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Wekiva Island Springs & Strings Summer Send Off 2026 Special Event Permit - Consider a Special Event Permit for Springs & Strings Summer Send Off 2026 on September 27, 2026, located at 1014 Miami Springs Drive, Longwood; Mary Sue Weinaug, Applicant District3 - Constantine (Mike Rhodes, Development Services Director)
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Development Services
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Authorized By:
Mike Rhodes, Development Services Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Jealyan Moreno/407-665-7387
Background:
The Applicant is requesting approval of a Special Event Permit for the Springs & Strings Summer Send Off. The proposed event includes amplified sound for communication with attendees and will not be for a live band as originally proposed.
The Board has approved this event in previous years when it was held in May. This year, the applicant is requesting approval to hold the same event in September. Consistent with the prior approval, the applicant is requesting authorization for amplified sound and event hours from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The event is scheduled for one (1) day on Sunday, September 27, 2026, with amplified sound for communication with attendees between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., with no live band performing.
This is their second Special Event of the calendar year. Per Development Order #17-20500038 Section (3) t.; four (4) Special Events are allowed per year, not to exceed a total of sixty (60) days. The Paint Out and Spring Fling Special Event was twelve (12) days, and the Summer Kick-Off Special Event is one (1) day. There are forty-seven (47) remaining days for Special Events.
Security and traffic control will be provided by off-duty Seminole County Sheriff’s deputies. The applicant has met all the requirements of the Special Event Ordinance 2024-21 regarding the site plan, certificate of insurance and security plan which was reviewed and approved by the Seminole County Sheriff’s office.
The Event is within the Urban Bear Management area. Special Events occurring outdoors must keep the area free from accumulated waste. All waste must be collected and secured within a structure, a bear resistant container or removed to an appropriate disposal site.
Pursuant to Section 30.6.4.2 of the Seminole County Land Development Code SCLDC, in approving a Special Event, the Board shall make a determination that the proposed event is reasonably compatible with the nearby existing development and does not pose an unreasonable safety or health risk for patrons or neighbors.
Staff finds that the application submitted for this request meets the requirements of Section 30.6.4.2 (a)(4), SCLDC, and due to the limited and temporary nature of the event, the security being provided, and the conditions imposed by the Special Event permit, the proposed event is reasonably compatible with surrounding uses and does not pose an unreasonable safety or health risk to patrons.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board of County Commissioners approve the Springs & Strings Summer Send Off Special Event Permit for September 27, 2026, subject to Staff’s recommendations included in the attached Special Event Permit.
Note: The Special Event Permit Conditions of Approval (i.e., full details of the above conditions) are contained in the Special Event Permit in this Agenda Memorandum to be issued by Seminole County, if approved by the Board of County Commissioners.