Apopka City Commission Meeting 09/02/26

Apopka City Commission Meeting · 2026-09-02 · agenda_packet

[4410 Chandler Road, 4420 Chandler Road; 2501 Rock Springs Road; East of Effie Drive and North of Kelly Park Road; East of Plymouth Sorrento Road and south of Kelly Park Road; Lot 5, Floridian Town Center PD; case Ordinance No. 3158; Ordinance No. 3159; Ordinance No. 3098; Ordinance No. 3099; Ordinance No. 3164; Ordinance No. 3170; Resolution No. 2026-38; RFQ: 2025-A-232; ITB 2025-A-146A] This document is the Apopka City Commission agenda for September 2, 2026, and includes multiple distinct projects and actions. For the Floridian Town Center Hotel, the item is a Major Development Plan for a 137-room hotel on a 2.91-acre vacant lot (Parcel 06-21-28-7172-16-042) at Lot 5, Floridian Town Center PD, with a decision of continued from the August 19, 2026 meeting to this September 2, 2026 meeting. For 4410 and 4420 Chandler Road, two ordinances (No. 3158 and No. 3159) propose changing the Future Land Use from Residential Very Low Suburban to Office and Zoning from RSF-1A to O for a child care facility on 5.12 acres, and these were tabled at first reading on August 19, 2026, to be held over for second reading and adoption on September 2, 2026. For 2501 Rock Springs Road, two ordinances (No. 3098 and No. 3099) propose a Small-Scale Future Land Use Amendment and Change of Zoning for 18 single-family detached houses on 9.63 acres, with a decision not stated. For Kelly Park Road Commercial, Ordinance No. 3164 proposes a Future Land Use Amendment from County Rural to Mixed-Use on 3.48 acres, with a decision not stated. For Twin Fountains Commercial, Ordinance No. 3170 proposes a Future Land Use Amendment from Residential Very Low Suburban to Mixed-Use on 5.09 acres, with a decision not stated. The document also includes consent items such as a contract award for a Facility Needs Assessment for a New Law Enforcement Training Facility, a contract award for General Contracting Services to multiple contractors, and an emergency designation for repairs of the North Shore Slow Sand Filter Pond Liner. Public comment from the August 19, 2026 meeting included speakers in favor of increasing public comment time to 4 minutes, a speaker in favor of the Chandler Road child care facility requesting reassurance on a 40-foot easement, and speakers expressing concerns about the E. Keene Road warehouse storage project's location and environmental safety. The document does not state a decision for the September 2, 2026 meeting items, as it is an agenda. This document is a City of Apopka City Commission staff report packet for the September 2, 2026 meeting. It contains multiple consent agenda items, including a policy for appointments to boards, a contract for a facility needs assessment, and a contract award for general contracting services. No specific construction project with a street address, parcel, or zoning change is described. The document is a procedural and administrative record for the City of Apopka, not a development project application. [NWC of State Road 429 & Connector Rd, Apopka, FL 33712; case 011589-01-001] The document is a set of preliminary engineering and landscape plans for the Marriott Fairfield TownePlace Suites hotel project at the northwest corner of State Road 429 and Connector Road in Apopka, Florida. The project is a hotel commercial development on a 2.91-acre parcel (Parcel 5) within the larger Floridian Town Center development. The proposed zoning is Planned Development (PD), and the current land use is commercial. The project includes a 4-story, 50-foot-tall hotel building with 142 guest rooms, 142 parking spaces (including 2 EV spaces), 9 bicycle parking spaces, a pool, and associated utilities and landscaping. The document is marked 'NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION' and is a preliminary development plan. The case number is 011589-01-001, and the design date is 9/22/2025. The applicant is not stated, but the developer is Doradus Partners, and the engineer is Bowman Consulting Group. The decision is not stated. The document includes extensive construction notes for grading, storm drain, pavement, and landscaping, and specifies that all utilities are to be installed underground. The document also includes a cumulative development program table for the entire Floridian Town Center, listing multiple parcels with different uses (commercial retail, hotel, multi-family apartments, flex space, YMCA, assisted living, and open space). [1374 and 1430 Plymouth Sorrento Road; 3189 Fudge Road; 3075, 3076, 3161, 3162, 3173, 3200 and 3201 Southfork Drive; 3205, 3225 and 3321 Dew Berry Avenue; 1243 and 1289 Hermit Smith Road, Apopka, Florida 32712] The document is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) report for the approximately 73.82-acre Collier-Apopka Site, comprising 17 parcels in Apopka, Orange County, Florida. The report was prepared by Bio-Tech Consulting, Inc. for James Holloway of Floridian Apopka Phase I Owner, LLC, dated April 8, 2022. The site is currently vacant land with no structures. The assessment found no Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs), no Controlled Recognized Environmental Conditions (CRECs), and no