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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2026-04 (WELLINGTON VILLAGE (FKA K PARK) CONDITIONAL USE FOR POD A SCHOOL
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE (PETITION 2025-0001-CU) FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY FORMERLY KNOWN AS K PARK, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 71.27 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF STRIBLING WAY AND US441/SR7, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, TO ALLOW A 1,750-STUDENT PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN POD A OF THE WELLINGTON VILLAGE MUPD; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Resolution No. R2026-04 to allow a Conditional Use for a private school (primary and secondary) with a maximum of 1,750 students and an outdoor sports and aquatic center within Pod A of Wellington Village MUPD.
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EXPLANATION: The Applicants are requesting a Rezoning, Master Plan, and two Conditional Use approvals for the 71.27-acre property for the development of the property as a mixed-use project with multifamily residential, retail, hotel, restaurant, and a private school. The specific requests are presented below.
Ordinance No. R2026-06 - Rezoning (Petition 2025-0003-REZ): To amend the Zoning Designation of the property, known as Wellington Village (fka K Park) from Community Facilities (CF) and Community Commercial (CC) to Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD).
Resolution No. R2026-03 - Master Plan (Petition 2025-0001-MP): To adopt the Wellington Village MUPD Master Plan, which includes the following:
• Creates a 71.27-acre MUPD with the following pods and respective development program:
o Pod A (Institutional)
§ 43.76 acres
§ School - 1,750 students/405,000 SF
o Pod B (Commercial)
§ 24.05 acres
§ Retail - maximum 210,000 SF
§ Restaurant - maximum 105,000 SF plus 20,000 SF of outdoor dining
§ Hotel - 180 rooms/175,000 SF
§ Office - maximum 75,000 SF
§ Multi-Family - 215 units/330,000 SF
- Phase 1 - 15 units/30,000 SF
- Phase 2 - 200 units/300,000 SF
o Pod O (Open Space)
§ 3.23 acres
§ Lake and public use lake trail
o Municipal Pod (Utility)
§ 0.23 acres
§ Lift Station
• Adds three (3) access points on Stribling Way, one (1) access point along State Road 7, three (3) cross access points to Life Church property, and one (1) cross access point to the Farmington Estates and Family Vision for future cross access;
• Adopts a Project Standards Manual (PSM) specifically for the Wellington Village MUPD; and
• Establishes Conditions of Approval for the development.
Resolution No. R2026-04 - Conditional Use (Petition 2025-0001-CU): Approves a Conditional Use for a private school (primary and secondary) with a maximum of 1,750 students and an outdoor sports and aquatic center within Pod A of Wellington Village MUPD.
Resolution No. R2026-05 - Conditional Use (Petition 2025-0002-CU): Approves a Conditional Use of a 180-room hotel within Pod B of Wellington Village MUPD.
At the January 21, 2026, Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board Meeting, the Board unanimously recommended approval (7-0) of Ordinance No. 2026-06, Resolution No. R2026-03, Resolution No. R2026-04, and Resolution No. R2026-05.
The Board provided the following recommendations/suggestions to Council for Resolution No. R2026-02
(Wellington Village MUPD Master Plan):
• Streetscape materials should be clarified and added to the PSM;
• Discussion with Castellina POA regarding the proposed roundabout at the Castellina and Pod A
• intersection needs to be finalized; and
• Provide enhanced standards and illustrations within the PSM for the parking garage within Pod A
The Board recommended/suggested to Council for Resolution No. R2026-04 (Hotel CU) to advocate for a soft-branded hotel.
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: All required application documentation has been reviewed by the Development Review Manager and Wellington Departments to determine compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the LDR, subject to conditions provided in the staff report.
Findings of Fact are provided in the Staff Report that support the approval of the Conditional Use request. These findings are subject to other competent substantial evidence presented at the quasi-judicial public hearing.