Kissimmee commission adopts rezoning for 4.53-acre Vine Street West site

The Kissimmee City Commission voted to adopt Ordinance 3,126, approving a zoning map amendment that changes about 4.53 acres along Vine Street West from Vine Street West Mixed Use Planned Unit Development to Mixed Use Urban Corridor.

Planning staff told commissioners the parcel — formerly the site of a Sonny’s Barbecue building that was demolished — is vacant and that the proposed rezoning would bring the site into the city’s form‑based code and the Vine Street overlay. "Before you is an application for a zoning map amendment to change the zoning map designation from Vine Street West Mixed Use Plan Use Development to Mixed Use Urban Corridor on approximately 4.53 acres of land," the planning presenter said.

The Planning Advisory Board recommended approval 4–0 at its November 5 meeting, staff said. During the public hearing no members of the public spoke on the matter and the commission moved directly to a final reading and adoption vote. Mayor Espinosa called the motion and Commissioner Jeanette Martinez seconded it. A roll call produced recorded votes and the clerk announced, "Motion carries 4 to 0."

The action rezones the parcels to the Mixed Use Urban Corridor designation and, according to staff, aligns zoning standards with the city’s comprehensive plan and form‑based regulations. Staff said the rezoning is intended to strengthen the connection between future development and the Vine Street overlay district.

What happens next: Ordinance 3,126 will take effect as provided in the ordinance language and staff will process any subsequent development applications under the new zoning designation.

Provenance: Topic introduced at SEG 258 and concluded at SEG 336.