney and staff tookan ordinance to the
Planning and Zoning Board in February 2010 with proposed text amendments regarding
permitted uses in the City’s I-1 Zoning District. The applicant indicated that, in addition to
the “secondary metals recycling” operations in the proposed text amendment, he also
wanted the allowance to do “recycling of non-hazardous materials”. This additionwas
discussed during the Planning & Zoning Board meeting in February. First reading of the
text amendment for the I-1 zoning district the City Commission was approved at the
Commission’s February 22, 2010 meeting. The applicant submitted a request for relief of
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the fines imposed by the Code Enforcement Board. The Code Enforcement Board
recommended approval of the reduction of fine request at a special meeting on March 30,
2010. Second reading of Ordinance 2010-03 amending the list of permitted uses in the I-1
District and the City Commission’s consideration of the Code Enforcement Lien
Satisfaction Agreementreceived Commission approval at the April 12, 2010 City
Commission meeting. On April 28, 2010, Mr. Philips paid $500 necessary to satisfy the
lien and submitted the executed Lien Satisfaction document. The Lien Satisfaction
Agreement was recorded on May 10, 2010. City staff is working with the County on the
trail swap. No permit applications have been received for the proposed wall. The property
owner is currently in negotiations with the SJRWMD on the 419 Auto & Metal project.
Staff has attempted to involve Congressman Mica’s office in negotiating the trail ROW
swap with the CSX Railroad. The applicant has requested information about permitting the
buffer walls associated with the 419 Metals facility.An application has been received by
staff for the permitting of the buffer walls along the SR 419 right-of-way. This application
is currently under review. The aesthetic review approval for the walls has expired. An
agenda item requesting the Commission consider reinstating the aesthetic review approval
is on the Commission’s September 12, 2011 agenda. (Trail information has been moved
to “Cross Seminole Trail”)The re-approval for the aesthetic review for the buffer wall
along SR 419 was approved by the City Commission at the September 12, 2011
meeting. The Building Department is reviewing the building permit application. In light of
the recent movement on the CSX Railroad crossing, staff will be meeting with Mr. Bart
Phillips to review the status of the trail right-of-way dedication and the screen walls along
SR 419 and the eastern property line of the 419 Metals site.
Cross Seminole Trail
- On March 30, 2011, Seminole County executed a design agreement
with HDR (an engineering firm that CSX uses to design railroad crossings), which
forwarded this agreement to CSX on April 5, 2011 (16 months elapsed between the design
agreement and the construction agreement for the Environmental Center crossing). David
Martin is requesting a letter of intent to issue a permit, to determine if the state Office of
Greenways and Trails will move forward with the land swap (otherwise, the permit may not
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be issued until the construction is ready)HDR is underway with the railroad crossing
engineering design on behalf of CSX. Seminole County has requested that the City provide
a signed and sealed survey of the proposed trail right of way to be acquired at Magnolia
Park. County request to the Office of Greenways and Trails to proceed with the land swap
given the design agreement with CSX is pending.The City has been tracking the progress
of the engineering agreement between CSX/HDR and Seminole County. Staff and the
Mayor spoke with Tarah Harkins who is new to the area as CSX’s safety officer. Their
leadership team discussed the County’s pending agreement last week and the 3 for 1 policy
issue was raised. It has been several years since the 3 for 1 issue was reviewed by the
County. The County is reviewing whether or not they are in a position to provide any
public or private reductions in rail crossings in Seminole County and will provide Ms.
Harkins an email or letter response after their review. Seminole County examined the
public railroad crossing maps to see if any crossing could be closed to reduce the number of
crossings. They were unable to find any crossings that could be closed in exchange for the
requested trail crossing. The following unique features of the rail line and proposed trail
crossing have been conveyed to CSX:
The proposed crossing is less than one-half mile, + 0.43 miles, from the
termination of the line.
The frequency of use is two trains per week.
The train speed through this section of track is extremely slow.
