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Planning board backs three comprehensive‑plan amendments for Historic East Winter Garden
Summary
The board voted unanimously to transmit Ordinances 25‑04, 25‑05 and 25‑06 to the State Land Planning Agency to add two new future land‑use categories and reclassify about 123 acres in the Historic East Winter Garden neighborhood; staff said the changes "do not change land development regulations nor will change what residents can or cannot build on their properties."
Planning Director Kelly Carson presented three interrelated comprehensive‑plan amendments on Jan. 6 to align the Winter Garden Comprehensive Plan with the East Winter Garden Plan and a forthcoming Land Development Code overlay. Carson said the ordinances "do not change land development regulations nor will change what residents can or cannot build on their properties," and recommended the board allow staff to transmit the amendments to the State Land Planning Agency.
Ordinance 25‑05 would change roughly 100.5 acres from Low Density Residential and Residential Neighborhood Commercial to a new Neighborhood Residential category; Ordinance 25‑06 would change about 22.8 acres from Residential Neighborhood Commercial & Institutional to Neighborhood Mixed‑Use. Board members asked about definitions in the upcoming code update — including Workforce Housing, Neighborhood‑Oriented Architecture, density bonuses, and whether projects seeking a density bonus would require City Commission approval. Staff said a matrix for awarding density bonuses will be part of the code update and that City Commission review would be required for projects applying for bonuses. During the public hearing, Jack Salas asked about units per acre and said he opposed duplexes; staff replied ten dwelling units per acre is the maximum contemplated but site constraints make that maximum unlikely. The board approved each ordinance unanimously, 7–0.
