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Ocoee approves annexation of church property; rezoning approved conditionally pending water-main plan
Summary
The City Commission unanimously approved annexation of 9.09 acres at 977 East Crown Point Road into Ocoee and conditionally approved rezoning to RCE-2, subject to submission of an off-site site-plan permit for a water-main extension with a fire hydrant and flushing apparatus.
The City of Ocoee voted unanimously to annex approximately 9.09 acres at 977 East Crown Point Road into the city and to conditionally rezone the property from Orange County A-1 to the city's RCE-2 (Rural Country Estates) zoning classification.
City planning staff told the commission the property is adjacent to existing city limits, eligible for city water service and consistent with the Envision 2045 comprehensive plan and the joint planning area future land-use map. "In total, the property is 9.09 acres large, and it is eligible for annexation as it is adjacent to other city properties, eligible for water services, and reduces the amount of existing enclaves," a staff member said during the presentation.
The planning and development review committee (DRC) and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the annexation and gave a conditional recommendation for the rezoning. Staff recommended the same: approve annexation and approve rezoning only after the applicant submits an off-site site-plan permit to extend a water main that will include a fire hydrant and flushing apparatus.
Commissioners discussed the logistics of approval and the sequence of permitting: annexation would place the property within the city's jurisdiction but the applicant must be annexed before the city can accept a site-plan permit application for the water main. Staff explained the rezoning condition is intended to ensure the applicant secures the city water extension required by the church.
Motions and votes: the commission approved annexation (motion and second on the record; motion carried unanimously) and separately approved the rezoning with the stated condition that the site-plan permit for the off-site water-main extension (including a fire hydrant and flushing apparatus) be submitted. The commission recorded no roll-call vote breakdown in the transcript beyond the chair's announcement that the motions carried unanimously.
The annexation ordinance and the rezoning ordinance as read at the meeting reference consistency with Envision 2045, the City Code, and the joint planning area agreement and authorize updates to the official city maps and zoning atlas.
The applicants were in the council chamber during the public hearing; no members of the public spoke on the item. The property owner will need to submit the off-site permit to the city to complete the conditional rezoning requirements and to secure the requested city water service.
Votes at a glance
- Annexation: ~9.09 acres at 977 East Crown Point Road — Motion to approve annexation carried unanimously (annexation approved; detailed roll-call not specified in transcript). - Rezoning: Change from Orange County A-1 to City of Ocoee RCE-2 — Approved conditionally; subject to submittal of off-site site-plan permit for water-main extension with fire hydrant and flushing apparatus (motion carried unanimously; detailed roll-call not specified).