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This crossing provides mutual benefits to one of your customers Mr. Bart
Phillips, 419 Metal & Auto Recycling Center, Inc., the State, Seminole
County, City of Winter Springs, and CSX Transportation, Inc. Mr. Phillips
has been working with the State, County, and City on land (property)
exchanges which will benefit all parties involved and he fully supports this
crossing application. This crossings approval will allow Mr. Bart Phillips,
419 Metal & Auto Recycling Center, Inc., to consolidate two parcels of land
to improve his operation and potentially increase his business with CSX. The
State, County, and City will benefit by allowing the County to complete the
Cross Seminole Trail in which all have a vested interest. If the at grade
crossing is granted the land exchanges can be completed, as they are
contingent on the approval of this crossing.
CSX Safety Committee approval is pending and the next step will be approval by the Chief
Engineer for CSX. Mayor Lacey has sent a letter to Congressman Mica requesting his
assistance in gaining approval of a non-vehicular crossing from the CSX Railroad.
At the November 14, 2011 City Commission meeting, an Informational item was presented
by the Public Works Department which included an approval letter from CSX railroad for
the “at-grade” pedestrian crossing for the Cross Seminole Trail west of SR 419 and Wade
Street. This approval allows for the land swap to be completed with the State to allow for
the construction of the Magnolia Park Amphitheater.
Seminole County is still waiting for the executed preliminary engineering agreement from
CSX for the crossing.
The City has received a copy of the latest preliminary agreement which allows CSX’s
consultant (HDR) to proceed with the trail crossing design once the funds are received from
the County.
Separately, County staff is still waiting for a response from the Office of Greenways and
Trails as to whether the executed preliminary agreement is sufficient for the State to
proceed with the land swap that would allow Magnolia Park construction to proceed.
The City has received an e-mail from Seminole County to the Office of Greenways and
Trails (OGT) showing the County has executed the Preliminary Engineering Agreement
with CSX.
On February 2, 2012, Seminole County provided OGT with the executed Preliminary
Engineering Agreement with CSX as part of their request to proceed with the land swap
which is under consideration by OGT. The County Survey for the proposed trail right of
way near Old Sanford Oviedo Road was received by staff on Feb 1, 2012 and comments
were returned the same day. Revised survey is expected by February 24, 2012.
As of March 19, 2012, the office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) provided confirmation
that the Preliminary Engineering Agreement with CSX will be sufficient to proceed with the
land exchange. An informational agenda item (Item # 101) is on the April 9, 2012 City
Commission meeting and will provide the details of a timeline for moving forward with this
project.
Staff met with the County Design Engineer on April 26 to review trail missing link design
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drawings that were 30% complete. Staff requested the trail width be increased from 12’ to
14’ to be consistent with the rest of the trail in the City. Exhibit attached (also posted in
lobby). No new info from State OGT.
Family Dollar–
A site plan was submitted on August 10, detailing the construction of an
8,000 square foot freestanding Family Dollar store on a parcel located on the north side of
State Road 434 between Fairfax and Devon Avenues. The applicant must also submit an
Aesthetic Review package that requires approval by the City Commission and is considered
as a public hearing. A Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting with the applicant
will be held on August 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM. On August 23, 2011, a DRC meeting was held
with the applicant. Based on the outcome of the meeting, the applicant will be resubmitting
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plans that address staff’s comments from the first review. On August 31, the applicant
submitted an Aesthetic Review package for review.On September 13, 2011 a DRC meeting
was held with the applicant for the Aesthetic Review package. Based on the outcome of the
meeting, the applicant will be resubmitting architectural elevations for further review.On
September 23, 2011 the applicant resubmitted the final site plan for review. If necessary, a
DRC meeting for the site plan will be held with the applicant on October 6, 2011 at a time
to be determined. The Site Plan and the Aesthetic Review will be presented to the Planning
& Zoning Board at the November 2, 2011 meeting and to the City Commission for
consideration of final approval at their November 28, 2011 meeting.At the November 2,
2011 meeting, the Planning & Zoning Board considered staff’s recommendation of approval
of the Final Engineering Plan and Aesthetic Review. The Final Engineering Plan and the
Aesthetic Review will be presented to the City Commission at the November 28, 2011
meeting.The Final Engineering Plan and Aesthetic Review were approved at the November
28, 2011 City Commission meeting contingent upon the preservation of the “de facto” on-
street parking spaces on Fairfax Avenue. The applicant has submitted plans to Staff
detailing this change.Staff has reviewed the building plan submittal for the design
professional and is awaiting a formal submittal of the building plans by the contractor.The
building plans have been formally submitted by a General Contractor and staff is currently
reviewing the plans for consistency with all applicable building codes.Staff is awaiting the
applicant’s responses to the first plans review effort. Staff met with the applicant on
February 8, 2012 to discuss issues related to the first plans review. A resubmittal is
expected soon. The Building Department is working with the applicant to address all
comments relative to the building permit submittal. A pre-construction meeting was held
with Family Dollar on March 30, 2011. At this meeting, the representative from Family
Dollar indicated they intend to begin construction on April 2, 2012 with construction being
complete within 90 days. The building permit has been issued and the site work is
Vertical construction of the building has commenced and the brick veneer is
underway.