Historical Recognized Environmental Conditions (HRECs). The report is a due diligence document for a potential land purchase for future residential development. No decision or approval is stated. The document does not state a specific zoning or use change, an applicant for a development project, a case number, or a decision. The business opportunity is the potential future residential development of the site, as stated in the report's purpose. The document includes traffic impact analysis data for a 'Floridian Town Center' project, but the ESA report itself does not describe a specific development project or its approval status. [3162 Southfork Drive, Apopka, FL 32712; case BTC File #303-17] This document is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) report for the Collier - Apopka Site, a 73.82-acre property in Apopka, Orange County, Florida. The report identifies no recognized environmental conditions (RECs), controlled recognized environmental conditions (CRECs), or historical recognized environmental conditions (HRECs) in connection with the property. The site is currently vacant land. The report details the absence of numerous federal and state environmental database listings within specified radii, with the exception of one solid waste facility, three leaking underground storage tank sites, and two responsible party sites, all deemed not significant to the subject property. The property is identified by seventeen (17) Orange County parcel numbers. The report was prepared by BTC for the property owner, Collier Benge Land Joint Venture LLC, under BTC File #303-17. The site visit was conducted in April 2022. The report concludes no further investigation is warranted at this time. [3000 West Orange Avenue, Apopka, FL 32703; 3001 West Orange Avenue, Apopka, FL 32703; 2901 W Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32712] The document is a compilation of environmental database records for multiple sites in Apopka, Florida. It does not describe a single development project, zoning change, or construction plan. It contains records for Fiskars Brands Inc. at 3000 West Orange Avenue (Tier II chemical reporting, a closed DWM contamination site, and a wastewater permit for Bloem, LLC), Progress Energy SARAP Plymouth Substation at 3001 West Orange Avenue (closed DWM contamination site), and Diamond Food Mart at 2901 W Orange Blossom Trail (open DWM contamination, LUST, UST, and engineering controls). No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated. No business opportunity for contractors or trades is stated. [2901 WEST ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, APOPKA, FL 32712; 700 S HERMIT SMITH RD, PLYMOUTH, FL 32768; case Facility ID 8513126; Facility ID 9601585] The document is a portion of an environmental database report (EDR) for the site DIAMOND FOOD MART. It contains no project, site, or action beyond administrative and environmental records. It lists the site at 2901 WEST ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, APOPKA, FL 32712, with facility ID 8513126, and describes petroleum contamination, institutional controls, and financial assurance records. A second site, SOUTHLAND GARDEN NURSERY at 700 S HERMIT SMITH RD, PLYMOUTH, FL 32768, facility ID 9601585, is also listed with a LUST record. No development project, zoning change, or decision is described. [4410 Chandler Road and 4420 Chandler Road, Apopka, FL; case Ordinance No. 3158; Ordinance No. 3159] Ordinance No. 3158, First Reading, for a Small-Scale Future Land Use Amendment at 4410 and 4420 Chandler Road, Apopka, FL. The applicant, Camila Neira on behalf of owner 5N Holdings, LLC, requests changing the Future Land Use designation from Residential Very Low Suburban to Office for a 5.12 +/- acre tract, to allow a child care facility (Joy Child Academy). The proposed zoning change is from RSF-1A (Residential Single-Family-Estate) to O (Office). The Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial on June 9, 2026, due to concerns about future office uses not being compatible with the surrounding area if the child care facility was not constructed. The Development Review Committee recommended approval on April 1, 2026. The City Commission tabled the item on August 19, 2026, and the recommended motion for the September 2, 2026 meeting is to accept First Reading and hold it over for Second Reading and Adoption. A Special Exception for the Child Care Facility was approved on July 24, 2025. The proposed ordinance includes a site-specific use limitation restricting the Office designation to child care, day care, and substantially similar child-oriented uses. A community meeting was held on September 18, 2025, with feedback on driveway use and fencing height. A draft Memorandum of Understanding between Joy Child Academy and Bobby and Jessica Sanders addresses an access easement and driveway apron realignment. Ordinance No. 3159, First Reading, is a companion quasi-judicial Change of Zoning request for the same properties, from RSF-1A to O (Office), with the same applicant, owner, parcel numbers, location, tract size, and proposed use. The recommended motion for Ordinance No. 3159 is also to accept First Reading and hold it over for Second Reading and