Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 22, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Nicolas Thalmueller, AICP, DRC Chairman
PHONE: 407-836-5523
DIVISION: Development Review Committee
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Adequate Public Facilities Agreement for Horizon West Village I - Hartzog Homes PD by and between Hartzog Homes, LLC and Orange County. District 1. (Development Review Committee)
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PROJECT: Adequate Public Facilities Agreement (Related to Land Use Plan Request LUP-23-03-106)
PURPOSE: The Hartzog Homes Planned Development (PD) contains 6.10 net developable acres and is generally located north of Lake Gifford Way and east of Tollcross Way, within Horizon West Village I. Through PD Rezoning Case LUP-23-03-106, the applicant is proposing to rezone the property from Combination Mobile Home and Single-Family Dwelling District (R-T-2) to PD in order to construct 48 single-family residential dwelling units.
Pursuant to Orange County Code Section 30-714, each property owner in a Horizon West PD is required to convey their proportionate share of Adequate Public Facilities (APF) lands, which are based on the ratio of required APF acres to net developable acres within the Special Planning Area. For the Village I Special Planning Area, the adopted ratio is 1.0 APF acre to every 7.25 to net developable acres. In the event that APF land requirements cannot be met within a particular PD, the PD may receive a transfer of surplus APF credits from another property owner in the same Village. Alternately, if unable to receive a credit transfer, the owner may pay a fee to the County equal to the value of the ratio of required APF lands and based upon the average fair market value of land, as established by an independent appraiser.
In order to satisfy the requirements of Chapter 30, Article XIV of the Orange County Code (“APF/TDR Ordinance”), the Hartzog Homes PD is subject to an APF Agreement that recognizes the project is responsible for a minimum of 0.84 acres of APF lands. In order to satisfy this deficit, an APF credit transfer from the Withers PD is being proposed.
This proposed agreement received a recommendation of approval from the Development Review Committee (DRC) on November 19, 2025. The associated Hartzog Homes PD (LUP-23-03-106) received recommendations of approval from the DRC on June 25, 2025 and from the Planning and Zoning Commission on December 18, 2025.
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