First reading of rezoning ordinance approved in Winter Garden

Winter Garden City Commissioners approved May 12 the first reading of an ordinance to rezone of a 126.94 acre property to allow for the development of 107 single-family lots. 

The property, also known as the Premer Property, is located at 16846, 17000 and 17166 Marsh Road. It was annexed into Winter Garden in 2013 and has not yet been zoned. 

The applicant, K. Hovnanian Homes/ Poulos & Bennett seeks for the property to be rezoned to City Urban Village Planned Use Development, which is the zoning on the city’s future land use map for the area. 

Should the ordinance pass, the land will be developed into 107 single-family homes, 39 of which are lakefront lots. The development will also include a park and 28.9 acres of open space.

“We have worked hard with (city staff) and with members of the community, and we think we’re bringing a nice community to your city,” said Heather Himes, representing K. Hovnanian Homes. 

The property was historically used for agriculture and contains orange groves and pines, with one abandoned building. The adjacent land to the north was formerly orange groves and has been approved for City Urban Village Planned Unit Development, to develop 139 single-family homes for the Waterside on Johns Lake Phase I subdivision. 

City Urban Village Planned Unit Developments are expected to create a series of walkable neighborhoods, and integrated park and trail system, and develop a network of roads to support existing ones on Marsh Road.

The ordinance’s second reading takes place May 26.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at [email protected].