Council schedules hearing on Dwell of Oviedo PUD amendment to allow self‑storage

The Oviedo City Council on April 6 scheduled a public hearing for April 20 on a proposed amendment to the Dwell of Oviedo planned unit development that would permit a self‑storage facility on a 3.23‑acre parcel north of Oviedo Mall Boulevard.

Planning staff presented the first reading of Ordinance No. 17‑63 and said the applicant seeks to change permitted uses in the Dwell PUD to allow a self‑storage use. Dr. Correa, the planner presenting the application, told council the PUD was originally approved in 2014 and that the proposed storage conversion is within previously vested trip counts for the office use. "Self storage is a use that is compatible with the surrounding multifamily," Dr. Correa said, and staff recommended reading the ordinance by title and scheduling the public hearing.

Council members pressed staff on environmental and design details. One councillor asked whether the change would increase impervious surface and reduce aquifer recharge compared with the previously approved office configuration; staff replied they had not done a direct comparative site‑plan analysis and noted the land‑development code requires 30 percent open space. On building height, staff explained that the hotel parcel in the PUD already carried a 78‑foot maximum and that the requested 78‑foot building height for the subject parcel reflected language retained in the development agreement.

Staff also described several amendments to the development agreement to split the former office entitlement into two parcels, update square‑foot caps (parcel 1: 50,536 square feet of office; parcel 2: 49,464 square feet of office or roughly 114,000 square feet of self‑storage), clarify phasing and adjust sign, parking and lighting standards. The presentation said the applicant agreed to language restricting large vehicle access between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. to limit noise and nuisance impacts for nearby residents.

Council discussed outreach and notice. Staff noted statutory notice steps — newspaper advertisement, a posted notice on the property and mailed notice to property owners within 500 feet — and said the city could contact management companies and use social media to broaden outreach to renters without creating a formal rental‑notification requirement. Several council members urged staff to provide more comparison data and to add answers to outstanding questions by the next meeting.

The council voted to schedule the ordinance’s public hearing. The clerk read the roll and all members voted in favor; the hearing is set for April 20, 2026.