Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Oviedo planning agency recommends adding self‑storage to Dwell at Oviedo PUD
Summary
On March 3, 2026, the Local Planning Agency voted to recommend City Council approve Ordinance 1763, an amendment to the Dwell at Oviedo PUD that would allow a self‑storage facility on roughly 3.23 acres of an office parcel; staff recommended approval with a condition limiting large commercial vehicles overnight.
The Local Planning Agency on March 3 recommended City Council approve Ordinance 1763, an amendment to the Dwell at Oviedo planned‑unit development that would permit self‑storage on roughly 3.23 acres of an office parcel while preserving the site’s other permitted uses.
Applicant attorney Jessica Gobo addressed the board and summarized the request as an amendment to the existing development agreement approved in 2014. She said the amendment would allow a self‑storage developer, Third Lake Development, to use about half of the originally entitled office parcel—roughly 3.2–3.3 acres—without removing office, retail or restaurant options from that parcel. "The amendment focuses around adding that use and then clarifying development criteria for a storage user," Gobo said, noting there would be no changes to building height or setback standards.
City planning staff told the board the proposed self‑storage facility would total about 114,998 square feet and that the Dwell at Oviedo PUD originally carried up to 100,000 square feet of office entitlement for the office area. Staff explained the office entitlement was split between two parcels (parcel 1: 3.73 acres; parcel 2: 3.23 acres) and that the amendment adds self‑storage as an allowable use for parcel 2. Staff also said adequate capacity exists for water, sewer, solid waste and transportation to serve the proposed use.
As part of its recommendation, staff proposed adding a use restriction in Section 5A4D of the development agreement to prohibit commercial large vehicles from accessing the site between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Staff read the proposed definition of "large vehicles" into the record and noted it would include, among other types, boat trailers, boom trucks, dump trucks, recreational vehicles and any vehicle wider than 8 feet or longer than 20 feet.
Board members questioned why self‑storage had not been included in the original 2014 agreement. Staff said development agreements are negotiated, and that the original developer likely did not consider self‑storage at the time the DA was drafted. Members also asked about conceptual drawings, how parking ratios change for storage versus office uses, and how wetlands and the city's F entitlement affect the total developable square footage. Staff said a conceptual plan is included in the meeting packet and reiterated that storage generally generates fewer trips and requires far fewer parking spaces than office uses.
After discussion, a board member moved that the Local Planning Agency recommend City Council adopt Ordinance 1763, with the staff‑recommended language restricting large vehicles. Bruce Kavanaaugh moved; James Grievy seconded. The motion passed.
The recommendation will be forwarded to Oviedo City Council for final action; the Local Planning Agency record and staff packet identify the amendment as an option that preserves other existing entitlements rather than removing them.
