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Council OKs first reading for 196-acre planned development after debate over growth and infrastructure (4–1)
Summary
The council approved first reading of Ordinance 31-17 to rezone nearly 197 acres to a planned development district with about 50–60% open space; the vote was 4–1 after commissioners and residents debated infrastructure capacity, school impacts and timelines.
The Apopka City Council on Dec. 17 voted 4–1 to accept first reading of Ordinance 31-17, which rezones approximately 196.83 acres at the northwest corner of Onondike Road/State Road 453 and State Road 429 into a planned development (PDU) with a cluster-style layout and significant open space.
Planning manager Bobby Howell described the proposal as a conservation-style, cluster development that would set aside a minimum of 50% open space; the applicant later said the current plan provides more than 60% open space and preserves substantial tree and trail areas. The…
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