being installed.
Grandeville at Town Center (f/k/a Villa Grande)
– Staff is working with the applicant to
finalize revisions to the permit plans and to finalize the address assignments for the units. A
pre-construction meeting and permit issuance should be forthcoming in the next few weeks.
Staff met with the applicant on September 29, 2008 to finalize the methodology for building
valuation to be used in assessing the appropriate building permit fees. The applicant reports
renegotiating materials prices (in light of recent price declines) in preparation for submitting
for a construction permit to do the site/civil construction and obtaining building permits.
The applicant met again with staff on December 23, 2008 and announced that, due to the
international financial crisis, they were suspending the project indefinitely. The applicant
has asked for contact information for another developer who approached the City with a
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proposal for an “independent living” facility for seniors. Staff met with the applicant on
February 27 and again on April 16, 2009 to discuss options for modifying the proposal to
144 age-restricted apartments utilizing a site plan similar to the one previously approved.
Further discussions relative to the final design and economic development incentives for
this projectwere scheduled for June 9, 2009, butwere re-scheduled for June 16, 2009.The
applicant is currently working on financing for this project and the City is continuing
consideration of potential economic development incentives. Staff is working with the
applicant to finalize the financial package and to finish the write up to be used in marketing
the project. Staff provided a letter on September 28, 2009 detailing the existing project
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status. This letter will be used as part of the financial package for the projectStaff met
with the project representative on October 19, 2009 to discuss the schedule for
consideration/approval of the project modifications as related to the conversion of the
project to age-restricted apartments. Staff met with the applicant on January 26, 2010 once
again to address applicable City and county impact fees. Staff has also provided local
demographic and recent activity information on the Town Center to assist the developer
with their HUD application. The applicant has maintained contact with staff regarding the
project. As of May 14, 2010, the developer has stated that HUD is running 90-120 days late
with their invitations. The developer expects to hear from HUD within the next 50-75 days
and has indicated that they will need expedited services from the City once this invitation is
received. The Developer spoke to staff on July 14, 2010 and indicated that they were two
(2) weeks away from a decision by HUD relative to their financing. If the financing is
approved, they will need to finalize all approval with 120 days. Staff spoke to the developer
on August 16, 2010 and confirmed that they are still waiting to hear from HUD. Another
call from the Developer in mid November indicated that HUD is running late with their
actions on projects and, therefore, the developer is still waiting to hear from HUD on
financing for this project. An early January update indicated that the applicant is supplying
additional information to HUD for their application package. Staff has supplied additional
information relative to the Town Center to the company working with the applicant on the
HUD financing. Staff spoke to the applicant on May 2, 2011 and was informed that the
applicant is working with an additional funding partner on this project. Staff is working
with the applicant and their financial partner to address the status of previous approvals.
Staff has been told that the applicant will be pursuing development of the property with 160
units in five (5) five story buildings with structured parking on the ground floor. Staff has
been contacted by the developer/property owner and they are working on a revised concept
for this property. Staff continues to address several requests from the developer relative to
the building architecture and site development. Staff met with the applicant and a potential
financial partner to the review the project on February 2, 2012. Staff spoke to the
applicant’s architect on February 24, 2012 with regards to preparation of the aesthetic
review submittal in conjunction with the conceptual plan submittal.On March 16, 2012 the
applicant submitted a Conceptual Plan for review and final approval. The plan includes 244
apartment units. Staff review comments were sent to the applicant on April 3, 2012. A
Development Review Committee meeting will be held with the applicant within the next
several weeks. Review of the Conceptual Site Plan will be on the May 2, 2012 Planning
and Zoning Commission meeting.The Conceptual Site Plan was approved unanimously by
the Planning & Zoning Board at the May 2, 2012 meeting. The item will be presented to the
City Commission for approval at the May 29, 2012 meeting. This project was also featured
. The Conceptual
in an article in the Orlando Business Journal in the May 4-10, 2012 issue
Plan was approved unanimously by the City Commission at the May 29, 2012 special
meeting. The applicant anticipates submitting a Final Engineering Plan soon and the
architect is working on the aesthetic review submittal.
