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DRC reviews Wingspan development construction-site plan revisions; access, drainage and grease-trap issues remain

August 21, 2025 | Apopka, Orange County, Florida


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DRC reviews Wingspan development construction-site plan revisions; access, drainage and grease-trap issues remain
Bobby (community development reviewer) and other city staff reviewed a package of construction site-plan revisions for the Wingspan development at the Aug. 20 DRC meeting. The changes are driven largely by the completion of Waypoint Boulevard, which altered access configurations and required applicants to update construction-site plans across multiple parcels (CSP 25-29 and related parcel submittals).

Why it matters: Access and drainage mapping determine whether public roads or private drive aisles will carry stormwater responsibilities and affect required drainage easements. Fire, public works and building reviewers highlighted operational concerns—especially vehicle access for emergency apparatus and the need to verify drainage easements based on finalized road locations.

Key points discussed:
- Access changes: Staff said Waypoint Boulevard’s completion changed access points; applicants must revise plans to reflect which corridors will be public right-of-way and which will be private drive aisles. Public works noted the planting of drainage easements on parcels that currently show no roads and flagged that some easements may be unnecessary unless roads are added.
- Drainage easements: Public works asked applicants to align drainage easement mapping with confirmed road alignments; depending on final roads, additional easements may be required.
- Tree mitigation and landscaping clarifications: Staff requested clearer tree-mitigation detail and a narrative limited to each parcel’s scope (rather than the entire Wingspan MDP). Staff asked the next submittal to include a color-coded rendering identifying parcel boundaries to reduce confusion.
- Grease traps and utility drafting errors: Public works identified shared grease-trap notations in the utility plan and required separate grease traps for each building; the applicant confirmed each building will have its own grease trap.
- Gopher tortoise permits: For Parcel B (medical office), Wingspan representative Brian D'Arimple said the team obtained a gopher-tortoise relocation permit and provided a certification letter from the environmental consultant confirming tortoises were relocated before clearing and demolition.
- Fire/auto-turn: Fire reviewers requested auto-turn demonstrations using the city’s fire apparatus template (specifically the city’s truck turning radius) so staff can confirm emergency access through parking lots.

Departmental responses at the meeting were largely technical. Community development and applicant representatives said many comments were minor or resolved; public works, fire and building staff recorded specific revisions they will require before approval. No formal motions or votes occurred at the DRC meeting; staff indicated the applicants remain in the revision-and-resubmit phase.

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