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Development radar — Orange County, August 2026
This is the first Development Radar issue for Orange County. In August, the Board of County Commissioners decided at public hearing a set of Future Land Use Map amendments with concurrent rezonings — one approved, one denied, one withdrawn and one continued — and substantial changes to several planned developments, among them the conversion of 362,000 square feet of office to 1,124 multi-family units west of International Drive. In the City of Winter Garden, the Commission's agenda took the Comprehensive Plan 2050 ordinance to first reading and listed recommendations to approve two site plans and a special exception permit. The issue opens with two items left pending from the July review. Every item was verified live against its official document: Winter Garden's agendas and the Board's approved minutes, where the motions are recorded verbatim. Of the twenty-four items in this issue's draft, eighteen cleared the gate; the statuses quoted are verbatim, belong to the date of each meeting and do not anticipate later outcomes.
What July left behind
Site plan for the Boys and Girls Club Gymnasium — 459 9th Street
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “Recommendation to approve”
The agenda lists, under Regular Business, a recommendation to approve the site plan for the Boys and Girls Club Gymnasium located at 459 9th Street.
View official documentCity of Winter Garden Code and Comprehensive Plan updates (Ordinances 26-24, 26-25 and 26-26)
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “Public Hearing”
The agenda, posted July 21, lists three ordinances for public hearing: 26-24 (Comprehensive Plan 2050), 26-25 (a code amendment on artificial turf requirements) and 26-26 (a code amendment adding a new zoning compliance review process).
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City of Winter Garden
Ordinance 26-24: Winter Garden Comprehensive Plan amendment to a 2050 horizon, with the Future Land Use Map series
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “FIRST READING”
The agenda lists the ordinance for first reading and public hearing: it amends the Comprehensive Plan to address changes to state statutes, extends the planning horizon to 2050 and amends the Future Land Use Map series; the same line notes a second reading and public hearing after State Review.
View official documentSite plan for Orlando Orthopaedic Center at Winter Garden — 12152 West Colonial Drive
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “Recommendation to approve”
The agenda lists, under Regular Business, a recommendation to approve the site plan for the property located at 12152 West Colonial Drive (Orlando Orthopaedic Center at Winter Garden).
View official documentSite plan for WG Basketball Academy — 1680 Marcel Drive
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “Recommendation to approve”
The agenda lists, under Regular Business, a recommendation to approve, subject to conditions, the site plan for the property located at 1680 Marcel Drive (WG Basketball Academy).
View official documentSpecial exception permit: removal of two billboards and a new digital billboard on West Colonial Drive
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “Recommendation to approve”
The agenda lists a recommendation to approve, subject to conditions, a special exception permit and agreement to remove the billboards located at 1101 East Plant Street and 14909 West Colonial Drive and construct a new double-sided digital billboard on West Colonial Drive.
View official documentAnnexation, Future Land Use Map amendment and PCD rezoning — 882 Magnolia Street, Beulah Road and 921 Palm Avenue
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “Public Hearing”
The agenda lists for public hearing the annexation, future land use and PCD rezoning of six parcels located at 882 Magnolia Street; 1211, 1221, 1233 and 1281 Beulah Rd; and 921 Palm Ave.
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Orange County
Amendment SS-25-12-020 (LMDR to Industrial) and concurrent rezoning RZ-25-12-020 — 6780 Narcoossee Road and 7851 Brentwood Drive, District 3
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Uribe, seconded by Commissioner Scott to continue the public hearing until September 15, 2026, at 2 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes record a request to change the future land use from Low-Medium Density Residential (LMDR) to Industrial (IND) and to rezone from A-2 (Farmland Rural District) to I-1/I-5 Restricted (Industrial District - Light) the property located at 6780 Narcoossee Road and 7851 Brentwood Drive, west of Narcoossee Road.
View official documentCase CDR-25-12-300: substantial change to the Silverleaf Planned Development Regulating Plan, District 1
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Scott, to make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; and further, approve the substantial change request subject to the twelve (12) conditions of approval listed under the Development Review Committee recommendation in the Staff Report dated June 25, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a PD substantial change to modify the layout of Maps 1-4 within the T-5 District and amend the Regulating Plan, primarily affecting multifamily and non-residential development within the T-4 and T-5 Districts, on property north of State Road 429 and west of Avalon Road.
View official documentCase PSP-24-12-291: Parker Lone Palm Preliminary Subdivision Plan, District 4
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Gomez Cordero, seconded by Commissioner Uribe, to continue the public hearing until September 15, 2026, at 2 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a request to subdivide 14.47 acres zoned R-1 (Single-Family Dwelling District) in order to construct 55 single-family residential dwelling units, on property south of E. Colonial Dr. and west of Hancock Lone Palm Rd.
