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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2023-02 (THE WELLINGTON SOUTH MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT FOR (PETITION 2022-0005-MPA) WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), LOCATED IN THE EASTERN HALF OF SECTION 20 AND ALL OF SECTION 21, EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION KNOWN AS MIDA FARMS, AND AS DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARY HEREIN, TO CONSOLIDATE POD E (PHASE I AND II), POD G (PHASES I AND II), 18.6 ACRES OF POD F PHASE VII, AND THE 5.8-ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE INTO POD E, TOTALING 173.46; TO TRANSFER 11 DWELLING UNITS FROM POD F (PHASES V - VII) TO THE NEWLY FORMED POD E FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 148 DWELLING UNITS WITH AN AMENITY SITE; TO FORFEIT THE REMAINING 51 DWELLING UNITS IN POD F (PHASE V-VII); TO REDUCE THE OVERALL DWELLING UNIT COUNT FOR THE PUD BY 51 DWELLING UNITS TO A TOTAL OF 391 DWELLING UNITS; RECONFIGURE THE INTERNAL CIRCULATION OF PODS E AND F PHASES V-VII, AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE MASTER PLAN; TO DESIGNATE POD F PHASES V-VII AS “EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL”; TO ADD AN ACCESS POINT ALONG SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD TO ACCESS THE FARM SITES IN POD E; TO ADD TWO (2) ACCESS POINTS ALONG GRACIDA STREET TO ACCESS POD F “EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL VENUE”; TO MODIFY CERTAIN EXISTING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PUD MASTER PLAN; TO ADOPT A PROJECT STANDARDS MANUAL (PSM) FOR THE WELLINGTON SOUTH; AND AS DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
EXPLANATION: The agent, Don Hearing, Cotleur and Hearing, on behalf of the applicant, Wellington Commercial Holdings, is requesting multiple applications to develop Pod E, Pod G, a portion of Pod F Phase VII, and the commercial site into 148 single family units with an amenity site, and Pod F Phase V - VII as Equestrian Commercial. The applicant requires the following approvals:
Ordinance No. 2023-04 - Comprehensive Plan Amendments (Petition 2022-0003-CPA):
• To amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation for Pod F - Phases V, VI, and a portion of VII, totaling 114.65 acres, from Residential B (0.1 to 1.0 dwelling units per acre) to Equestrian Commercial Recreation (ECR); this amendment will require an affirmative vote of four Village Council member;
• To amend the FLUM designation of a portion of Pod E, totaling 5.798 acres, from Commercial to Residential B.
Resolution No. R2023-02 - Master Plan Amendment (Petition 2022-0005-MPA) to amend the Wellington CountryPlace PUD as following:
• Consolidate Pods E, G, and 18.6 acres of Pod F into the newly formed Pod E;
• Transfer 11 dwelling units from Pod F (Phases V-VII) to the newly formed Pod E for a combined total of 148 dwelling units with an amenity site and to forfeit the remaining 51 dwelling units in Pod F (Phase V-VII);
• Reconfigure the internal circulation of Pods E and F.
• Reduce the overall unit count for the PUD from 442 to 391 units;
• Label the Preserve Area in Pod E as an “Preserve/Amenity Site”;
• Label Pod F as “Equestrian Commercial Venue”;
• Modify several existing Conditions of Approval and add new conditions, including a Project Standards Manual for the new Pod E that includes development standards.
• To add an access point along South Shore Boulevard to Pod E to access the proposed farm lots; and
• To add two (2) access points along Gracida Street to access Pod F “Equestrian Commercial Venue”.
At the June 8, 2023 Equestrian Preserve Committee (EPC) meeting, the EPC unanimously (7-0) recommended denial of both the CPA (Ordinance No. 2023-04) and MPA (Resolution No. 2023-02.
On June 14, 2023, the applicant amended their request by:
• Comprehensive Plan Amendment: Modifying the FLUM designation of only the Commercial property to Residential B, not the originally requested Residential C, maintaining the Residential B designation for Pod E, and withdrawing request to amend the land use for Pod E to Residential C.
• Master Plan Amendment: Reducing the dwelling units in the newly formed Pod E from 197 units to 148, forfeiting the remaining units instead of banking them, and reducing the overall dwelling units for the PUD from 442 to 391 units.
SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to amend the Wellington CountryPlace PUD by consolidating Pod E (Phase I and II), Pod G (Phase I and II), 18.6 acres of Pod F Phase VII, and the 5.8 acre commercial site into Pod E, totaling 173.46; transferring 11 units from Pod F (Phases V - VII) to the newly formed Pod E for combined total of 148 units with an Amenity Site and forfeiting the remaining 51 units within Pod F; reconfiguring the internal circulation of Pods E and F; designating Pod F as “Equestrian Commercial”; reducing the overall dwelling unit count for the PUD by 51 dwelling units for a total of 391 dwelling units; adopting the Project Standards Manual for The Wellington South, more specifically Pod E; adding access points; and modify existing conditions of approval for the Wellington CountryPlace PUD Master Plan.