Ocoee approves land‑use change and rezoning for 150‑acre regional sports complex; developers to remediate brownfield

The Ocoee City Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 18 to adopt a large‑scale comprehensive plan future‑land‑use amendment and a corresponding rezoning for a proposed 150‑acre regional sports and mixed‑use complex on property at the southeast corner of Fuller’s Cross Road and Ocoee‑Apopka Road.

Zoning manager Whitfield told the commission the application would change about 117.7 acres from low‑density residential and 32.3 acres from conservation to commercial and create a new northwest activity center in the comprehensive plan. The site includes nine parcels and a city‑designated brownfield area formerly associated with Chevron.

Developer representatives said the planned project includes an amphitheater of active recreational space and entertainment: up to 17 ball fields, a legacy field for inclusive play, indoor sports facilities, hotels, retail and restaurants and roughly 1.3 million square feet of gross leasable area for mixed commercial uses. The application’s tax‑amendment language caps development at a 0.4 floor‑area‑ratio for non‑residential uses and limits net new trips from the site to 17,960 daily trips, staff said.

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