15 Acres of Woods Rezoned for Multifamily in Winter Park

By Mark Baratelli
Winter Park City Council approved a change to the land use map of 15 acres of woods at 2414 Oakhurst Ave from single family to low and medium multifamily at the City Council meeting February 12th. The project is an extension of the Mayflower retirement community.

According to the Orange Observer, the extension will include a "58,117-square-foot, three-story health care (skilled nursing) building; a 20,672-square-foot, one-story memory care building; a 9,000-square-foot one-story clubhouse; and 40 new villa units."

The Council also addressed the recently adopted comprehensive plan (Policy 2-1.1.3) regarding the City continuing to plan, fund and construct a network of bicycle facilities as depicted in the Winter Park Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Plan as amended, to increase the non-motorized transportation system.

Council wants the trail to go through this property but need to obtain some land for it from the Mayflower project. Mayflower has security and safety concerns with a path going through or near their residences. Bob Maraio, a Mayflower resident, spoke in opposition at the meeting to a bike path going through the Mayflower property.

The City of Winter Park approved Ordinance Number 3102-18 amending chapter 58, "Land Development Code" Article 1 "Comprehensive Plan" Future Land Use Map to change the single family future land use designation on portions of the property at 2414 Oakhurst Ave to a low density and medium density residential. It also approved an ordinance amending Chapter 58 Land Development Code Article III, Zoning and the official zoning map so as to change from single family (R-1A) district zoning to low density (R-2) and medium density multiple family residential (R-3) district zoning on a portion of the same property. This occurred at the

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