Ocoee planning commission recommends approval of Okoi Pickleball Complex preliminary site plan

The Ocoee Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 9 voted to recommend approval of the preliminary large-scale site plan for the Okoi Pickleball Complex (LS2025-005), a multi-building indoor pickleball facility proposed on three parcels near the terminus of Jacob Nathan Boulevard.

Deputy Service Director Whitfield told the commission the plan converts a previously proposed outdoor facility into an indoor complex that now proposes 25 indoor courts plus one outdoor championship court, three buildings, on-site dining and support spaces. Whitfield said the site is roughly three acres of parcels that contain wetlands and floodplain on the west side and that the properties fall inside the city's Community Redevelopment Area boundary.

The revision responds to issues raised during a 2024 special-exception application, Whitfield said: "They reduced it by 18 courts, providing the parking ratios for the pickleball courts as at staff's recommendations and then providing 2 emergency ingress egress…