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Hayes Road Plaza –
Staff was informed that financing had been obtained for the site. A
building permit was applied for and has been ready for issuance since January 25, 2011. No
work has been pursued on this property. The contractor has contacted the building
department to inquire about the fees associated with the building permit. City staff is
working with the owner and contractor to finalize a schedule for moving forward when
financing is secured which, according to the owner, is imminent.The building permit has
expired and Staff is awaiting the submittal of a new permit request once financing is
secured. Staff met with the owner and his banker and contractor. They are moving forward
with revisions to the building plans in anticipation of making submittal for a new building
permit prior to March 15, 2012, which is the effective date for the newest revision to the
Florida Building Code.The owner submitted building plans on March 1, 2012 for final
approval. Because of the length of time this project has been proposed and even with the
building department’s best efforts to move the project forward with new reviews and even
issuing a slab permit, the Conditional Use approval for the convenience store and the
aesthetic review approval for the building have both expired. Staff has scheduled Public
Hearings for re-consideration of both items before the Planning & Zoning Board on April 4,
2012, and the City Commission on April 23, 2012.The City Commission unanimously
approved both items (Conditional Use and Aesthetic Review) at the April 23, 2012 meeting.
A pre-construction meeting was held with the applicant and contractor on May 21, 2012. At
this meeting, the contractor indicated they intend to begin construction within the next week
The first review
to two week with construction being complete within six to eight months.
of the building plans is complete and staff is awaiting the applicant’s response to
comments.
Jesup’s Landing –
Mattamy Homes submitted a concept plan for 172 town house units at
the Jesup’s Landing site. This planwas addressed at staff review on February 8, 2011.
Mattamy has a number of units at Baldwin Park. Staff received a re-submittal and has
offered to meet with the development professional to make the subdivision plan compliant.
This meeting took place on March 16, 2011 andthe revised plan was briefly addressed at
staff review on March 22, 2011. Staff has sent comments on the revised plan to the
applicant. Proposed subdivision plan modifications, pursuant to staff comments were
received electronically on April 12, 2011. A meeting with the applicant to address
architecture and special exceptions was held on May 4, 2011.The concept plan for this
project is tentatively scheduled for the June 1, 2011 P&Z Board meeting, pending the
scheduling of neighborhood meetings by the applicant. On June 1, 2011, the Planning &
Zoning Board recommended unanimously to approve the Conceptual Plan for 171
townhome units, and a Special Exception to Section 20-324(5) of the Town Center Code to
permit a deviation that would allow a finished first floor height of less than the required
minimum of two (2) feet above sidewalk grade. This item will be on the June 27, 2011 City
Commission agenda. The Conceptual Plan and Special Exception to Section 20-324(5) of
the Town Center Code to permit a deviation to allow a finished first floor height of less than
the required minimum of two (2) feet above sidewalk grade item was approved by the City
Commission at the June 27, 2011 meeting.The applicant is working to finalize the final
engineering and aesthetic review submittals. A meeting regarding a stockpile agreement
was held with the applicant on September 16,2011.At the September 26, 2011 City
Commission meeting, the stockpile agreement was approved. A final engineering plan was
submitted on September 15, 2011. A DRC meeting will be held with the applicant on
October 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM. On October 4, 2011 a DRC meeting was held with the
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applicant. Based on the outcome of the meeting, the applicant will be resubmitting plans
that address staff’s comments from the first review.On November 17, 2011, staff met with
representatives of Mattamy Homes to discuss the Aesthetic Review process. Staff
anticipates a submittal for the aesthetic review sometime in December 2011. Placement of
the surcharge fill material has started. On December 5, 2011, the applicant submitted their
response to staff’s comments on the final engineering plans. This submittal is currently
under review by staff. On December 20, 2011, a DRC meeting was held with the applicant.
