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Planning commission recommends rezoning of 550 West Lester Road for single-family subdivision
Summary
On Jan. 13 the Apopka Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend changing zoning at 550 W. Lester Rd. from Transitional to RSF-1b for a small single-family subdivision; staff cited a 3.05-acre site area and DRC recommended approval. Neighbor raised fence and buffering concerns at public comment.
On Jan. 13 the Apopka Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request for 550 West Lester Road, a 3.05-acre parcel owned by Christopher Williams and Katrina Bennett, moving the property from Transitional (T) zoning to Residential Single Family Large Lot (RSF-1b). Planner Mir Hamza presented the request and said the citys future land-use designation is Residential Low Suburban and that the Development Review Committee recommended approval.
Planning commissioner discussion focused on access and density. Commissioner Washington asked whether there would be rear access or only an entrance on Lester; Hamza said access will be exclusively from Lester. Commissioner Mott asked about density limits; Hamza said the future land-use designation allows up to about 3.5 units per acre and that RSF-1b is the single-family large-lot classification proposed to provide an appropriate residential zoning where the property previously carried a placeholder "transitional" designation.
Applicant Thomas (Tom) Favor told the commission he had no formal site plan for tonights hearing but estimated the buildout could allow up to 10 lots while realistically expecting 7 to 8 homes and confirmed a stormwater retention area would be provided. During public comment, resident Fred Cruz (564 Keyhole Loop) asked whether the developer would construct a new fence or otherwise separate backyards from his property; staff and the applicant responded that fencing and lot-level details are addressed at the site-plan stage and encouraged private follow-up with the applicant.
Commissioner Mott moved to find the proposed change of zoning compatible with surrounding character and to recommend approval subject to the findings and facts in the staff report; Commissioner Washington seconded. The commission voted in favor by voice and the motion carried. The recorded motion was a recommendation to the appropriate decision-making body; the transcript does not specify a numeric roll-call tally.
