Orange County Zoning Decisions: April 2026

In April 2026, Orange County held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 15 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 14 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was down 19% compared to March (623 activity items across 5 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Rezoning at 835 O'Berry Hoover Road

Approved.

Rezoned 5 acres from A-2 to R1AAA restricted for 3 single-family homes. Applicant Joshua Wilson. Property in District 4. Applicant objected to restrictions but commission approved with staff recommendations limiting development to 3 units with minimum 1-acre lots.

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Rezoning at 1225 Susanna Boulevard

Approved.

Rezoned 0.17 acres from R1A to R1 to allow construction of one single-family home. Applicant Daniel Zukoski. Lot was nonconforming at 6,534 sq ft with 50-foot width. R1 zoning allows 50-foot minimum lot width and 5,000 sq ft minimum lot size.

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Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning at 8868-8890 Curry Ford Road

Approved.

Amended 9.725 acres from low density to medium density residential and rezoned from A-2 to R-2 restricted. Originally proposed 44 townhomes, reduced to 26 single-family detached units after community opposition. Applicant Tina Demostany. 5.413 acres of wetlands identified with 2.04 acres of authorized impacts.

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Rezoning at 1533 Pine Street, Apopka

Approved.

Rezoned from RT-2 to R1AA for lot split into 3 lots for family compound. Applicant Stan DeNorlov plans to build homes for adult children adjacent to existing home on nearly 1-acre lot.

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Rezoning at 7235 Gardner Street

Approved.

Rezoned 1.37 acres from split A-2/I1-I5 to I1-I5 restricted for light industrial uses. Applicant Rebecca Wilson. Property already developed with mix of office and industrial uses.

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Rezoning at 1490 18th Street for Triplex

Approved.

Rezoned 0.33 acres from R-2 to NR Neighborhood Residential for 3 attached townhome units. Applicants Mark Bertrand and Kevin Henry. Units will be sold for homeownership, not rentals.

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Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning at 862 Cortland Street

Approved.

Amended 0.17 acres from low density residential to office and rezoned from R1A to PO Professional Office. Applicant Faneidra Katta. Lot size variance approved for 7,509 sq ft in lieu of 10,000 sq ft.

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Rezoning at 5709 Camellia Drive

Approved.

Rezoned from C-1 restricted to C-1 restricted to allow office use. Property had been operating as office for 10-15 years without proper zoning. Applicant John Polian with House Plan Design Group. Restriction: billboards and poll signs prohibited.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Showing the 8 most significant of 15 recorded zoning decisions. See all Orange County meetings →

Zoning Changes

• C-1 restricted → C-1 restricted (with updated restrictions), Not specified acres at 5709 Camellia Drive, District 3 (John Polian, House Plan Design Group LLC)
• A-2 → R1AAA restricted, 5 acres at 835 O'Berry Hoover Road, District 4 (Joshua Wilson)
• A-1 → R1AAA restricted, 2.27 acres at South Econlockhatchee Trail, District 3 (Leonardo Quiterio (engineer))
• R1A → R1, 0.17 acres at 1225 Susanna Boulevard, District 5 (Daniel Zukoski)
• A-2 → R-2 restricted, Not specified acres at 8244 Curry Ford Road, District 3 (Chad Lynn (engineer))
• RT-2 → R1AA, Nearly 1 acre at 1533 Pine Street, Apopka, District 2 (Stan DeNorlov)
• A-2 and I1-I5 (split) → I1-I5 restricted, 1.37 acres at 7235 Gardner Street, District 5 (Rebecca Wilson)
• R-2 → NR Neighborhood Residential, 0.33 acres at 1490 18th Street, District 6 (Mark Bertrand and Kevin Henry)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 118 instances
• land use: 76 instances
• residential: 74 instances
• density: 40 instances
• comprehensive plan: 36 instances

What to Watch

• Density mentions were up 54% from March.
• Comprehensive plan came up 157% more often than March.

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