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Apopka tables Chandler Road land‑use change after neighbors seek written access assurances
Summary
A request to change future land use and zoning for a proposed 15,000‑sq‑ft childcare facility on Chandler Road was tabled after neighbors raised access concerns; the applicant offered a site‑specific clause limiting future uses to childcare and related uses but commissioners asked for written agreements with adjacent homeowners before proceeding.
The commission on Aug. 5 tabled proposed land‑use and rezoning ordinances for two Chandler Road properties after neighbors raised access and potential land‑use compatibility concerns. Staff explained that under the existing residential zoning the proposed site plan’s intended 275‑student capacity would exceed the allowable capacity (staff estimated 29 students under current RSF‑1 density calculations), prompting the applicant to pursue a future‑land‑use amendment and rezoning to office to enable a larger childcare facility.
Applicant counsel McGregor Love proposed adding site‑specific language to the ordinance that would limit future development on the parcel to childcare, daycare and substantially similar child‑oriented uses. Love read proposed language into the record to assure commissioners an office designation would not allow unrelated commercial uses: "Notwithstanding the office future land use designation... development and use of the real property... shall be limited to childcare, daycare, and other substantially similar childcare or child oriented uses..." Several commissioners said they would not move forward without written confirmation of access improvements for a long‑time adjacent homeowner, the Sanders family, and with more time to review the proposed ordinance language. The ordinances were tabled to the Aug. 19 meeting so staff and the applicant can supply finalized ordinance text and any neighbor agreement.
