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"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER
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Op 0000 CITY MANAGER
JIM GLEASON
STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 28, 2002
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Robert Lewis, AICP, Principal Planner
THROUGH: Russ Wagner, AICP, Director of Planning
SUBJECT: ForestBrooke Subdivision
Final Subdivision Plan, Phase 1
Project No. LS-2001-01
ISSUE:
Should the Mayor and City Commissioners approve the Final Subdivision Plan for Phase 1 of
the ForestBrooke Subdivision (total area of about 80 acres).
BACKGROUND:
The Preliminary Subdivision Plan for all of the ForestBrooke Subdivision was approved in
October of last year. Phase 1 of ForestBrooke will have 126 single family residential lots in a
private gated community. The remainder of the subdivision will be built in a second phase
immediately following the first phase. The property is located on both sides of Ocoee Apopka
Road (CR 437), just south of the McCormick Road. Most of the subject property west of CR 437
is currently occupied by orange groves and there are a few existing structures, including an
existing home which will remain on one of the lots in the subdivision. There are also a significant
amount of wetlands in the southwestern portion of that property which will be preserved. Much
of the property east of CR 437 is currently wooded.
DISCUSSION:
General Project Description
Phase 1 of the ForestBrooke subdivision includes a mixture of lot sizes consistent with the
property's R-1-A and R-1-AA zoning, ranging from 75' wide east of Ocoee Apopka Road (CR
437) to lots with a width of 85' to 100' west of CR 437, to four lots along Lake Apopka which will
be more than an acre in size. There will be neighborhood park areas located on both sides of
CR 437 with a variety of recreation amenities, including facilities for lakefront activities. As with
other subdivisions, there will be a 6-foot brick wall with appropriate landscaping along both sides
of CR 437 behind the lots adjacent to the road. However, the developer is proposing a 6-foot
decorative metal fence with brick columns and appropriate landscaping adjacent to the retention
ponds on the east side of CR 437.
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Road Improvements
There will be two main entrances to the subdivision, one on each side of CR 437, with
secondary entrances from new roads to be constructed along the southern edge of the property.
The new road to be constructed along the southern edge of the property west of CR 437 will be
constructed with Phase 1, while the new road east of CR 437 (within Tract 'W') will be
constructed with Phase 2 of the subdivision. The Phase 2 new road east of CR 437 will line up
with the Phase 1 new road west of CR 437. (It is anticipated that at some point in the future, a
traffic signal will be installed at this new intersection with CR 437). In addition to those new road
improvements, the FSP provides turn lanes into the two main entrances from CR 437 and
additional road right-of-way for the future widening of Ocoee Apopka Road (CR 437).
Wetlands
There is a large wetland area along the western edge of the property, most of which will be
preserved. A small part of the wetlands will be impacted by the proposed development,
wetlands that are associated with what is apparently a man-made canal. In addition to any
mitigation requirements of the Water Management District, this small wetland impact will be
mitigated by dedicating to the City most of the wetland area west of the canal for preservation
(see Conditions of Approval # 38 and # 60).
Waivers from Code Requirements
This Final Subdivision Plan for Phase 1 includes two proposed waivers from certain Land
Development Code requirements. The first waiver is related to the requirement for a buffer
along arterial and collector roads — the 6-foot brick wall along both sides of CR 437. The
Developer is requesting this waiver to allow a decorative metal fence with brick columns
adjacent to the retention ponds, instead of a solid 6-foot brick wall, in order to preserve existing
trees in that buffer area. The second waiver is related to the requirement for a community
meeting room. The Developer is requesting this waiver to allow the 1,000 sf meeting room to be
constructed in Phase 2 as originally planned with the PSP (before the meeting room ordinance
was adopted). However, there will be a limit on the number of Certificates of Occupancy they
will get on the homes built in Phase 1 (no more than 99 CO's) until the community meeting room
is built in Phase 2.
Development Review Committee
The Final Subdivision Plan for Phase 1 of the ForestBrooke subdivision was reviewed by the
Development Review Committee (DRC) on March 20, 2002. After discussion of outstanding
issues, the Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Final Subdivision Plan
for Phase 1, including the two requested waivers, subject to certain revisions to the plans (as
described in three Staff memos) to be made prior to the P & Z meeting. These changes have
now been incorporated into the plans as attached. The DRC recommendation also included
specific language for Conditions of Approval that would be added to the plan related to the
community meeting room and the road improvements for the southern secondary access road
west of CR 437. That language is summarized in the following Staff Recommendation.
PLANNING &ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
On March 27, 2002, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the Final Subdivision Plan
for Phase 1 of the ForestBrooke Subdivision. There was discussion on a variety of issues,
including tree protection, the two requested waivers and the issue of providing wastewater reuse
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lines in the subdivision. The applicant was present to clarify some of the issues and answered
questions, but there was no input from the public. When the discussion was finished, the
Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Final
Subdivision Plan in accordance with the Staff recommendation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the recommendations of the DRC and the Planning and Zoning Commission, Staff
respectfully recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve the Final Subdivision
Plan for Phase 1 of the ForestBrooke subdivision, including the two requested waivers, as date
stamped received by the City on March 21, 2002, subject to the following conditions as
recommended by the Development Review Committee (DRC). (The conditions as stated here
are summarized from the discussion at the meeting. A copy of the transcript from the DRC
meeting, including the exact wording of these conditions, will be provided at the City
Commission meeting.]
Recommended Conditions of Approval
1) The required 1,000 square foot community meeting room may be built in Phase 2, but
the number of building permits to be issued for homes in Phase 1 and their associated
Certificates of Occupancy will be limited to 99, until the community meeting room is
completed. If the community meeting room is not completed within two years, then the
gazebo provided in Phase 1 must be expanded to meet the size requirements of
Ordinance#2001-19 for a subdivision with 99 lots.
2) The width of the southern secondary access road west of CR 437 to be constructed with
Phase 1 will be discussed and agreed upon by the City Staff and the Developer, after
discussions and input from the West Groves Developer—the City is obligated to consider
in good faith any input offered by the West Groves Developer. In the worst case
scenario, the new road must be constructed with 24' wide pavement and minimal turn
lanes onto CR 437 and from CR 437 onto the new road (if right-of-way is available),
consistent with the West Groves Developer Agreement, unless a different design is
agreed upon after giving consideration to input from the West Groves Developer.
The following additional item was discussed by Staff and the Developer but was not voted on by
the DRC. In addition to Conditions 1 and 2, Staff recommends that the FSP be approved
subject to Condition 3 as well.
3) The plans be revised to include a complete network of wastewater effluent reuse lines for
irrigation as required by the Code, or alternatively, that an agreement be reached
between the City and the Developer on an appropriate monetary payment to be made by
the Developer to the City in lieu of installing reuse lines.
Attachments: Final Subdivision Plan for Phase 1 of ForestBrooke,date stamped March 21,2002
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