Based on the outcome of the meeting, the applicant will be resubmitting plans that address
staff’s comments from the second review. Placement of the surcharge material is complete.
The Final Engineering Plans are scheduled to be presented to the Planning & Zoning Board
on February 1, 2012 and to the City Commission on February 27, 2012 for final approval.
On February 1, 2012 the Planning & Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of
the Final Engineering Plan.The Final Engineering Plans and Development Agreement will
be presented to the City Commission on February 27, 2012 for approval.The Final
Engineering Plans and Modified Developer’s Agreement were unanimously approved by
the City Commission at the February 27, 2012 meeting. Site construction is anticipated to
begin soon.Site construction has commenced and is currently on-going. This project was
also featured in an article in the Orlando Business Journal in the April 27 – May 3, 2012
Site development continues on the project.Staff expects the aesthetic review
issue.
submittal soon.
Jesup’s Reserve
– DR Horton submitted revised aesthetic review documents for a portion
of the remaining 63 lots. This revision received a recommendation of approval at the April
6, 2011 Planning and Zoning Board meeting and was approved at the City Commission
meeting on April 25, 2011. DR Horton has submitted building permit plans for another
building in the development. These plans are currently under review. Staff is awaiting a
response from the applicant from comments generated from the first review. The permit for
the latest submittal is ready for issuance. DR Horton submitted an application for a building
permit for a 6-unit building on McLeod’s Way. The application is in the process of being
reviewed. Construction continues on one previously approved building and one additional
building has been completed. DR Horton has submitted an application for building permits
for 12 more units and construction has commenced on a new 6 unit building. The first
building constructed has received a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) and the second building
is scheduled to receive a CO on September 19, 2011.A permit for another 6-unit townhome
building is ready for issuance. Three (3) building permits were issued the week of January 2-
6, 2012. A new 3-unit building is currently undergoing building permit review. A new 3-
Several of the remaining buildings are
unit building is currently under construction.
currently under construction.
Magnolia Park –
Staff met with the design team on April 14, 2009 to provide initial
comments on the trail land swap, site, and building design, for the amphitheater with its
changing rooms and rest rooms, in preparation for formal submittals. Staff met with the
consultants on May 14, 2009 to discuss the landscaping, lighting, and sound components of
the design. Additional discussions were held on May 29, 2009 regarding the lighting and
sound designs. Staff has received the 60% plans on July 31, 2009 and addressed these plans
at the September 1, 2009 staff review. Aesthetic Review of this project was conducted as
part of the October 6, 2009 staff review meeting. Staff is awaiting the resubmittal of the
aesthetic review documents in response to the October 6, 2009 review. Final staff reviews
of the aesthetics and final engineering were held on December 8, 2009. Staff awaits the
final engineering and aesthetic plan re-submittal for the City Commission. Also, the trail
swap is being delayed because the State wants to bundle the Magnolia Park Trailhead and
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the Bart Phillips trail right-of-way dedication along SR 419 together. Staff is working to
resolve these items. The final engineering/site plan and aesthetic review received
Commission approval at the March 22, 2010 Commission. The Lien Satisfaction
Agreement has been executed by the both Bart Phillips and the City and will be forwarded
to the City Attorney for recordation and processing for the purpose of moving forward on
the various dedications for right-of-way and the swapping of trail right-of-way with the
Magnolia Park Amphitheater site. Discussions are underway between Mr. Phillips, the
CSX railroad, Seminole County, and the State Office of Greenways and Trails regarding the
CSX railroad crossing and the trail property swap. Seminole County is working with CSX
Railroad on the swap and City Staff is meeting with the County on their request for some
survey work. Seminole County is making application for an easement to cross the CSX
railroad with the Cross Seminole Trial. The County submitted the application for the trail to
cross in the industrial park to CSX on 7/23/10. They expect a response within 60 days. The
land swap application is on hold at the Office of Greeneways and Trails pending receipt of
.
the railroad crossing permit from CSXSeminole County notified staff on October 13, 2010
that they had received a verbal confirmation that the permit application had cleared the CSX
safety group (an important hurdle). The permit is currently in the CSX engineering group,
which focuses on technical issues. Staff is attempting to involve Congressman Mica’s
office in the negotiations with CSX. Contact has been made with CSX to facilitate approval
of the pedestrian crossing. Staff spoke with David Martin and the agreement will need to
go the County Commission. Their agenda deadline is Friday March 4 for the April 12
County Commission meeting and March 18 for the April 26 meeting. Scheduling assumes
the agreement is generally acceptable to legal which David expects it to be since they did
the same process for the rail/trail crossing at Soldier Creek Park. A one year site plan and
aesthetic review extension was granted at the March 14, 2011 City Commission meeting.
