August 19, 2026 Minutes

August 19, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission · 2026-08-19 · minutes

The document is the minutes of the City of Mount Dora Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on August 19, 2026. It contains two project approvals and staff updates. Project 1: Waterman Early Learning Academy, a minor site plan (SP26-06Minor, 2nd submittal) at 1303 Limit Avenue, owned by Florida Material Alliance, Inc., applied for by Waterman Early Learning Academy (John Stover). The commission approved the application as presented by a 7-0 vote. Discussion included completing Development Review Committee requirements, adjusting the dumpster location, and a maximum student count of 60. Project 2: Loch Leven Park Amenity Center, a site plan (SP25-09, 4th review) at XXX Meadenhall Boulevard, owned by Loch Leven Park, HOA, Inc., applied for by Poulos & Bennett, LLC. The commission approved the application as presented subject to details on back flow of the proposed pool area by a 7-0 vote. Discussion included parking spaces around the proposed pool, visitor parking on the street, the pool being added after the initial site plan, use of green space, landscaping, chlorinated pool water draining into landscaping, and stormwater/back flow. Staff updates included discussion of the Richland Project (a Joint Powers Agreement with Lake County, going before the Lake County Planning and Zoning Commission, not the City of Mount Dora), utility annexation possibility, the One Way Streets roadwork project, a traffic light at Grandview Street and 5th Avenue, the Bell Center opening, the closure of the intersection of Old US Highway 441 and Eudora Road for approximately two years, a sidewalk issue at 4th and Tremain, and a hole at the intersection of Alexander Street between 10th and/or 9th Avenue. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment was stated in the document.