Orange County Government - File #: 26-1221

• File #: 26-1221
• Version: 1
• Type: Public Hearing
• Status: Public Hearing
• File created: 9/28/2026
• In control: Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
• On agenda: 10/27/2026
• Title: Amending Chapter 38 (“Zoning”) of the Orange County Code to establish distance separation requirements for tobacco shops and to prohibit tobacco shops in certain overlay, village, and neighborhood center districts; Amending Section 38-1 (“Definitions”) to add definitions; Amending Sections 38-77 (“Use Table”), 38-77.1 (“Horizon West Town Center PD Code Land Use Table”), and 38-79 (“Conditions for Permitted Uses, Special Exceptions”) to subject tobacco shops to certain permitting requirements and distance separation requirements from schools and other tobacco shops; Amending the following provisions of the Orange County Code to prohibit tobacco shops in certain overlay, village, and neighborhood center districts: Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 4.5 (“I-Drive District Overlay Zone”), Section 38-865 (“Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 12 (“South Orange Avenue Corridor Overlay District”), Section 38-1054 (“Prohibited Land Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial...

Interoffice Memorandum

DATE: September 23, 2026

TO: Jennifer Lara-Klimetz, Manager, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, County Comptroller’s Office

THROUGH: Agenda Development BCC

FROM: Jennifer Moreau, AICP, Manager Zoning Division

CONTACT: Jennifer Moreau, AICP, Manager Zoning Division 407-836-5856 or Jennifer.Moreau@ocfl.net

PHONE: N/A

DIVISION: Zoning Division

ACTION REQUESTED:
title
Amending Chapter 38 (“Zoning”) of the Orange County Code to establish distance separation requirements for tobacco shops and to prohibit tobacco shops in certain overlay, village, and neighborhood center districts; Amending Section 38-1 (“Definitions”) to add definitions; Amending Sections 38-77 (“Use Table”), 38-77.1 (“Horizon West Town Center PD Code Land Use Table”), and 38-79 (“Conditions for Permitted Uses, Special Exceptions”) to subject tobacco shops to certain permitting requirements and distance separation requirements from schools and other tobacco shops; Amending the following provisions of the Orange County Code to prohibit tobacco shops in certain overlay, village, and neighborhood center districts: Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 4.5 (“I-Drive District Overlay Zone”), Section 38-865 (“Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 12 (“South Orange Avenue Corridor Overlay District”), Section 38-1054 (“Prohibited Land Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 13 (“Conway Road Corridor Overlay District”), Section 38-1062 (“Prohibited Land Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 14 (“Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District Overlay Zone”), Section 38-1070 (“Prohibited Land Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 15 (“State Road 436/State Road 50 Corridor Overlay District”), Section 38-1083 (“Prohibited Land Uses”); Article VII (“Commercial Districts”), Division 17 (“Lake Avalon Rural Settlement Commercial Design Overlay”), Section 38-1094 (“Prohibited Commercial Land Uses”); Article VI...