Orange County Zoning Decisions: January 2026

In January 2026, Orange County held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 25 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 23 approved (96% approval rate), 1 denied, 1 deferred. Activity was down 3% compared to December (1149 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Rezoning at 849 North Thompson Road

Approved.

Rezoning from R-1-A restricted to R-1-A restricted to allow 12 single-family dwelling units instead of the previously restricted 10 units. Applicant: Culver Engineering. Property is 4.57 acres in District 2 within the Wekiva study area requiring 35% open space. Two variances approved for minimum lot width of 62.5 feet (lieu of 75 feet) and minimum lot size of 6,749 square feet (lieu of 7,500 square feet).

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Rezoning at 1317 37th Street

Approved.

Rezoning from R-1-A single family dwelling district to R-1 single family dwelling district to allow construction of two single-family homes pending plat reversion. Property is 0.31 acres in District 6, reverting to originally platted 50-foot wide lots from 1924. Applicant represented by Dennis and Matthews.

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Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning at Beggs Road (Sable Village)

Denied.

Request to change future land use from low density residential to low medium density residential and rezone from R-1 to R-2 restricted for 46 fee-simple townhomes on 6.3 acres in District 2. Developer: BTC Properties (Tom Harp and Chris Robinson). Engineer: Thomas and Hutton (Sam Savali). Commission found the proposed density of 7.3 dwelling units per acre incompatible with surrounding single-family neighborhood character.

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Mayer Street Voluntary Annexation to City of Orlando

Approved.

Approved annexation of 0.32 acre parcel at 2619 Mayer Street in District 3 to City of Orlando. Property owner Wendy Tannenbaum requested annexation; future land use changes from county low medium density residential to city residential low intensity.

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Reddit Property PD Industrial Expansion

Approved.

Approved increase of industrial entitlements for Tract 2 of Reddit Property PD from 110,647 to 346,300 square feet on 12.55 acres south of Innovation Way, west of Alafaya Trail.

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Event hall parking variance at Satellite Boulevard

Deferred.

Variance VA 2509042 for Manton Kumar/Event Orlando at 11136 Satellite Boulevard continued to April 2, 2026. Applicant seeking variance for exterior stairway setback (18.48 feet in lieu of 25) and parking reduction (31 spaces in lieu of 86). Transportation Planning Division does not support parking reduction. Site requires 58 spaces for 144-patron event hall plus 28 for auto dealership on first floor.

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Paradise Hotel PD Substantial Change (J-15)

Approved.

Approved future land use change from activity center residential to activity center mixed use and PD substantial change from 177 multifamily units to 288 hotel rooms and 20,000 SF commercial retail on east side of SR 535 north of World Center Drive for Caribe Royale expansion.

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Industrial parking variance at General Drive

Approved.

Variance VA 2511064 approved for Roy Tyson to allow parking of commercial vehicles within front 50% of required front yard at I-4 zoned industrial property south of Taffyland Road. Property lost approximately 30 feet of depth due to 2004 eminent domain taking for road widening, creating nonconforming condition.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 25 recorded zoning decisions. See all Orange County meetings →

Zoning Changes

• C-3 with Low Density Residential FLUM → C-3 Restricted with Commercial FLUM at 5176 Busby Avenue, Orlando (DO Towing LLC/Diolal Persad (Mary Solick, attorney))
• RT-2 → PD (Planned Development), 8.91 acres at North of Lake Gifford Way, Horizon West Village I (Hartzog Homes LLC (Jeremy Anderson, Commonwealth Engineering))
• PD (Activity Center Residential FLUM) → PD Substantial Change (Activity Center Mixed Use FLUM) at East side of SR 535, north of World Center Drive (Rebecca Wilson (for Caribe Royale))
• Commercial FLUM → Low Density Residential FLUM at End of LaGrange Avenue, north of West Colonial Drive (Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County)
• Low Density Residential FLUM → Medium Density Residential FLUM at North side of Wakula Way, west of South Rio Grande Avenue (Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County)
• A-2 → A-2 (variance granted), 20,698 square feet acres at South 6th Street/22nd Avenue/23rd Avenue (triple frontage lot) (Victor Cabrera)
• R-1-A restricted (limited to 10 dwelling units) → R-1-A restricted (limited to 12 dwelling units), 4.57 acres at 849 North Thompson Road, District 2 (Culver Engineering (Dustin Culver))
• R-1-A single family dwelling district → R-1 single family dwelling district, 0.31 acres at 1317 37th Street, District 6 (Dennis and Matthews)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 174 instances
• variance: 161 instances
• land use: 115 instances
• residential: 106 instances
• density: 85 instances

What to Watch

• Density mentions were up 89% from December.

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