Planning and Zoning Commission, September 17, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning at 1844 Westfall Drive (OCPS office), unanimous
What happened
On September 17, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Rezoning at 1844 Westfall Drive (OCPS office) (unanimous).
The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of six rezonings and two ordinance/study items on September 17, 2026, all unanimously except the M1-to-I1/I5 industrial rezoning at 1911 Silver Star Road (RZ-26-09-070), which passed 7-1 with Commissioner Rodri…
- Jurisdiction
- Orange County, FL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (8)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings1911 Silver Star Road
Recommended 7-11844 Westfall Drive
Recommended5355 Long Road
Recommended1844 Westfall Drive
Recommended2900 West Oak Ridge Road
Recommended675 4th Street
Recommended2480 33rd Street
Recommended5355 Long Road
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 10
Rezoning at 1844 Westfall Drive (OCPS office)
Rezone from A2 (split with R1A) to PO restricted professional office district for Orange County Public Schools to relocate its facilities offices into an existing closed school. District 5. Future land use institutional. Recommended approval to the Board.
- New billboards and poll signs shall be prohibited
- Development shall be limited to those consistent with the future land use designation
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Key Decisions (10)
Rezoning at 1844 Westfall Drive (OCPS office)
Rezoning at 2900 West Oak Ridge Road (Mid-Florida Tech)
Rezoning and variance at 675 4th Street
Rezoning at 5355 Long Road area (Union Park)
Rezoning at 2480 33rd Street (vehicle rental/fleet parking)
Rezoning at 1911 Silver Star Road (warehouse)
Rezoning at 5355 Long Road (church/religious institution)
Tobacco Shop Distance Separation Ordinance (Chapter 38 amendment)
Hiawassee Road Pedestrian Cyclist Safety Study
Data Center Overview and forthcoming moratorium
Full write-ups and conditions for all 10 decisions in Pro.
Zoning Changes (7)
4 additional zoning changes with full detail in Pro.
Development Activity (7)
OCPS facilities offices at 1844 Westfall Drive
Other
Mid-Florida Tech Campus renovation and expansion
Other
675 4th Street lot split (two single-family homes)
Residential
4 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Data-center demand in Central Florida is a growing pressure; staff…
Infrastructure
Central Florida has some power generation capacity headroom (via Duke…
Housing Demand
A new 129-unit apartment development along Hiawassee Road is driving…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 18 identified names.
All speaker roles: 9 Staff, 5 Commissioner, 4 Applicant, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 8 Staff, 5 Commissioner, 3 Applicant, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Alan Coleman, Applicant.
17 more identified names in Pro: 8 Staff, 5 Commissioner, 2 Applicant, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney.
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Meeting audio
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Zoning terms (18)
242 recorded timestamps
- zoning (53 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (21 timestamps)
- land use (42 timestamps)
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- rezoning (16 timestamps)
- public hearing (24 timestamps)
Decision moments (10)
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