On March 30, 2011, Seminole County executed a design agreement with HDR (an
engineering firm that CSX uses to design crossings), which forwarded this agreement to
CSX on April 5, 2011 (16 months elapsed between the design agreement and the
construction agreement for the Environmental Center crossing). David Martin is requesting
a letter of intent to issue a permit, to determine if the state Office of Greenways and Trails
will move forward with the land swap (otherwise, the permit may not be issued until the
construction is ready). Kip Lockcuff up-dated the Commission on the project at the April
.
25, 2011 City Commission meetingSeminole County has requested that the City provide a
signed and sealed survey of the proposed trail right of way to be acquired at Magnolia
Park. County request to the Office of Greenways and Trails to proceed with the land swap
(See update under “Cross Seminole
given the design agreement with CSX is pending.
Trail”).
At the November 14, 2011 City Commission meeting, an Informational item was
presented by the Public Works Department which included an approval letter from CSX
railroad for the “at-grade” pedestrian crossing for the Cross Seminole Trail west of SR 419
and Wade Street. This approval allows for the land swap to be completed with the State to
allow for the construction of the Magnolia Park Amphitheater. The City has received an e-
mail from Seminole County to the Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) showing the
County has executed the Preliminary Engineering Agreement with CSX. As of March 19,
2012, the office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) provided confirmation that the Preliminary
Engineering Agreement with CSX will be sufficient to proceed with the land
exchange. Informational agenda item (Item # 101) was presented on the April 9, 2012 City
Commission Agenda and provided details of the timeline for moving forward with this
(See update under “Cross Seminole Trail” above)
project.
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Michael Blake Boulevard
Construction contract was awarded to CFE.
Construction started February 6, 2012.
Substantial completion is scheduled for June 5, 2012.
The contractor (CFE) was granted a 30-day extension to accommodate
Meritage Homes’ ongoing construction of Winter Springs Village, Phase 2,
which is using Michael Blake Blvd as its construction access route. A high
volume of dump truck traffic for Meritage Homes is expected over the next 3-
4 weeks, so CFE was granted a 30-day extension to minimize interference.
Construction on the boulevard has resumed and should be completed in late
July 2012.
Moss Park Apartments
– This project is located on the site of the former Saratoga
Condominiums project, which was approved by the City Commission on April 24, 2006.
Construction for the condominium project commenced soon thereafter and ceased in 2008,
with the property remaining in a partially developed state. The 9.1 acre site is located at the
southeast corner of the intersection of N. Moss Road and Rhoden Lane behind the Bank of
America. As a result of the settlement agreement between the City and Atlantic Housing
Partners, the Town Park Apartments which were originally proposed in the Town Center
will be developed on this property. City staff met with a representative from Atlantic
Housing Partners on February 24, 2012 to discuss issues related to the site plan review for
this project. Per the terms of the settlement agreement, final permitting will be handled by
City Staff. Wall and fence permits were applied for on March 1, 2012. Review of the initial
building permit submittal has been completed. On March 15, 2012, staff had a pre-
application meeting with a representative from Atlantic Housing Partners in regards to the
potential development of the commercial parcel adjacent to SR 434 that would potentially
contain a mixed use building with 15 residential units and 6,000 square feet of commercial
uses. The property is zoned C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial). The applicant was informed
that apartment units in this zoning district require a Conditional Use approval from the City
Commission. On March 30, 2012 staff review comments were sent to the applicant in
regards to the Final Engineering Plan for the apartment units. A Development Review
Committee meeting will be held with the applicant within the next several weeks. The
Conditional Use request for the mixed use commercial and residential on the 434 frontage
property will be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board on May 2, 2012. The Conditional
Use for the mixed use proposal along the SR 434 frontage was approved unanimously by
the Planning & Zoning Board at the May 2, 2012 meeting. The item will be presented to the
At the May 29, 2012 meeting,
City Commission for approval at the May 29, 2012 meeting.
the City Commission voted to continue the item to the June 11, 2012 meeting to allow
staff and the applicant additional time to resolve issues relating to the parking
quantities and layout.
