Large land‑use transmittal application for 337‑acre site deferred to public hearings

City planning staff presented a large‑scale land‑use transmittal ordinance for a 337.29‑acre property east of Yellowwater Road (south of Wells Road, north of Normandy Boulevard) and the commission deferred the item to scheduled public hearings because the applicant was unable to attend.

Ed Lukakovic explained the application’s location and development potential: the site contains 61.39 acres of wetlands (54.6 acres categorized as Category 2 wetlands and 6.79 acres as Category 3) and drains to Yellowwater Creek and an unnamed stream that ultimately connect to Black Creek and the St. Johns River. He described current land use as rural residential and the proposed change to low‑density residential, and summarized development potential at varying levels of sewer availability: roughly 337 single‑family dwelling units under current rural rules without sewer, about 674 units if sewer is extended, and up to 1,686 single‑family units under the proposed low‑density residential standard with sewer.

Lukakovic noted the site includes areas prone to flooding, approximately 18.1 acres within FEMA flood Zone A and additional undocumented flood‑prone wetlands (about 10.39 acres reported by staff). He said a sanitary sewer extension to the site would require roughly 4,050 feet of pipeline from Normandy Boulevard.

Because the applicant could not attend and formal action cannot be taken without a quorum, the commission deferred the transmittal ordinance. Lukakovic said public hearings are scheduled at the planning commission and city council land‑use committee in January and that a final City Council hearing is set for later in January 2026 (dates provided by staff). The commission will take up the item at those hearings.