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Planning commission approves rezoning for two Avenue H SE parcels
Summary
The City of Winter Haven Planning Commission approved a staff-recommended rezoning to change two parcels at 120 and 124 Avenue H Southeast from Commercial Highway (C-3) to Mixed Use (MX); there were no public speakers and staff said the case will move to the City Commission for final action.
The City of Winter Haven Planning Commission voted to approve a request to rezone two parcels at 120 and 124 Avenue H Southeast from Commercial Highway (C-3) to Mixed Use (MX) at its meeting.
Senior planner Heather Reuter told commissioners the two adjacent 50-foot-wide parcels total about 0.3 acres, noting the eastern parcel contains a single-family home built in 1932 and the western parcel has been vacant for roughly 20 years. Reuter said historic zoning maps show the properties were residential through at least 1969 and were assigned C-3 commercial zoning by 2000. She said current C-3 development standards — including setbacks, on-site parking, stormwater and buffering — make commercial redevelopment on such small lots unlikely, while the MX district better aligns with the existing residential pattern and would permit a duplex on the vacant lot.
"The requested MX zoning district represents a more appropriate zoning district for these 2 lots," Reuter said, and recommended approval to the commission.
After Reuter’s presentation the chair asked for commissioner questions; none were raised. The chair opened the public portion of the hearing and no members of the public spoke. The chair then moved to approve Case PDash26Dash10, which the commission seconded and approved by voice vote; the chair announced, "Case is approved." The transcript records a voice vote and the chair’s announcement that the case was approved; individual yea/nay votes were not recorded in the transcript.
Rezoning would allow the applicant, Langley Galt, to construct a duplex on the vacant parcel and would bring the existing 1932 single-family residence into compliance as an allowed use under the MX designation. The staff report and the commission’s approval forwarded the matter to the City Commission for final action, per the staff recommendation.
The meeting record shows required public-notification procedures were met for the rezoning request. No conditions, amendments or public objections were recorded during the planning commission proceeding.
The planning commission moved on to other business after the approval; the record indicates the case will appear before the City Commission for final consideration.
