Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: June 25, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Mitchell Glasser, Manager
PHONE: 407-836-5190
DIVISION: Housing and Community Development
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Multi-Family Affordable Housing Developer's Agreement for Impact Fee Exemption (Emerald Villas - Phase Three) by and between Orange County, Florida and Emerald Villas Phase Three, LLC, providing an exemption in the amount of $44,533.86. District 2 (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: Emerald Villas - Phase Three
PURPOSE: On June 22, 2021, Orange County adopted Ordinance No. 2021-29, and on January 10, 2023, adopted Ordinance Nos. 2023-01, 2023-02, and 2023-03, which among other things, provides the opportunity for exemption from the payment of impact fees for transportation, fire rescue, law enforcement, and parks and recreation, respectively, for certain affordable housing projects in accordance with Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes.
Emerald Villas Phase Three, LLC is the owner of a certain tract of real property upon which it plans to construct a multi-family affordable housing project known as Emerald Villas - Phase Three. The Developer requested to enter into the Multi-family Affordable Housing Developer's Agreement for Impact Fee Exemption by and between the County and the Developer to be exempted from the payment of transportation, fire rescue, law enforcement, and parks and recreation impact fees. The Project is located at El Segundo Way, Orlando and will consist of 90 units, which will be rented to low-income households whose average household income does not exceed 60 percent of the area median income and shall remain affordable for a period of 30 years. Twenty-three of the units will be rented households whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the area median inc...
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