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City Commission Work Session - Canceled · 2026-09-24 · agenda_packet

The document is a City Commission Work Session agenda for September 24, 2026, at City Hall Commission Chambers, 401 S. Park Avenue, Winter Park. The sole discussion item is a joint discussion with the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) on the Commission's direction for HPB to look at historic preservation ordinance revisions and development of new historic preservation incentives. No specific project, site, or action is described beyond this procedural discussion item. The document lists HPB's ideas for discussion, including adding a potential historic property designation to the Orange County Property Appraiser, reducing noticing requirements, a public information campaign and survey, creating lists of insurance brokers and contractors, changing historic district formation voting requirements, changing demolition delay, expedited permitting, and direct financial incentives such as a Transfer of Development Rights program, reduced permit fees, expanded lot split policies, a 5% FAR bonus, and removing the 40 hours/week open to the public requirement for tax exemptions. No decision is made, and no public comment is recorded.