Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-18-01-145 — LAKE CONWAY LANDSCAPING OF ORLANDO, INC.

Request: Special Exception and Variance in the A-1 zoning district as follows: 1) Special Exception to operate a landscaping business and tree farm. 2) Variance to allow unpaved parking spaces in lieu of paved. (Applicant is proposing to construct a 6,000 sq. ft. warehouse building on the site.)

Decision: Approved

Hearing: The applicant proposed a landscaping business and tree farm in the A-2 zoning district. Staff explained the layout of the project and that the landscaping portion would be located in the southeast part of the property furthest away from the single family development. Staff stated that the City of Ocoee had issues with access via Sawmill Blvd. Staff recommended approval as the use is compatible with the area and it is the applicant's responsibility to get legal access to the property. The applicant spoke and discussed changes to conditions of approval #5 and #6 regarding removal of waste and hours of operation. The applicant's engineer stated they were in communication with the City of Ocoee regarding the access. Two neighbors spoke in opposition of the application at the hearing. They raised concerns regarding crime, noise, commercial traffic in a residential area, environmental consequences, and suggested moving the location of the warehouse. No one spoke in favor of the application at the hearing. The BZA had discussions regarding the location of the proposed business and buffering against the residences to the south. The BZA discussed the hours and days of operation. The board approved the application stating that it met the special exception criteria.