By Mark Baratelli
The City of Winter Park Planning staff recommended approval of Verax Investments LLC's Conditional Use Request to build an approximately 20,000 sq ft two-story office building on the site of a former bowling alley at 1111 W. Fairbanks Ave. It will be presented during the March 6th meeting of the City of Winter Park Planning and Zoning Board.
The property is 1.51 acres, vacant, currently owned by the City and under contract with Verax. Verax was selected by the City Commission through the Notice of Disposal process.
Planning staff say the project is a positive infill development scenario if created in an architectural style that relates to the context of its location. They want traditional versus contemporary architecture, no interior-illuminated monument signs or wall signage, the required bike parking, use of 25 parking spaces for park guests after 5pm weekdays and all-day weekends and that landscaping that meets code. Planning staff also wants Verax to construct an eight foot wide sidewalk along Harper Street from Fairbanks to Comstock Avenue.
Planning staff say the project is a positive infill development scenario if created in an architectural style that relates to the context of its location. They want traditional versus contemporary architecture, no interior-illuminated monument signs or wall signage, the required bike parking, use of 25 parking spaces for park guests after 5pm weekdays and all-day weekends and that landscaping that meets code. Planning staff also wants Verax to construct an eight foot wide sidewalk along Harper Street from Fairbanks to Comstock Avenue.
The City is retaining (not selling) twenty (20) feet on the southern portion of the property along Fairbanks Avenue and an additional three (3) feet along Harper Street as right-of-way in order to do roadway and sidewalk widening in this area.
Verax provided two site plan options, both showing a two-story, medical/general office building. Option A is what was shown to the City Commission at the time this buyer was selected which locates the building in a north/south orientation on the eastern side of the property. Option B locates the building in an east/west orientation parallel to Fairbanks Avenue.
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Verax provided two site plan options, both showing a two-story, medical/general office building. Option A is what was shown to the City Commission at the time this buyer was selected which locates the building in a north/south orientation on the eastern side of the property. Option B locates the building in an east/west orientation parallel to Fairbanks Avenue.
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