Pinch-a-Penny (formerly Wagner’s Curve) –
A concept plan submittal has been reviewed
by staff andwas addressed at aspecial P&Z meeting on February 10, 2011(4-1 voted for
denial). At its February 28, 2011 meeting, the Commission voted to postpone the concept
plan indefinitely, for staff and the City Attorney to work together with the applicant and put
together a workshop to discuss the boundary of the UCBD, possible modifications to the
Town Center regulations, a revisit of the financial aspects of the Town Center, possible
creation of a “Tier 2” segment of Town Center development at the edges of the current
Town Center district, and small irregularly shaped lots. Staff met with the applicant for
Pinch-A-Penny and the Toppers Ice Cream Shop on June 20, 2011 to discuss the upcoming
Town Center Workshop and how it might affect the subject site. The applicant is working
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on a concept site plan and revised building aesthetic concepts in anticipation of potential
upcoming code changes that may affect the subject parcel in the Town Center. Staff spoke
to the applicant’s representative on November 21, 2011 and the representative was going to
check on the status of the conceptual site plan. Staff had a meeting with the applicants and
their representative on December 5, 2011 to review a concept for the site layout on this
parcel that includes the Pinch-A-Penny as well as the ice cream shop. Staff is reviewing a
sketch site plan and is looking at options to place the ice cream shop on the site with the
Pinch-A-Penny building. Staff has met with the owner’s representative for this project and
has provided design parameters for the newly-approved T3 designation on the subject site.
Staff has scheduled Public Hearings for the conditional use for the swimming pool supply
store before the Planning & Zoning Board on April 4, 2012, and the City Commission on
April 23, 2012. The applicant is working with an engineer to finalize a site plan for the
project.The applicant’s design professional has indicated that they cannot satisfy the
deadline for the public meetings noted above. This project is tentatively scheduled for the
May 2, 2012 Planning & Zoning Board meeting and the May 28, 2012 City Commission
meeting. The applicant’s design professional indicated they could not satisfy the deadline
for the May 2, 2012 Planning & Zoning Board meeting. As staff learns more information
from the applicant in regards to a potential public hearing date, additional information will
Staff has spoken to the owner’s representative and efforts are still
be provided.
underway to bring this project to fruition.
Town Center Phase I (previously referred to as JDC Calhoun I) –
Staff continues to
monitor activity and to meet with potential occupants on vacant retail/office space within
Quest Diagnostics has entered into a lease to be located in
Phase 1 of the Town Center.
Building 8 in the Town Center.
Town Center Phase II –
Staff met with a potential developer for part of Phase II in late
March 2012. No plans or concepts have been submitted to date. Staff has provided
engineering information on Phase II of the Town Center to a potential developer but has not
received any development proposals as of April 3, 2012.
