Clermont council approves Ivy Ridge plan amendment and PUD rezoning over one dissent
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City staff said state review found no adverse impacts and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval; council approved the large-scale comprehensive plan amendment (Ord. 2025-039) and the PUD rezoning (Ord. 2025-040) by separate roll-call votes, each 4–1.
The City of Clermont on Feb. 24 adopted two ordinances to bring the 57-acre Ivy Ridge property into the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning code and to convert an existing Lake County PUD to a City of Clermont PUD.
John Crews of Development Services told the council the city initiated the annexation and plan-change to align the property’s future land use and zoning following a June 2025 annexation intended, in part, to capture about $1.8 million in impact fees. Crews said the parcel had previously been approved under Lake County for up to 155 single-family homes and that state agencies returned no substantive objections during a December 2025 review.
"Since no substantial comments or objections were received, the city is proceeding forward with adoption of this request and recommends approval of ordinance 2025-039," Crews said.
Council members discussed compatibility with adjacent properties and a Planning & Zoning recommendation that the developer meet the city’s landscaping requirement; staff said that condition is captured in the ordinance’s landscaping section.
Council member Strange cast the sole dissenting vote in both roll-call tallies. The mayor announced the motion for ordinance 2025-039 carried 4–1, and the council later approved ordinance 2025-040, the rezoning to city PUD, by the same margin.
The ordinances transfer the site from Lake County urban land designation to City of Clermont low-density residential and move the parcel into the city's PUD framework, allowing subsequent development to proceed under city code. The council said it expects staff to monitor implementation details and ensure landscaping and other code conditions are enforced.
The council did not record any public opposition during the hearing; staff noted the county-level PUD had already been approved and construction activity was beginning.
The ordinances become effective according to their stated publication and effective-date clauses.