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Planning Commission backs reinstatement of Bella Viva Planned Development on Cone Road
Summary
The Auburndale Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Commission reinstate the previously approved Planned Development-Housing 1 (PD-H1) for the ±76.28-acre Bella Viva property on Cone Road, preserving density, lot sizes, setbacks and open-space allocations while removing community docks from the plan.
The Planning Commission on Jan. 7 voted unanimously to recommend that the City Commission re-establish the Bella Viva Planned Development-Housing 1 (PD-H1) on a ±76.28-acre parcel at Cone Road and CR559.
Community Development Director Julie Womble told commissioners the site was annexed in 2020 and previously approved in 2021 as a PD proposing 176 single-family residences on roughly 72.03 acres with approximately 4.25 acres of wetlands that cannot be developed, a capped density of 2.44 units per acre under Green Swamp rules, typical lot sizes between 60'x135' and 70'x135', setbacks of 25 feet front and 10 feet side and rear, and about 11.43 acres set aside for recreation and open space. "Staff recommends approval of the Zoning Map Amendment of Planned Development Housing 1 (PD-H1) to the City Commission," Womble said.
Bart Allen, land-use attorney for the petitioner, asked the commission to restore the site plan previously approved by ordinance and said the only substantive change was the removal of private community docks. "We are asking for the site plan that was previously approved under Ordinance 1658 to be reinstated through the process," Allen said. He added the developer would not remove the open-space or recreation areas and that dock maintenance had been reconfigured to individual lots rather than a community HOA responsibility.
Commissioner Steve Lawson moved and Commissioner Crystal Tijerena seconded a recommendation of approval; commissioners asked for clarification about the docks and were told the change shifted docks to some private lots, not the open space. The motion passed unanimously. The Planning Commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Commission for final action.
