HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 05 12 Regular
June 8, 1977
Mr. Bob Williams
Chairman
Planning & Zoning Board
City of Winter Springs
1039 Elcourt North
Maitland, FL 32751
Re: Opposition to changes in approved plat unit
development submitted by Florida Land Company
by letter dated May 19, 1977 to Mayor of Winter
Springs/Tract F and part of Tract G of Highlands
more specifically described in the attached Exhibit
"A"
Dear Mr. Williams:
My name is Warren E. Williams and I am Vice President of
Golf Par, Inc., which is the owner of the golf course and I am also
Vice President of Development Enterprises, Inc., which is the
corporation that initially developed the multi-family sites in the
Highlands Planned Unit Development. I strenuously object to the
submission by Florida Land Company of the change requested in Tract
F and part of Tract G of the Highlands Planned Unit Development,
based on a variety of reasons.
It is my understanding of the Planned Unit Development
ordinance that the purpose of the ordinance is to allow for the creation
of a development which will promote the public health, safety, morals,
and general welfare. In the initial design of the development, Florida
Land Company placed multi-family units around the golf course based
primarily on two (2) factors:
(I) Economically, it made more sense to have a larger number
of people around the most significant amenity in the Highlands, the
golf course, in order to assure that the golf course would be
Mr. Bob williams
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June 8, 1977
economically feasible and the developers of the golf course, at that
time, built the golf course based on the fact that there would
be approximately 900 multi-family units within a short distance of the
golf course without that guaranty, the golf course would probably
have to be sub-divided into residential lots.
(2) Multi-family units are less likely to attract large
families, in addition to the fact that multi-family units can be
designed much more easily with the use of the golf course in mind.
The proposed new zoning for the contiguous property around
the 15th and 3rd fairways of the golf course would not meet the
general principal set out in the Planned unit Development Ordinance
and that is, to promote the public health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the residents. With lots 100 feet deep, the homes would
endanger those persons purchasing the homes. These homes are family
oriented type residences and, therefore, you would have to assume
that each one of them would have children creating a tremendous
safety hazard.
As I previously said, the original design and economic
estimates for the golf course amenity were based upon the original
concept of the Planned Unit Development, including multi-family
zoning, contiguous to the golf course. By moving the multi-family to
another area and placing single-family residential contiguous to the
golf course, there is a tremendous detriment to the golf course and
to the community.
Additionally, the definition of landowner in the PUD ordinance
talks about the legal or beneficial owner or owners of all of the land
or holders of an option, and also discusses the consent of the owners
of all other interest in the land concerned. In this particular instance,
there is litigation currently pending in Orange County Courthouse
relative to the options on certain lands located in the Highlands.
A portion of these options include the land which Florida Land
Company has corne to this council with for a change. In their
presentation to the City of Winter Springs, they have failed not
only to apprise the City of Winter Springs of the pending litigation,
but have also failed to provide the City of Winter Springs with any
information which would show that these changes are consistent with the
purposes and intent of the development as initially approved.
Mr. Bob Williams
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June 8, 1977
Besides the above, the lot configuration which Florida Land
Company is requesting would make it impossible to meet the perimeter
requirements set forth in the ordinance setting out the Planned Unit
Development regulations.
Based on the above, I am requesting that the Board deny the
request of Florida Land Company, based on their not meeting the
general requirements of the ordinance of the City of t1inter Springs
and also based on the best interests of the City of vIinter Springs
and the Planned Unit Development itself.
Sincerely yours,
Warren L. Williams
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