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Board denies plan amendment for Tangerine subdivision after residents press for one‑acre lots and preserved open space
Summary
The Board rejected a developer’s request to amend a planned‑development zoning to reduce lot size to half‑acre in order to cluster lots and set aside 50% of the site as conservation open space. Residents argued the change would change Tangerine’s rural character; the motion to deny passed unanimously.
Orange County commissioners on Oct. 14 voted unanimously to deny a developer’s request to amend the Evergreen planned development in the Tangerine rural settlement, rejecting a proposal to cluster previously approved 1‑acre lots into smaller half‑acre parcels while setting aside 50 percent of the property as permanently protected open space.
What was proposed: The applicant sought to modify the approved PD for roughly 22–23 acres (Parcel C) so the previously approved 20 single‑family lots could be clustered into smaller half‑acre lots and a conservation tract would cover roughly half the site in order to comply with Wekiva study‑area open‑space requirements. The applicant argued clustering…
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