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Commissioners approve rezoning of 1.31-acre parcel near Leesburg for neighborhood commercial use
Summary
The board rezoned a 1.31-acre unincorporated Leesburg parcel from urban residential to neighborhood commercial (C-1); the city of Leesburg noted water-extension and sewer-availability caveats.
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 April 1 to rezone about 1.31 acres in unincorporated Leesburg from urban residential to a neighborhood commercial C-1 district.
Planning staff said the property is at the corner of Northern Avenue in the unincorporated Leesburg area inside the Leesburg ISBA. The planning and zoning board recommended approval, and staff advised that the city of Leesburg had no objection to the rezoning but noted city water would be available only with an extension at the applicant’s expense and that sewer is not currently available; the city said it would work with the applicant on a sewer waiver if needed.
The county planning director said the parcel is consistent with adjacent properties, several of which are zoned planned commercial or C-1, and that development plans would later be subject to site-plan review and environmental assessment as part of development review. The board approved the rezoning after a brief district commissioner comment noting local knowledge of nearby uses and a county staff confirmation that standard development regulations (parking, landscaping, setbacks) apply at site-plan stage.
The rezoning was moved from the consent agenda after a request from a commissioner in the district; no public opposition was recorded during the meeting.
