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Ocoee approves North Lakewood annexation and rezoning to PUD; commission adopts CIP update and pension restatements
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Summary
The commission unanimously approved annexation and rezoning of two North Lakewood parcels into a planned unit development for about 30 attached homes, adopted a five-year capital-improvement schedule into the comprehensive plan, and approved pension-ordinance restatements and a right-of-way vacation for Unity Park.
At its April 21 meeting the Ocoee City Commission approved a series of land-use and housekeeping measures, including the annexation and rezoning of two parcels on North Lakewood Avenue for a planned unit development, adoption of the five-year capital improvements schedule into the city’s comprehensive plan, and restatements of retirement-plan ordinances.
Annexation and PUD rezoning Staff recommended—and the commission approved—annexation of property at 1460 and 1446 North Lakewood Avenue and rezoning to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). According to staff, the combined property is approximately 6.46 acres (transcript materials show portions described as 5.44 and 1.02 acres in the ordinance text) and the proposed plan would allow about 30 attached single-family lots, a density of roughly 4.7 units per acre, 34% open space, a 1.2-acre retention pond and 44 guest parking spaces. The applicant is dedicating 10 feet of right-of-way along North Lakewood Avenue to support future road improvements.
During the rezoning discussion, commissioners asked staff to clarify traffic impacts and the city’s comprehensive-plan vision for North Lakewood Avenue—staff said the adopted Envision 2045 plan envisions a three-lane section (center-turn lane) for North Lakewood that would help vehicles turning from private drives and school traffic. Development services director Nick Lipp told the commission that a center-turn lane will create space for turning vehicles and that a required preliminary subdivision plan must include a traffic and intersection-safety analysis at the intersection of Worst (Worsch/Worst) Road and North Lakewood Avenue; future right-of-way acquisitions from Orange County may be required. No members of the public spoke on the item during the public hearing.
Votes and other adopted items - Annexation ordinance for 1460 & 1446 North Lakewood Avenue: motion carried unanimously. (Staff recommended; planning bodies recommended approval.) - Rezoning to PUD (same parcels): motion carried unanimously after traffic questions and staff clarifications. - Ordinance adopting the five-year schedule of capital improvements into the Comprehensive Plan capital improvements element (CIP/CIE update): second reading and unanimous approval; staff emphasized the update reflects projects already adopted in the budget and does not add new projects. - Restatement of the City of Ocoee Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Trust Fund and the General Employees Retirement Trust Fund ordinances: council approved restatements that clarify language and remove obsolete provisions; staff and counsel said there is no financial impact to plan funding. - Resolution to abandon/vacate a portion of public right-of-way on North Cumberland Avenue (to consolidate parcels for Unity Park): approved unanimously; staff confirmed adjacent residential access would be preserved.
What’s next: staff will require a preliminary subdivision plan for the PUD submitting an intersection and safety analysis; the commission directed staff to coordinate with Orange County on right-of-way requirements and potential funding for traffic improvements where appropriate.