View official documentAmendment SS-26-03-009 (MDR to Commercial) and concurrent rezoning RZ-26-03-009 — 6511 Forest City Road, District 2
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Crabb, seconded by Commissioner Wilson, to make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; further, adopt Amendment SS-26-03-009, Commercial (C) Future Land Use Map designation; further adopt the associated Ordinance 2026-13; and further, approve the rezoning request RZ-26-03-009 from R-3 Restricted (Multiple-Family Dwelling District) to C3 Restricted (Wholesale Commercial District) zoning to allow for the development of commercial uses including those uses permitted in the C-2 district in addition to flex warehousing, subject to the two restrictions listed under the Staff Report dated July 29, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes record the future land use change from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Commercial (C), to allow up to a maximum of approximately 130,000 square feet of commercial development, and the rezoning from R-3 Restricted to C-3 Restricted of the property located at 6511 Forest City Road.
View official documentAmendment SS-26-07-038 (PD-C to Industrial) and concurrent rezoning RZ-26-07-038 — East Oak Ridge Road, District 3
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Uribe, seconded by Commissioner Martinez Semrad, to make a finding of inconsistency with the Comprehensive Plan; further, deny Amendment SS-26-07-038, Industrial (IND) Future Land Use Map designation; further, deny the associated Ordinance; and further, deny the rezoning request RZ-26-07-038 from PD (Planned Development District) to I-1/I-5 (Industrial District-Light) zoning. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a request to change from Planned Development - Commercial (PD-C) to Industrial (IND), to allow up to approximately 165,000 square feet of industrial development, and to rezone from PD to I-1/I-5 an unaddressed property at the northwest corner of East Oak Ridge Road and the FDOT railroad right-of-way.
View official documentTransmittal of Regular Cycle Future Land Use Map Amendment 2026-1-A-4-1 — 10850 E. Colonial Dr., District 4
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “This public hearing was withdrawn.”
The minutes describe a request to change the designation from Commercial (C) and Low-Medium Density Residential (LMDR) to Medium-High Density Residential (MHDR) on 14.06 gross acres located at 10850 E. Colonial Dr., an item continued from March 10 and May 5, 2026.
View official documentCase CAI-24-06-042: Conservation Area Impact Permit for a boat ramp at Avalon Cove on Hickorynut Lake, District 1
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Scott, to deny the Conservation Area Impact Permit (CAI-24-06-042). The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a request for a Conservation Area Impact Permit for surface water impacts associated with the construction of a semiprivate boat ramp facility within the Avalon Cove subdivision, on Hickorynut Lake.
View official documentCase CDR-25-10-248: substantial change to the Epoch Aloma Planned Development, District 5
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez Semrad, seconded by Commissioner Scott, to make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; and further, approve the request subject to the eleven (11) conditions of approval listed under the Development Review Committee recommendation in the Staff Report dated August 6, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a substantial change to the PD requesting a waiver to allow an accessory structure used for covered parking in a multi-family district to sit between the primary structure and the right-of-way, on property west of N. Semoran Blvd and north of Aloma Ave.
View official documentCase CDR-26-02-032: substantial change to the Orangewood N-1 - Seaworld Vacation Village PD, District 1
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Uribe, to make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; and further, approve the substantial change request subject to the seventeen (17) conditions of approval listed under the Development Review Committee recommendation in the Staff Report dated August 4, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a PD substantial change to convert 362,000 square feet of office to 1,124 multi-family residential units, on property north of Sea Harbor Drive, south of Westwood Boulevard and west of International Drive; the item had been continued from August 4, 2026.
View official documentCase CDR-26-03-057: substantial change to the Orlando International Hotel Planned Development, District 6
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Scott, seconded by Commissioner Uribe, to make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; and further, approve the substantial change request subject to the twelve (12) conditions of approval listed under the Development Review Committee recommendation in the Staff Report dated July 20, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a PD substantial change to amend the Master Signage Plan to add signage and request four waivers from Orange County Code on copy area and the number of wall signs for Buildings B3 and D2, on property west of Universal Blvd and east of International Drive.
View official documentCase DP-25-09-220: Hamlin West PD-UNP, Hamlin West Preliminary Subdivision Plan and Life Time at Hamlin Development Plan, District 1
Verbatim status (agenda or minutes): “A motion was made by Commissioner Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Uribe, to make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan; and further, approve the request subject to the nineteen (19) conditions of approval listed under the Development Review Committee recommendation in the Staff Report dated July 20, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:”
The minutes describe a Development Plan substantial change to construct an 84,076 sq. ft. athletic club, with a waiver reducing the link-to-node ratio to 1.14 in lieu of 1.35, on property east of State Road 429, west of Avalon Road and south of New Independence Parkway.
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Sources
- City of Winter Garden — City Commission, July 9, 2026 agenda (CivicClerk) — accessed October 7, 2026
- City of Winter Garden — Planning and Zoning Board, August 3, 2026 agenda (CivicClerk) — accessed October 7, 2026
- City of Winter Garden — City Commission, August 13, 2026 agenda (CivicClerk) — accessed October 7, 2026
- City of Winter Garden — Planning and Zoning Board, September 14, 2026 agenda (CivicClerk) — accessed October 7, 2026
- Orange County — Board of County Commissioners, approved minutes of the August 4, 2026 meeting (Legistar) — accessed October 7, 2026
- Orange County — Board of County Commissioners, approved minutes of the August 25, 2026 meeting (Legistar) — accessed October 7, 2026