The Applicant is requesting approval of the Myrtle Street Estates Preliminary Development Plan on 19.59 acres, for a single-family residential subdivision with a maximum density of two (2) dwelling units per net buildable acre for a total of thirty-six (36) lots with a minimum lot size of 6,600 square feet, in accordance with Seminole County Land Development Code (SCLDC) Sec. 30.481-Urban Conservation Village Design.
In 2004, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Urban Conservation Village Design Overlay which is reflected in Seminole County Comprehensive Plan Policy FLU 9.3 - Myrtle Street Study Area Urban Conservation Village Development Concept and Seminole County Land Development Code (SCLDC) Sec. 30.481-Urban Conservation Village Design.
Per SCLDC Sec. 30.481-Urban Conservation Village Design, properties located within the overlay with a Suburban Estates Future Land Use designation may be developed as a single-family residential subdivision with a maximum density of two (2) dwelling units per net buildable acre as a cluster development under the specific design criteria of the overlay without the requirement of a future land use amendment or rezone. The development approval process requires a Preliminary Development Plan to be reviewed as a technical review item by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a recommendation, followed by the Board of County Commissioners for approval. Subsequent to approval of the Preliminary Development Plan, a Final Development Plan and Developer’s Commitment Agreement must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
The intent of the Urban Conservation Village Design Overlay is to encourage clustering and other innovative design techniques in order to preserve large open spaces and greenway areas for the benefit of the residents. The cluster design promotes a smaller lot size than commonly accepted, with a decreased building setback; however, structures must be located no closer than thirty-five (35) feet from the perimeter boundary, and no less than 140 feet from the center line of Myrtle Street.
The cluster development must dedicate a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the net buildable area, exclusive of any wetlands and floodplain, as a “Greenway” tract, preserved under a conservation easement to be utilized as open space.
A fifteen (15) foot minimum width buffer is required around the perimeter of the development, with the exception of the perimeter adjacent to Myrtle Street which will have a ten (10) foot buffer.
Staff has determined that the proposed Preliminary Development Plan meets the intent and requirements of the SCLDC Sec. 30.481-Urban Conservation Village Design Overlay. The cluster design proposes fifty (50) percent of the net buildable area, nine (9) acres, to be preserved in a conservation easement as “Greenway Open Space” for the benefit of the residents. A perimeter buffer fifteen (15) feet in width is provided along the west perimeter, and a twenty-five (25) foot wide buffer is provided along the east perimeter. The lot layout design and building setbacks will ensure that all structures will meet the thirty-five (35) foot perimeter building setback. The development is located within the Seminole County Utilities service area and will be required to connect to public utilities for both water and sewer. At time of Final Engineering review, the Developer must demonstrate that the development meets the requirements of SCLDC Sec. 30.483(f) to incorporate stormwater volume reduction by retaining on-site the difference between pre-development and post-development runoff volume for a twenty-five (25) year, twenty-four (24) hour storm event with recovery of seventy-five (75) percent of volume within seventy-two (72) hours of the storm event.
Planning and Zoning Commission
The Planning and Zoning Commission met on December 1, 2021, to consider the Myrtle Street Estates Preliminary Development Plan containing thirty-six (36) lots on 19.59 acres zoned A-1 (Agriculture), located on the north side of Myrtle Street, approximately ¼ mile west of S. Sanford Avenue.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation and meeting minutes will be distributed under a separate cover.