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Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Special Event Permit for Wekiva Island Spring Fling and Paint Out on Sunday, February 22, 2026, through Saturday, February 28, 2026, and Sunday, March 15, 2026, through Thursday, March 19, 2026 (12 days); located at 1014 Miami Springs Dr. Longwood; (Mary Sue Weinaug, Applicant) District3 - Constantine (Mike Rhodes, Interim Development Services Director)
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Development Services
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Authorized By:
Mike Rhodes, Interim Development Services Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Jealyan Moreno/407-665-7387
Background:
The Applicant is requesting approval of a Special Event Permit for the Wekiva Island Spring Fling and Paint Out 2026. The event will include Artist’s painting outside on the grounds of Wekiva Island, and the paintings will be displayed in the gallery and offered for sale. Additional activities include an art auction, quick draw, and gala with a live band.
Amplified sound is proposed on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, for an art auction from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the Solar Array. Additionally, amplified sound is proposed on Saturday February 28, 2026, with a quick draw (a timed drawing contest between the professional artists and registered guests) from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and the annual gala with a live band, performing on the back deck of the classroom building from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The hours of operation are proposed from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and weekend dates will be 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The number of guests attending at any given time will be 395.
The request for the number of guests and hours of operation is consistent with the Board of County Commissioners approval of the 2024 Special Event for the Wekiva Island Paint Out and Spring Fling.
This is the first Special Event Permit 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 Event will be twelve days (12), leaving forty-eight (48) days remaining for other Special Events.
The Event is within the Urban Bear Management area. For Special Events occurring outside, the area must be kept free from accumulated waste. The refuse must be collected and secured within a structure, a bear resistant container or removed to a disposal site.
Staff finds that the application submitted for this request meets the requirements of Section 30.6.4.2.a.(4), LDC, 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 Wekiva Island Paint Out and Spring Fling Special Event Permit for Sunday, February 22, 2026, through Saturday, February 28, 2026, and Sunday, March 15, 2026, through Thursday, March 19, 2026 (12 days), 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.