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Council approves first readings to reconfigure 139 N. Ridgewood Drive from residential to downtown commercial PUD
Summary
On first readings the Sebring City Council approved ordinance 15-65 (future land use amendment) and ordinance 15-66 (PUD amendment) to allow roughly 7,007 sq. ft. of retail/commercial space at 139 N. Ridgewood Drive; the council also approved terminating the prior development agreement to prepare for a new agreement with the incoming developer, Ken LeBlanc.
The Sebring City Council on Dec. 2 approved on first reading two linked ordinances that would change the future land use and amend the Planned Unit Development for 139 North Ridgewood Drive, moving the parcel from a high-density mixed-use designation toward a downtown mixed-use PUD that emphasizes commercial uses.
Stephanie Von Poleski Bush of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council presented the proposals. She said the parcel is about 0.43 acres, is in the historic overlay district, and currently carries a high-density mixed-use designation that had allowed residential densities up to 117 dwelling units per acre and up to 25% nonresidential uses. The…
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