dwelling units per net buildable acre and permits the requested R-3A zoning
classification. A tree preservation area is called out on the Development Plan located
on the west portion of the subject site and the Applicant will be required at the time of
Final Engineering to provide a tree survey. Also, along the west portion of the site is
approximately 1.51 acres of wetlands on the subject property. The Applicant is not
proposing any impacts to the wetland area and is showing a fifteen (15) foot minimum,
twenty-five (25) foot overall average wetland buffer. A Conservation easement
dedicated to Seminole County will be required over the wetlands and required buffers.
Water and sewer capacity are with the Seminole County utility service area and is
available to serve the proposed development. The property proposes access onto SR
426, which is classified as an urban minor arterial road. State Road 426 is currently
operating at a level-of-service “B or C” depending on direction and time of day and
does not have improvements programmed in the FDOT 5-year Work Program. A signal
warrant analysis will be required at the time of Final Engineering. The proposed project
is located within the Howell Creek Drainage Basin and may have a constrained outfall
with limited downstream capacity therefore, the site will have to be designed to hold up
to the entire twenty-five (25) year, twenty-four (24) hour storm event. The proposed
development is providing the required twenty-five (25) percent open space. The
Applicant proposes a fifteen (15) foot wide buffer on the north, south and east,
excluding the west portion that will remain undisturbed. In compliance with Seminole
County Land Development Code Sec. 30.49 - Community Meeting Procedures, the
Applicant conducted a community meeting on September 13, 2022. Per Sec. 30.241
of the Land Development Code of Seminole County (LDCSC), the requested R-3A
zoning classification is composed of medium-to high-density residential areas, plus
open areas, where it is likely and desirable to extend such type of development. The
R-3A zoning classification permits one (1), two (2), and three (3) story apartment
buildings, townhomes, and condominiums. The subject zoning classification requires a
minimum perimeter building setback of twenty-five (25) feet for one (1) story buildings
and thirty-five (35) feet for two (2) story buildings. The Development Plan proposes two
(2) story townhomes with a thirty-five (35) foot setback. The Medium Density
Residential Future Land Use should be located on, or in proximity to a collector or
arterial roads. This land use can serve effectively as a transitional use between more
intense urban development and Low Density Residential. The proposed development
is consistent with the Medium Density Residential Future Land Use designation. Staff
recommends Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed Ordinance enacting
a Small Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment from Medium Density Residential and
Commercial to Medium Density Residential and adopt the Ordinance and Development
Order enacting a Rezone from A-1 (Agriculture) to R-3A (Multiple Family Dwelling) for
approximately 6.71 acres, located southwest of Slavia Road and west of SR 426.
Ms. Sillaway stated the following items of concern from the Board on the December 7,
2022, P&Z Meeting along with the Applicant’s response:
1. Drainage concerns north of the property as well as the outfall concerns where
drainage is flowing.
Applicant Response: The stormwater design shall meet Seminole County and
SJRWMD requirements for a closed basin. Per County Staff: There is an
existing twenty-foot non-exclusive drainage and irrigation easement partially
located over the northern portion of the property that is in favor of St. Luke’s