Planning & Zoning Board Regular Meeting Agenda Packet

Planning & Zoning Board Regular Meeting · 2026-07-07 · agenda_packet

[161 Palmer Avenue; 2154 Lake Drive; 147 Virginia Drive; 681 Balmoral Road; 210 E. Morse Boulevard; 1560 North Orange Avenue; case SPR #26-08; SPR #26-07; SPR #26-09; SPR #26-06; CU #26-01; CU #26-04] The Planning & Zoning Board meeting on July 7, 2026, included several public hearings. One item, SPR #26-08, requested by Ryan Raczkowski with Factotum Worldwide LLC for a 1,000 sq ft detached accessory structure at 161 Palmer Avenue, was tabled to August 4, 2026. Another item, CU #26-01, requested by GAI Consultants, Inc. on behalf of El Cortez, LTD for a conditional use to construct five townhome units and a three-story synagogue building with daycare at 210 E. Morse Boulevard, was also tabled to August 4, 2026. For SPR #26-07, William Wendorf requested approval to construct a 582 sq ft addition to his single-family home at 2154 Lake Drive on Lake Killarney, zoned R-1A. The staff recommended approval. SPR #26-09, a request by David Runnels for a 1,382 sq ft addition to a single-family home at 147 Virginia Drive on Lake Virginia, zoned R-1AAA, was also on the agenda. Additionally, Charles Fitzgerald requested approval to construct a new 6,054 sq ft single-family home at 681 Balmoral Road on Lake Berry, zoned R-1AAA. Finally, Rebecca Wilson, on behalf of WP Station Tower, LLC, requested conditional use approval for a 301-seat restaurant and 50-seat café within an existing office building at 1560 North Orange Avenue, zoned O-1. [1128 Preserve Point Drive; 1020 Palmer Avenue; case SPR #26-05; CPA #25-05] The Planning & Zoning Board meeting on June 2, 2026, included the approval of minutes from May 5, 2026. In public hearings, SPR #26-05, a request by Nasrallah Design Studios for 1,907 sq ft of additions to a single-family home at 1128 Preserve Point Drive, zoned PURD, was approved. CPA #25-05, a request by Tara Tedrow for an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to permit the subdivision of lakefront property meeting specific criteria, was approved by a 4-2 vote. This amendment, Policy 1-5.1.8, allows subdivision of lakefront property with a minimum of 3.5 upland acres, zoned R-1AAA, into two lots, each with 150 feet of lake and street frontage and a minimum of 1.5 acres, with a total gross floor area not exceeding 40,000 sq ft between the two lots. The property in question is 1020 Palmer Avenue, which has a historic home known as Merrywood. Public comment included support from Mick Night and David Bornstein, and opposition from Aimee Spencer and Michael Spencer. Some board members supported the amendment, citing property rights and practical compromise, while others opposed it, citing policy consistency and concerns about a property-specific exception. The applicant, Tara Tedrow, stated that efforts to preserve the Merrywood home had failed and demolition was unavoidable, and she supported the lot split with development controls.