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OCOEE CITY COMMISSION
January 24, 2005 at 6:30 P.M.
COMMISSION MEETING WORKSHOP
Northwest Sector Study
I CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Vandergrift called the workshop to order at 6:32 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of
City Hall. City Clerk Eikenberry called roll and declared a quorum present.
Roll Call: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioner Anderson, Commissioner Howell (absent),
Commissioner Johnson, and Commissioner Parker.
Also Present: City Manager Frank, City Attorney Rosenthal, and City Clerk Eikenberry.
1. Presentation of The Draft of the Northwest Sector Plan (Renaissance Planning
Group)
Community Development Director Wagner introduced the item and advised the Commission
to keep in mind that this area of the City can potentially have 25,000 more residents and all three
of the scenarios described in this study show greater intensity that what is in our current
Comprehensive Plan. Four different land uses will be presented, one being our current land use,
and three scenarios of different land uses. The market demand at this time is leaning more toward
residential because of the rising housing values. Mr. Wagner said he thinks it would be wiser to
be cautious on zoning decisions and react to market demands, instead of overzoning either
Commercial or Residential land use that won't get developed in the future.
Whit Blanton, Renaissance Planning Group began the presentation by introducing Julie Salvo,
of Renaissance Planning Group who is the Project Manager, Mike Henry and Jay Morris of
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt who did the Utilities Analysis, and William Owens of Real
Estate Research Consultants who did the market study.
Mr. Blanton stated that the NW Sector is the City's last remaining growth area; there are over
1,600 vacant developable acres in NW Ocoee; and demand for growth is constrained by lack of
utilities. Mr. Blanton gave an overview the Northwest Sector Study explaining these seven
areas: 1) Develop (three) land use scenarios, 2) Conduct market analysis/evaluate water and
wastewater capacities, 3) Evaluate land use, transportation, and fiscal impacts of the scenarios, 4)
Refine scenarios,S) Make recommendations, 6) Prepare capital improvements plan and phasing
strategy, and 7) Implement the plan.
I 2. Discussion of The Proposed Development Scenarios with Public Input
I. Lengthy discussion ensued among Commissioners, regarding the utilities and infrastructure
issues, cost effectiveness of schools and public facilities, how the estimated revenues were
figured, demand and potential for growth in the Northwest sector, Ocoee's role in the region vs.
the Northwest Sector, the opportunity to build an educational/recreational research park on the
City-owned land that would support college or professional offices, and changing demographics
of the City with so many new residents.
Mayor Vandergrift announced that there would be a five-minute break, and residents could
come up and look at the maps and information and give input after the break.
Ken Ardegus, 120 McKey Street, Living Waters Church, will be building a future church a the
northeast comer of Ocoee Apopka Road and West Street, and would like to be considered during
the whole process.
Karla Baker, owns property at Ocoee Apopka Road and Fuller Cross, would like the City to
consider more Commercial space in their vision for the future of the Northwest Sector. Six acres
is not sufficient to make a real nice commercial area. Commissioner Johnson agreed that this
area would work well with a larger Commercial section and we should look at how to expand the
Commercial area and maybe ad a park.
Aaron Gorovich, Clarcona Road and West Street, said it would be better to wait and see where
the market goes before the zoning is decided. Would like to see the City give serious
consideration to Mixed Use.
City Attorney Rosenthal said Orange County may have to approve changes under the terms of
our IPA Future Land Use Map which shows most of this area as residential.
Community Development Director Wagner said, as far as the demand for the number of
schools needed, if you look at the broad area, the number of dwelling units does not really change
that much under different scenarios because it balances out; where you have more commercial,
you may have a higher number intensity of units elsewhere. We will be looking at the number of
units in our existing land use vs. the number of units in any of these scenarios.
Mayor Vandergrift asked the City Planner get with the County staff regarding a County
ordinance that is being considered to change the Charter regarding number of required schools
based on number of dwelling units.
Monica Isaac, owns property at 2119 West Road, asked that they do not tie developer's hands
with zoning that does not meet the demands and needs of the community. She feels property
owners should have input into the process. She feels High Density would work in this area such
as an upscale high rise.
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Commissioner Anderson thinks that the City should be conservative determining land uses in
the beginning and developments can be reviewed on a case by case basis, to determine if it
should be changed from low or medium density to high density. Community Development
Director Wagner added that he has been approached my many developers that are considering
townhomes or condominiums because of the close proximity to the golf course.
Mayor Vandergrift said this is a visioning process at this time, and the land use should be
reconsidered on a regular basis to keep up with the demand of the community.
Community Development Director Wagner said the main priority at this time is how to get a
trunk line and get sewer up to that area.
Mr. Blanton said he will work with Mr. Wagner and make whatever changes need to be made
based on comments made tonight, and bring it back at a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Attest:
APPROVED:
City of Ocoee
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s. Scott Vandergrift, Mayo
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