Adoption. [4410 Chandler Road and 4420 Chandler Road; 2501 Rock Springs Road; northwest corner of Ondich Road and SR 453/SR 429; case Ordinance No. 3159; Ordinance No. 3098; Ordinance No. 3107] The document is a multi-item agenda from the City of Apopka, Florida, containing staff reports for two distinct projects: a Change of Zoning for a daycare at 4410 and 4420 Chandler Road, and a Small-Scale Future Land Use Amendment for a residential subdivision at 2501 Rock Springs Road. The first project (Ordinance No. 3159) is a request to change zoning from RSF-1A (Residential Single-Family-Estate) to O (Office) for a proposed daycare. The Development Review Committee recommended approval on April 1, 2026, but the Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial on June 9, 2026, due to concerns about future office uses not being compatible with the surrounding area if the daycare was not constructed. The City Commission tabled the ordinance on August 19, 2026, to the September 2, 2026 meeting. The second project (Ordinance No. 3098) is a request to change the Future Land Use designation from County Rural to City RVLS (Residential Very Low Suburban) for an 18-unit single-family residential subdivision. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on May 13, 2025. The City Commission tabled the item on June 4, 2025, due to concerns with access along Rock Springs Road. The first reading is scheduled for September 2, 2026, and the second reading and adoption for September 16, 2026. The document also includes a public hearing notice for a separate annexation (Ordinance No. 3107) of 199.46 acres at the northwest corner of Ondich Road and SR 453/SR 429, and a public hearing notice for a Special Exception application for a child care facility at 4410 and 4420 Chandler Road. [2501 Rock Springs Road; 438 N Park Avenue; case Ordinance No. 3098 and 3099; Ordinance No. 3103 and 3104] The document contains two separate rezoning applications for the City of Apopka. The first is for property at 2501 Rock Springs Road, owned by BSC-Rock Springs East LLC, comprising 9.63 acres, with a proposed change of future land use from 'COUNTY' Rural to RVLS (Residential Very Low Suburban) and zoning from T (Transition) to RSF-1B (Residential Single-Family District—Large Lot). The applicant is Elisabeth Crane. The case numbers are Ordinance No. 3098 and 3099, with a parcel ID of 27-20-28-0000-00-072. A public hearing is scheduled for May 13, 2025, and a City Council hearing for June 4, 2025. A school capacity letter dated April 4, 2025, states capacity is NOT AVAILABLE for 19 units, with an expiration date of October 1, 2025, later extended to October 1, 2029. A Small Area Study dated March 19, 2026, proposes 18 detached single-family homes and a density of 2 du/ac. The second application is for property at 438 N Park Avenue, owned by Nicholas and Stephanie Diangelis, comprising 0.66 acres, with a proposed change of future land use from County Low Density Residential to Commercial and zoning from T (Transitional) to C-C (Community Commercial). The applicant is Nick Diangelis. The case numbers are Ordinance No. 3103 and 3104, with a parcel ID of 04-21-28-2204-01-110. A public hearing is scheduled for May 13, 2025, and a City Council hearing for June 4, 2025. The document does not state a decision for either application. The document also includes a notice about the Apopka Youth Works program, which is not a development project. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [2501 Rock Springs Road, Apopka, Florida; case Ordinance No. 3099] The document is a City of Apopka staff report for a public hearing on Ordinance No. 3099, a change of zoning for a 9.63-acre vacant parcel at 2501 Rock Springs Road. The applicant, BSC-Rock Springs East LLC, proposes to change the zoning from T (Transitional) to RSF-1B (Residential Single-Family District—Large Lot) to build 18 single-family detached homes at a density of 2 dwelling units per acre. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on May 13, 2025. The City Council tabled the item on June 4, 2025, by a 3-1 vote. The first reading is scheduled for September 2, 2026, and the second reading and adoption for September 16, 2026. The staff report recommends approval. The document also includes a public hearing notice for a separate annexation (Ordinance No. 3107) of 199.46 acres at the northwest corner of Ondich Road and SR 453/SR 429, owned by PM S-1 REO, LLC, et al., with hearings on May 7, 2025, and May 21, 2025. Another notice is for a special exception for a child care facility at 4410 and 4420 Chandler Road (5.12 acres, PINs 18-20-28-0000-00-030 and 18-20-28-0000-00-063), with a hearing on May 13, 2024. A third notice is for a future land use change and zoning change (Ordinances 3103 & 3104) for 0.66 acres at 438 N Park Avenue, owned by Nicholas and Stephanie DiAngelis, with hearings on May 13, 2025, and June 4, 2025. The document also includes a stormwater confirmation letter from Mitch Collins, P.E., and a school capacity determination letter from Orange County Public Schools stating capacity is not available, with a deficiency of 2.527 seats, and an extension of that determination to October 1, 2029. Public comment is not stated in the document.