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Cocoa council approves final plat to subdivide former Sears site for future commercial parcel and multifamily development
Summary
The Cocoa City Council unanimously approved a final subdivision plat that splits a roughly 15.74-acre property into two lots — preserving a 280-unit multifamily phase and creating a commercial outparcel — after staff said the application met city code and comprehensive-plan policies.
The Cocoa City Council on Feb. 25 approved the final subdivision plat for a 15.74-acre parcel, splitting the site into two lots — Lots 1A and 1B — to enable future commercial development adjacent to an already‑approved 280‑unit multifamily project.
City planner Lucy (last name not specified) told the council the site was originally approved in 2021 as a planned unit development under "ordinance 3 dash 02/2021," and that the mixed‑use development agreement recorded in March 2021 reserved a 2.25‑acre commercial parcel while clearing 13.4 acres for a multifamily phase. She said the city’s consultants and a third‑party surveyor found the final plat to be in substantial compliance with Chapter 18 (Subdivisions) and appendix A of city zoning regulations.
The final plat formalizes two lots to facilitate the commercial phase described in the PUD and must be…
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