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A staff presenter said the state identified 12 policies and three other provisions as potentially burdensome under the law and instructed the city to remove or modify them. The staff member summarized the state's response as effectively returning the submission and advising the city to \"try again.\"

Staff said they plan to revise the comp plan and resubmit in the near future to address the state's comments. No additional details about the specific policies or the expected schedule for resubmission were provided at the DRC meeting.

No formal action or vote was recorded at the DRC meeting regarding the state's determination; staff presented the outcome as information and said they would pursue revisions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Apopka Development Review Committee Meeting September 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Community development staff said the state's review deemed the submitted comprehensive plan rewrite \"null and void\" under Senate Bill 180 and flagged 12 policies and three additional items that must be removed or modified before resubmission.","taxTitle","Apopka, Orange County, Florida","taxId",4597,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5987710,"Developers modify future land-use request for 1920 Schiller Avenue; DRC told change won't alter site plan",79,714000,793000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5834727-4992472dfdf45e26c9d4d902b3770bfc&start=714&end=793","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5834727-4992472dfdf45e26c9d4d902b3770bfc/thumbnail_714000.jpg","/articles/5987710/Apopka/Orange-County/Florida/Developers-modify-future-land-use-request-for-1920-Schiller-Avenue-DRC-told-change-wont-alter-site-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5987710-d3f91650267306b94fbbfe3484200829/orig.mp4?Expires=1775229025&Signature=g1RlNhw6yxUiDWQj4xArmqtHZw29wcB96SHNR~Zw6Dj1CE1XcfXV~0SRXrIcdJpJdp94yLxDKv-XVKpUQCObSnZWfPgxJquJy~ltJnsTBOScbZDxCGL0L~5mP3u-IudVOBfBOIHLCGE-HY8xZkPeo1WDmF-DWYdfNckE6mtqTFPiSZj3MaiU4rM4oyrJHB6MoofXr6RdAFNctXQa3iM5~Mj-w497XEXtP22zQTSob79daBnHQjuh9YkOi3sKpDa361qVpe8YYlKLqUOQdhWAgM~TRcqM2P70zKlO9JSHpWeaxlyNAu24m6WdtnrHZAYKhxA-E7eWXxFtzdqNWf-cqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Community development staff told the Development Review Committee on Sept. 10 that applicants for 1920 Schiller Avenue revised their requested future land-use amendment so it aligns with the requested zoning and the city's land development code.

June Sona, a community development staff presenter, said the applicant initially sought to change the property's future land use from county rural and county low density to city residential low suburban but staff found that residential low suburban would not be compatible with the requested residential two-family zoning under the Land Development Code (referenced in the transcript as LDC table 1.8 0.2). The applicant modified the request from residential low suburban to residential low, which staff said makes the future land use and zoning comparable.

Staff said the proposed site plan remains for 115 single-family residential units (2.92 dwelling units per acre as stated in the meeting) and that the modification does not change the proposed site development plan. Staff noted the item previously received DRC approval in June and was approved by the comprehensive planning commission on Aug. 1; the item had a first reading at city council on Sept. 20 but a technical code issue required returning the future land-use amendment to planning commission and then city council so the council second reading and zoning hearings can be tied together.

No formal vote was recorded during the DRC discussion. Staff asked the committee for a recommendation, and no DRC reviewers raised objections during the meeting. Building, police, public works and fire staff recorded no comments at the DRC meeting.

The change is procedural: staff presented the modified future land-use classification to resolve an incompatibility with the requested zoning so the project can proceed through the planning commission and council hearings with matching land-use and zoning designations.","Staff reported the applicant for 1920 Schiller Avenue revised a requested future land-use amendment from \u001cresidential low suburban\u001d to \u001cresidential low\u001d so the future land use and requested zoning are comparable; staff said the change will not alter the proposed 115 single-family unit site plan.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5987714,"City renews Market on Fifth arrangement; organizers say weekly Friday market will run September—July",68,172000,240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5834727-4992472dfdf45e26c9d4d902b3770bfc&start=172&end=240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5834727-4992472dfdf45e26c9d4d902b3770bfc/thumbnail_172000.jpg","/articles/5987714/Apopka/Orange-County/Florida/City-renews-Market-on-Fifth-arrangement-organizers-say-weekly-Friday-market-will-run-SeptemberJuly","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5987714-d2bb16938065c7e459a36f756cde0304/orig.mp4?Expires=1775229025&Signature=Y7zAlkbt2ljUdyKAvtrhU0mvn-Fru36JlvydI4O25ZvZHG-sQcuYQW1Z86~QQDB~QrvISUPIo6ybVroVpZYz60TjUdFE2anSevncOIgBBK0W9cJkAeev-wQsZdwN03s64qvDLdKh2i~tFiqSgCWeXsxr9udppUU2pM~Mun9uYHrrpC0cEQ~WsYj4U92CPI29qvM8~Tk5zwZKdbhxDmrfwPRVP46FqmMB4zsf6h5UMdXv8TACrpk95V-VNsf9YsmAWwgJzKIyVetIInhieFfHAmOsIXB5MD21z43HKziEXuDzMuHWXNjh46zUQM~M8HZXJfeVZJKdMiXU5w36veJRsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented details of a renewed special-event agreement for Market on Fifth, a farmers market organized by Propagate Social House and CoPacking USA, at the Development Review Committee meeting on Sept. 10.

