Rezoning Approval for 2340 Celery Avenue

• •The property at 2340 Celery Avenue is rezoned from Seminole County Agriculture (A-1) to City Planned Development (PD).
• •The project plan proposes a 16-unit residential subdivision consisting of 8 duplex units.
• •The rezoning approval expires in 3 years if all improvements are not completed, at which point the property reverts to un-zoned status.
• •The property is 4.87 acres in size.
• •The Planning and Zoning Commission previously recommended denying the application on October 3, 2024.
• •City staff now recommend approval based on a modified PD Master Plan submitted by the applicant on October 8, 2024.
• •The property currently operates as a group home and is not assessed for taxable value.
• •The property owner agrees that all conditions imposed have an essential nexus to a public purpose and are not prohibited exactions under Florida Statute 70.45.
• •If the owner and City staff cannot agree on development details, the matter will be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing.

The ordinance changes the legal land-use designation for 4.87 acres, allowing the property owner to proceed with a 16-unit residential development project that was previously recommended for denial by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.