Planning and Zoning Commission, December 18, 2025
Denies Land use amendment and rezoning at 7501 Liverpool Boulevard, 3-2
What happened
The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission (an advisory body making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners) denied two commercial rezonings and one commercial land use change while approving several residential/hotel items.
- Jurisdiction
- Orange County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 18, 2025
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 3-2
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings4200 South Orange Blossom Trail
Recommended1600 Columbia Street
Denied 3-2Land use
Denied 3-2Hartzog Homes Planned Development
Recommended18966 East Colonial Drive
DeniedFree sample: decision 1 of 8
Rezoning at 18966 East Colonial Drive
Request to rezone 18966 East Colonial Drive from C-1 Retail Commercial to C-3 Wholesale Commercial for future commercial development in the Bithlo rural settlement. Applicant Ali Asadi had no specific development plan. Commission made finding of inconsistency and recommended denial via voice vote.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission (an advisory body making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners) denied two commercial rezonings and one commercial land use change while approving several residential/hotel items.
Key Decisions (8)
Rezoning at 18966 East Colonial Drive
Rezoning at 4200 South Orange Blossom Trail
Hartzog Homes Planned Development, Lake Gifford Way
Land use amendment and rezoning at 7501 Liverpool Boulevard
Paradise Hotel PD land use change, 14445 State Road 535
Land use change at 1600 Columbia Street
Land use change at 1709 Wakula Way
Land use change at 4911 LaGrange Avenue
Development Activity (6)
Hartzog Homes single family development
Residential
Paradise Hotel PD - Caribe Royale expansion
Commercial
Car dealership at 4200 South Orange Blossom Trail
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Commissioners repeatedly emphasized a shortage of single-family and affordable housing…
Commercial Demand
Owners of small vacant corner lots near industrial and busy…
Infrastructure
Drainage/stormwater retention and access constraints (e.g. no discharge to state…
Who Spoke (22)
On the record: the chair, 6 commissioners, 5 staff members, 5 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, and 2 members of the public.
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