Council approves Isle Point master plan and comp-plan amendment; developer to record non‑rental covenant and pay $280,000 for off‑site improvements

Wellington Village Council on Sept. 3 approved two related measures to convert a 10‑acre parcel formerly designated for equestrian commercial use into a 25‑lot single‑family residential enclave, passing both the comprehensive plan amendment (Ordinance 2025-12) and the Orange Pointe PUD master plan amendment (Resolution R2025-22) by 5-0 votes.

The applicant, SIWBG 2 LLC, represented by attorney Brian Seymour of the Gunster law firm and agent Jared Purser of WGI, reduced the proposal through multiple rounds of negotiation from earlier, denser concepts to a plan calling for 25 single‑family homes that would average larger lots (the smallest cited as about 70 feet by 155 feet). Seymour told the council the applicant and representatives of adjacent neighborhoods — The Isles and Windsor Bay — reached agreements on several points.

Why it matters: the decision shifts the site from commercial/equestrian potential or a denser "live local" multifamily option to a low‑density residential outcome with legally recorded commitments intended to limit future rental or multifamily redevelopment. Council and staff said that outcome reduces potential traffic and land‑use impacts compared with other allowed scenarios for the parcel.

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