Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: May 27, 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 Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Multi-Family Affordable Housing Developer's Agreement for Impact Fee Exemption (Cardinal Pointe) by and among Orange County, Florida, and Cardinal Pointe, LTD. providing an exemption in the amount of $299,416.64. District 3. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: Cardinal Pointe
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. Cardinal Pointe, LTD is the owner of a certain tract of real property upon which it plans to construct a multi-family affordable housing project known as Cardinal Pointe. The Developer requested to enter into the Multi-family Affordable Housing Developer's Agreement for Impact Fee Exemption by and among 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 7550 Snyder Drive, Orlando and will consist of 120 senior multi-family units, which will be rented to low-income senior 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. The Developer has exceeded the definition of 'affordable" in accordance with Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes (2023) and provided documen...
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