A presenter described the Market on Fifth as scheduled to run every Friday from September through July, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., on Fifth Street. The organizers expect about 200 attendees per event, with food trucks, vendors and 10-by-10 vendor tents. The setup will begin at 4:30 p.m. and breakdown at 9 p.m., the presenter said.

The presenter said the agreement had been renewed with the city and that the event will use a street closure on Fifth Street between Park and Central and parking in a public lot; there will be APD staffing and a center lane left open for emergency vehicles. The presenter said there will be no alcohol sales in the street; any alcohol would be sold inside restaurants.

When asked, committee reviewers had no objections and no additional comments from police, public works, fire or building staff were recorded.

There was no formal vote recorded during the meeting; staff indicated the market was proceeding under the renewed agreement and that the organizers have already begun operations.","City staff said the Market on Fifth — a weekly farmers market organized by Propagate Social House and CoPacking USA — will run Fridays from September through July with street closure, vendor tents, food trucks and no public alcohol sales outside restaurants.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5987720,"Developer seeks clarity on water, sewer capacity for 400-unit Gail Vista project",158,160000,318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5834727-4992472dfdf45e26c9d4d902b3770bfc&start=160&end=318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5834727-4992472dfdf45e26c9d4d902b3770bfc/thumbnail_160000.jpg","/articles/5987720/Apopka/Orange-County/Florida/Developer-seeks-clarity-on-water-sewer-capacity-for-400-unit-Gail-Vista-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5987720-a08464e3568e28238e2d47d7cea9608b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775229025&Signature=b1fbwTXnzCQS2CZlIwxKQY1CDkBPeKYlo3Z71Q8903loEt-mmObntAaDjFh5LpZQQxwkGUMl8FsUyYzRa6oGk8LedXeb8mlCpA5MlHK~6yimH9~wykJYjRNXyxJoC6ltZlOPzYCmK3wKUE-al8RgQ7LYYcStuhlObUXCSRo8IsPwOdrgkV5My6UxQgV2llf~8ixb0Novp9Mp4-QrkH20f7CSUdhct~IBBViSo3FljtWkVJo-z9oXfrVn0oMMBMPABvrPsPWx9SrXJRu4wSB4WKtu2f~e5S1nWG3Q~dmCQOprKKDfrHeN2WphWg~ZjMO0W-zmkS-ntaK0NrhHY~X6ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Developers of a planned 400-unit multifamily project at 2020 Old Dixie Highway told the Development Review Committee on Sept. 10 they need explicit confirmation from the city that water and sewer capacity is available before completing design and spending further development dollars.

Sameh Chakrabarti, engineer with ATLLL, LLC, told the committee that “one of the main things that we wanna know is the availability of water and sewer,” and said the team had received a statement locating connection points but had not received a commitment that the utility system has capacity for the project.

The issue surfaced during a staff review of the Gail Vista construction site plan, which the applicants described as a 400-unit multifamily residential development. Community development staff reviewed the project's submittal and noted outstanding engineering items, including sewer and lift-station calculations and a traffic analysis for a four-story building on Old Dixie Highway. The applicant said an architect and traffic consultant are on board but that the traffic study has not yet been ordered and the architectural connection points are incomplete.

Dylan Ames, an applicant representative, told the committee the timing affects project financing: Orange County has allocated $5,750,000 toward the project, he said, and the development team faces a commitment deadline next month and must close financing within 18 months or risk losing the funds. Ames said the team had paused architectural work pending confirmation that utility capacity exists and asked staff to confirm availability “and there's a path for us to be able to get the capacity that's needed.”

A city staff speaker said utilities staff are preparing an approach to allow new services while the city pursues a plant expansion, but that a full expansion would take about four years. The staff speaker said the city has not issued blanket denials and suggested the applicants speak directly with Vladimir, a utilities staff member who was working on interim capacity arrangements and planned to attend later in the meeting.

Staff also flagged a regulatory question: the applicants applied to use the Live Local Act under \"Senate Bill 1730\" but the site currently carries a commercial future land use designation and is zoned community commercial—under the current land development code multifamily is not permitted in that zoning without a different approval path. Community development asked for legal documentation demonstrating Live Local Act eligibility; staff said it would forward that evidence to the city attorney for review. If the project does not qualify under the Live Local Act, it would need to pursue a major development plan because multifamily is not permitted in the existing community-commercial zone.

Committee reviewers asked the applicants to provide corrected fire auto-turn diagrams and the outstanding engineering calculations once architecture and utility connection points are finalized. No formal vote or approval was taken; staff said they would follow up with Vlad (Vladimir) and the applicant offline and that the city attorney would review the Live Local Act eligibility paperwork.

The committee recorded outstanding process items: the traffic study and full architecture needed to produce definitive water/sewer connection calculations, and legal review to confirm whether the Live Local Act applies. The applicants repeatedly emphasized the time sensitivity tied to the Orange County funding allocation.","Developers of the proposed 400-unit Gail Vista multifamily complex told the Development Review Committee they cannot finish construction plans until the city confirms water and sewer capacity and the project's eligibility under the Live Local Act.","actionData","errors"]

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State finds city's comp plan rewrite noncompliant with Senate Bill 180; staff told to revise policies

Developers modify future land-use request for 1920 Schiller Avenue; DRC told change won't alter site plan

City renews Market on Fifth arrangement; organizers say weekly Friday market will run September—July

Developer seeks clarity on water, sewer capacity for 400-unit Gail Vista project