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Commission directs staff to draft ordinance allowing a specialty dyslexia school in limited industrial areas
Summary
After staff briefed the commission on zoning limits and potential 'spot zoning' risks, the commission voted 3–1 to direct staff to draft an ordinance to add a narrowly defined 'specialty schools' allowable use in parts of the industrial core to permit a proposed dyslexia school at 474 Commerce Way.
The Longwood City Commission voted Feb. 2 to direct staff to prepare an ordinance amending the industrial-core allowable-use table to permit a narrowly defined specialty school, following a staff presentation and debate over potential tax-base impacts.
Chris Kittner of the Community Development Department explained the request from One School of the Arts and Sciences for 474 Commerce Way in the Florida Central Commerce Park, noting that a 2011 code change removed schools and religious institutions from the industrial core to protect commercial tax base and avoid frequent, piecemeal reuses of warehouse space. "Back in 2011, the city commission…
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