Orange County Zoning Decisions: March 2026

In March 2026, Orange County held 5 public meetings covering zoning matters. 16 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 13 approved (93% approval rate), 1 denied, 2 deferred. Activity was up 40% compared to February (446 activity items across 3 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning at 1600 Columbia Street

Denied.

Request to change future land use from low to medium density residential to commercial and rezone from C-3 to C-2 restricted for 1600 Columbia Street LLC. Commission found incompatibility with adjacent residential neighborhood despite proposed restrictions on prohibited uses.

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Rezoning at 1955 South Apopka Vineland Road

Approved.

Abdul Alcaldry's request to rezone 20.98 acres from A-1 and RCE to R-1A restricted for 51 single-family detached homes (reduced to 50 lots). Lots along southern boundary required to be at least 85 feet in width.

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Shed Variances at 1826 Crescent Boulevard

Deferred.

Sonia Rodriguez's request for three variances for existing accessory structures (shed one with 23.3 ft normal high water elevation setback instead of 30 ft, shed one with 3.2 ft north side setback instead of 5 ft, and shed two with 1.5 ft north side setback instead of 5 ft) was deferred. EPD did not support the normal high water elevation encroachment. Applicant agreed to remove shed two.

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Continuation of RZ2603012 at 835 Over A Hoover Road

Deferred.

Applicant requested continuation to April 16, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 9AM at 201 South Rosalind Avenue.

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Accessory Structure Variances at 55807 Dogwood Drive

Approved.

Glenn Schofield received approval for four variances in the R-1-A zoning district: (1) new accessory structure with 6.9 ft side street setback instead of 15 ft, (2) existing carport with 11.5 ft front setback instead of 25 ft, (3) covered patio with 3.3 ft side setback instead of 7.5 ft, and (4) covered patio with 23.42 ft rear setback instead of 30 ft. Two existing unpermitted structures must be removed.

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Privacy Fence Variance at 834 Wingo Street

Approved.

Steven Testagrosa received approval for a variance to allow a 6 ft tall 100% opaque privacy fence on a vacant lot in lieu of maximum 50% opacity. The proposal includes 4 ft aluminum picket fence in front and 6 ft white vinyl privacy fence on sides and rear.

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Covered Lanai Setback Variance at 2850 Silver Ridge Drive

Approved.

Joseph Escalante received approval for a variance to allow an existing partially constructed covered lanai addition with a rear setback of 19.8 ft instead of 25 ft in the R-2 zoning district. The structure encroaches 5.2 ft into the rear setback due to the irregularly shaped lot.

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Rezoning at 9256 1st Avenue for Warehouse

Approved.

Request to rezone from RT-1 mobile home subdivision district to I-1A restricted industrial district to allow construction of a warehouse storage building. Property located in District 3.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Showing the 8 most significant of 16 recorded zoning decisions. See all Orange County meetings →

Zoning Changes

• A-1 and RCE → R-1A restricted, 20.98 acres at 1955 South Apopka Vineland Road (Abdul Alcaldry)
• RT-1 mobile home subdivision → I-1A restricted industrial, Not specified acres at 9256 1st Avenue, District 3 (Raquel Gibson (representative))
• A-2 farmland rural → R-2 restricted residential, Not specified acres at 7449 Restful Street, District 5 (Sam Savali / Thomas and Hutton Engineering)
• A-1 citrus rural and R-2 restricted → R-2 restricted, Four parcels acres at 803 and 833 Pahoa Street, District 6 (Joan Staker)
• C-3 wholesale commercial → C-2 general commercial restricted (requested), 0.5 acres at 1600 Columbia Street (1600 Columbia Street LLC / Rebecca Wilson)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 103 instances
• setback: 87 instances
• variance: 78 instances
• residential: 73 instances
• land use: 55 instances

What to Watch

• Setback mentions were up 314% from February.
• Residential came up 97% more often than February.

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