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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2023-04 (THE WELLINGTON SOUTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO WELLINGTON’S FUTURE LAND USE MAP [PETITION NUMBER 2022-003-CPA] TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS POD F - PHASE V, PHASE VI, AND A PORTION OF PHASE VII OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FROM RESIDENTIAL B (0.1 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE (DU/AC) TO 1.0 DU/AC) TO EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL RECREATION (ECR), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GRACIDA STREET AND GENE MISCHE WAY, TOTALING 114.65 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; TO AMEND THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE COMMERCIAL POD OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PUD FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL B (0.1DU/AC - 1.0 DU/AC), LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND GRACIDA STREET TOTALING 5.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2023-04 to amend to the Future Land Use Map Designations for Pod F - Phases V, VI, and a portion of VII, totaling 114.65 acres, from Residential B to ECR and for of a portion of Pod E, totaling 5.8acres, from Commercial to Residential B.
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EXPLANATION: The agent, Don Hearing, Cotleur and Hearing, on behalf of the applicant, Wellington Lifestyle Partners, is requesting multiple applications in order to develop Pod E, Pod G, a portion of Pod F - Phase VII, and the 5.8-acre commercial site into 197 single family units with an amenity site, and Pod F Phase V - VII as an Equestrian Commercial Venue. 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) - The Master Plan Amendment will be heard at the 2nd reading of the CPA application and has been provided as Exhibit A for reference only:
• To amend the Wellington CountryPlace PUD as following:
o Consolidate Pods E, G, and 18.6 acres of Pod F into the newly formed Pod E;
o Forfeit 23 dwelling units from the newly formed Pod E for a combined total of 114 dwelling units with an amenity site and to forfeit the remaining 62 dwelling units in Pod F (Phase V-VII);
o Reconfigure the internal circulation of Pods E and F;
o Reduce the overall unit count for the PUD from 442 to 357 units;
o Label the Preserve Area in Pod E as an “Preserve/Amenity Site”;
o Label Pod F as “Equestrian Commercial Venue” with a defined development program;
o Modify several existing Conditions of Approval and add new conditions, including a Project Standards Manual for the new Pod E that includes development standards.
o Add an access point along South Shore Boulevard to Pod E to access the proposed farm lots; and
o Add two (2) access points along Gracida Street to access Pod F, the proposed “Equestrian Commercial Venue”.
At the June 8, 2023 Equestrian Preserve Committee (EPC) meeting, the EPC unanimously (7-0) recommended denial of both the CPA and MPA. However, since the EPC meeting, the applicant has 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 excess units instead of banking them, and reducing the overall dwelling units for the PUD from 442 to 391 units.
At the August 16, 2023 Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board (PZAB) meeting, the PZAB recommended approval (5-2) of Ordinance No. 2023-04 (CPA).
Also at this meeting, the applicant agreed to amend the MPA request by reducing the unit count to 137 units and increasing the minimum lot size to 1/2 acre lots. The PZAB recommended approval of Resolution No. R2023-02 with the following modifications:
• The density and unit count be reduced further than 137 units and to increase the number of smaller farm lots.
• An updated conceptual site plan be provided to Council along with an updated Project Standards Manual
• Modifications to the conditions of approval as presented by staff.
Since the PZAB meeting, the applicant has amended their MPA request by:
• Reducing the density and unit count from 137 units to 114 units for Pod E
• Forfeiting a total of 85 units (23 from newly formed Pod E and 62 from Pods F (Phase V - VII) and reducing the total unit count for the PUD from 391 to 357 units.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO
FIRST READING: YES SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: PZAB recommended approval of Ordinance No. 2023-04 (CPA) to amend to the Future Land Use Map Designations for Pod F - Phases V, VI, and a portion of VII, totaling 114.65 acres, from Residential B to ECR and for of a portion of Pod E, totaling 5.8 acres, from Commercial to Residential B.