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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-12 (ORANGE POINT POD O (ISLEPOINTE) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) OF WELLINGTON’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, (PETITION NUMBER 2023-0002-CPA), TO MODIFY THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL C (1.01 DU/AC - 3.0 DU/AC) FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN CENTER OF THE ORANGE POINT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) MASTER PLAN, TOTALING 10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; LOCATED APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MILES WEST OF STATE ROAD 7, AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 50TH STREET SOUTH AND 120TH AVENUE SOUTH, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-12 (F.K.A. Ordinance No. 2024-04), a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of a 10-acre (+/-) parcel (Equestrian Center pod of the Orange Point PUD) from Commercial to Residential C for the proposed Islepointe project.
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EXPLANATION: The Agent, Jerrod Purser/WGI, Inc., on behalf of the Applicant, SIWBG2, LLC, is requesting a Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment to change the land use from Commercial to Residential C for a 10-acre equestrian center pod as designated on the Orange Point PUD Master Plan to allow the proposed development of 27 single-family residential homes/lots constructed by the Applicant/Developer.
At the March 28, 2024, Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board (PZAB) meeting, the Applicant requested a postponement to April 17, 2024, to allow time for additional discussions with the Isles of Wellington Homeowners Association on the proposed project. At the April 17, PZAB meeting, the Board recommended approval (5-0 vote) of Ordinance No. 2024-04, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the FLUM designation.
On May 28, 2024, the Council approved the Applicant’s request to postpone the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-04 to June 25, 2024, to allow time to address issues raised regarding the proposed project, including the 120th Street South sidewalk and traffic impacts. Before June 25, 2024, the Applicant requested a postponement to a future meeting date to be determined. The Applicant’s summary of activities since the May 28, 2024, Wellington Council meeting/postponement will be provided.
The Applicant is also seeking a companion Master Plan Amendment (MPA), 2023-0001-MPA, to amend the Orange Point PUD Master Plan. The MPA request will be scheduled for a future Council Meeting after the first reading of the CPA. The combined staff report for all the Applicant’s requests, along with the supporting exhibits, is provided to explain the overall proposed project. The Council will only vote on the CPA/land use request at the April 22, 2025, meeting.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
FIRST READING: YES SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-12 (F.K.A. Ordinance No. 2024-04), a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of a 10-acre (+/-) parcel (Equestrian Center pod of the Orange Point PUD) from Commercial to Residential C for the proposed Islepointe project.