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Wellington board approves cleanup of 2005 land‑use conditions and rezones about 49.3 acres at 14833 50th Street
Summary
On Dec. 18, 2025 the Wellington Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board unanimously approved a development‑order amendment to remove site‑specific conditions tied to Ordinance 2005‑19 and a rezoning to align about 49.3 acres at 14833 50th Street with the village Future Land Use Map. Public commenters raised odor and traffic concerns about a nearby manure transfer operation, which the board said was not under review.
WELLINGTON, Fla. — The Wellington Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board on Dec. 18 unanimously approved two items that staff and the applicant said simply correct mapping and remove dated, site‑specific conditions placed in a 2005 land‑use ordinance.
Kelly Ferriolo of the planning and zoning division told board members the applications apply to 14833 50th Street and include a development‑order amendment (DOA 2025‑0003‑DOA) to eliminate the site‑specific conditions in Ordinance 2005‑19 and to correct ambiguities in the ordinance’s legal description, and a rezoning petition (REZ 2025‑0004‑REZ) to rezone roughly 49.3 acres so the zoning designation matches the Future Land Use Map designation of Equestrian Commercial Recreation (ECR). Ferriolo said staff’s analysis finds the requests comply with Wellington’s comprehensive plan and land development regulations.
Village attorney Miss Cohen reminded the board that because the matters are quasi‑judicial, decisions must be based on “competent, substantial” evidence submitted in the record.
David Millage, counsel for the applicant, said the DOA corrects a 2005 legal description that did not close the boundary and removes a list of limited uses that had been tied to a proposed equestrian show venue. Millage said the change merely aligns the ordinance text with the original intent and does not increase the property’s acreage or grant new entitlements. “We’re cleaning up the zoning to be consistent with the land use and cleaning up the old 2005 ordinance,” he told the board. He added that any future housing or other uses outside the remaining 10‑acre Residential B portion would require a separate future land use amendment and additional approvals.
Staff reviewed the site’s history, noting the property was previously known as the Littlewood Equestrian Center and that the 2005 approval placed uses and conditions in the ordinance rather than in a recorded covenant. Ferriolo said that practice effectively made those restrictions permanent rather than time‑limited. Staff also reported that the Environmental Planning Commission recommended approval 4‑0 at its Nov. 5, 2025 meeting.
During public comment residents raised operational concerns unrelated to the applications before the board. Gisela Mercede, who said she lives opposite Owsley and 50th Street, described truck traffic and odor from a nearby manure transfer operation and told the board, “The smell is terrible. . . . you can even smell ammonia.” The chair and staff replied that manure operations were not subject to the DOA or rezoning review and that those operational questions were not for this board to resolve.
After discussion, a board member moved to approve Ordinance 2025‑26 (the DOA) and another member moved to approve Ordinance 2025‑27 (the rezoning). Both motions were seconded and passed unanimously.
The board closed public comment and staff said the next regular meeting on Jan. 21, 2026 will include several large items, including a rezoning and master plan review. The board adjourned with holiday greetings.
SOURCE: Wellington Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board meeting transcript, Dec. 18, 2025.
