Planning board recommends land-use change and rezoning for 2253 Bayline Road to allow five-lot subdivision

The Town of Oakland Planning & Zoning Board on May 19 recommended the town commission approve a small-scale future land use map amendment and companion rezoning for 2253 Bayline Road, clearing the way for the parent parcel — roughly 13 acres — to be subdivided into five lots.

Taylor, a representative from consulting firm Wade Trim, told the board the site is currently classified agricultural and sits in the neighborhood general design district. He said the proposal would change the future land use to low-density residential and rezone the property to R-1A single-family residential to allow four additional single-family homes in addition to an existing house on the parcel.

The applicant, Floriano Putina, who identified himself as the property owner at 2253 Bayline Road and co-owner of Farm 9, said the family’s intent is to create long-term opportunities for his children to live nearby and to limit density rather than enable higher-density redevelopment. “By doing this, it almost guarantees that that 13 acres is going to max out at 5 homes,” Putina said.

Staff noted several constraints and safeguards: about one-third of the western portion of the site contains wetlands that would be preserved; a 15-foot utility easement has been proposed to accommodate a future waterline connection; potable water and wastewater can be served by town infrastructure or interlocal agreements; and any future development would be subject to Orange County school concurrency requirements and applicable impact fees.

A resident, Kelly Zanini of 1354 Southern Sun Drive, urged the board to ensure new homes will be compatible with existing neighborhood sizes and values, noting area homes range from about 1,800 to 5,000 square feet. Taylor and staff replied that the design district regulates minimum lot width and depth (for example, 70 feet by 125 feet in the district) and that the town’s building requirements would apply to future homes, making very small “tiny-home” builds unlikely on these lots.

After questions from board members about the extent of wetlands, buildable lot sizes and access, the board voted to recommend approval of the future land use map amendment (agriculture to low-density residential) and then recommended the rezoning to R-1A. Staff said final subdivision approval would be handled administratively by the town manager, and the project will next go to the town commission for ordinance readings.

The board’s recommendation now goes to the town commission for the first reading; staff told the board the ordinances are scheduled for the commission’s first reading next Tuesday and for a second reading on June 9.