The Greens at Tuskawilla -
Staff is working with the new owners of the Tuskawilla Greens
parcel to finalize an update to the Development Agreement (DA) to accommodate 60
townhouse units on the same layout as the approved condominium plan. Staff will bring
forward the new concept plan for the townhouses once they have reviewed the proposed
changes to the plan and the DA. On July 6, the new owners submitted a combined
Preliminary/Final Engineering Plan to modify the approved condominium plan. Staff
review has been scheduled for August 2 at 9:30 a.m. The applicant requested the staff
review meeting be re-scheduled for August 9, at 9:30 a.m.A Development Review
Committee (DRC) meeting was held with the applicant on August 9, 2011. At this meeting,
the applicant had an opportunity to review and ask questions of staff related to comments on
the project. The applicant indicated he will be re-submitting plans based on staff’s
comments in the near future.A DRC meeting was held with the applicant on August 30,
2011 to address several minor issues related to the previous submittal. Based on the
outcome of the meeting, the Preliminary/Final Engineering Plan and Aesthetic Review will
be presented to the Planning & Zoning Board on September 7, 2011 and to the City
Commission on September 26, 2011.The Planning & Zoning Board approved this item at
the September 7, 2011 meeting. Consideration of the Final Engineering plans and the
Aesthetic Review documents is scheduled for the September 26, 2011 City Commission
meeting. The City Commission continued this item until the October 10, 2011 meeting to
allow more time to understand the terms of the Fifth Settlement Agreement. On September
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8, 2011 the applicant submitted a plat for the 60 townhome units. On September 27, 2011 a
DRC meeting was held between the applicant and staff related to staff comments on the
plat.The Fifth Settlement Agreement, the Final Engineering Plans, Development
Agreement, and the Aesthetic Review were approved at the October 10, 2011 City
Commission meeting. The plat will be presented to the City Commission for approval at the
October 24, 2011 City Commission meeting. The plat was approved by the City
Commission at the October 24, 2011 meeting.Building permits for a sales trailer and
townhome units are currently under review. A building permit has been issued for the sales
trailer. Permit applications have been received for two buildings (8 units) in this
development and have proceeded through the first review. Comments have been issued and
the applicant delivered their response to comments on January 17, 2012. On January 25,
2012, the plat was recorded in the public records of Seminole County. The building permit
for the first 4-unit building is ready for issuance as of February 12, 2012.Construction of
the first building (4 townhome units) is underway. An official groundbreaking ceremony is
scheduled for April 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM. The official groundbreaking ceremony was held
on April 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM. Construction on the townhome units continues.
Winter Springs Village (previously known as Sonesta Pointe
)– On October 12, 2011,
Meritage Homes submitted 11 single-family residential building permits for review. The
building plans should be ready for issuance by October 21, 2011.The building plans are
ready for issuance contingent upon issues regarding addressing being resolved. The
applicant has submitted 11 building permits which are currently under review. All permits
applications have been resubmitted with responses to staff comments. Four (4) permits are
ready for issuance, three (3) permits have been sent for additional revisions, and four (4)
permits are still being re-reviewed.Four (4) permits have been issued and vertical
construction has commenced.Several building permits per week continue to be
issued. Staff conducted an open meeting with the applicants on January 17, 2012. This
meeting was the first of what will probably become a recurring meeting to discuss project
progress, process improvement, assess priorities, and to work out any concerns with the
project before they can cause schedule delays or increased review time necessitated by a
lack of data or a misunderstanding of application requirements. The applicant has
submitted a total of 32 permit packages. These submittals are in various stages ranging
from construction to review, comment response, and ready to issue.On February 6, 2012,
staff and representatives from Meritage Homes had a pre-construction meeting relating to
the construction of infrastructure for Phase 2. Construction continues on various homes in
Phase I of the project. Site work has begun on Phase II of the project. The plat for Phase 2
was submitted March 12, 2012 for approval. The first review is currently underway. An
official groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 24, 2012. The Phase 2 plat is
undergoing staff review and the Phase 2 site construction is underway. Aesthetic review for
the clubhouse facility is on the City Commission’s April 23, 2012 agenda.The City
Commission unanimously approved the Aesthetic Review for the clubhouse facility at the
April 23, 2012 meeting. Issuance of new permits for the development continues as does
construction of the units. Site work continues on Phase 2 of the project. At the May 14,
The
2012 City Commission meeting, the plat for Phase 2 of the project was approved.
applicant and staff met at the Seminole County records center on May 31, 2012 to
record the Phase 2 plat in the public records of Seminole County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this agenda item.
COMMUNICATION EFFORTS:
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This Agenda Item has been electronically forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission,
City Manager, City Attorney/Staff, and is available on the City’s Website, LaserFiche, and
the City’s Server. Additionally, portions of this Agenda Item are typed verbatim on the
respective Meeting Agenda which has also been electronically forwarded to the individuals
noted above, and which is also available on the City’s Website, LaserFiche, and the City’s
Server; has been sent to applicable City Staff, Media/Press Representatives who have
requested Agendas/Agenda Item information, Homeowner’s Associations/Representatives
on file with the City, and all individuals who have requested such information. This
information has also been posted outside City Hall, posted inside City Hall with additional
copies available for the General Public, and posted at five (5) different locations around the
City. Furthermore, this information is also available to any individual requestors. City Staff
is always willing to discuss this Agenda Item or any Agenda Item with any interested
individuals.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests the City Commission receive and review the information provided in this
Agenda Item.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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