Ocoee approves ordinances for East Crown Point PUD

Ocoee leaders gave the OK for a proposal pertaining to a Planned Unit Development at 901 E. Crown Point Road during the June 19 commission meeting.

The 2.4-acre property, which currently contains a plant nursery and manufactured home, is located on the east side of East Crown Point Road, north of the Crown Point Cross Road and East Crown Point Road intersection.

According to city documents, the site is presently zoned Orange County Agriculture (A-1) with a future land use designation of low-density residential. The developer requested to annex the property into the City of Ocoee with a zoning classification of Planned Unit Development and a future land-use designation of light industrial.

The proposed project is for a 28,000-square-foot warehouse/office development consisting of 12 units spanning 2,403 square feet each. 

The development will have a parking lot with 91 spaces and access will be via a driveway on East Crown Point Road. Onsite stormwater will be supported by a dry retention pond on the property.

IN OTHER NEWS

• Commissioners authorized payments for the headliners of the upcoming 2018 Founder’s Day Festival in November. The city agreed to pay $125,000 each to Jake Owen and Big & Rich. Additional entertainers include Scotty McCreery, Easton Corbin, Drake White and Runaway June.
• City commissioners granted the Ocoee Police Department permission to use $4,527 to purchase additional active-shooter response kits using leftover funds from a previous budget approval. The department previously purchased 39 shooter kits at a cost of $11,000. Active-shooter kits generally come with tactical equipment that allows officers to quickly don protective gear against high-powered rifles.
• The commission also approved the second reading of an ordinance that established the Ocoee Brownfield site — a geographical area the city identified for economic redevelopment. Any property owners located within the area may request to opt out at any time.
• City leaders approved two appointments to the city’s boards. Ben Gillis was appointed to the Citizen Advisory Council for the fire department, and Masood Mirza to the Code Enforcement Board for three-year terms.