TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Approving the Wellen Park Village HL Mixed-Use/Residential Development Master Concept Plan with Two Waivers to the Unified Land Development Code on Approximately 743.512 Acres Located Generally South of S. Tamiami Trail (US-41) and East of S. River Road; Providing for Findings; Providing for Master Concept Plan Approval; Providing Waiver Approval; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Resolution No. 2026-R-68, Village HL Master Concept Plan with Waivers 1 and 2, subject to staff-recommended conditions of approval, establishing a maximum binding residential cap of 1,875 dwelling units and total non-residential entitlements of 500,000 gross square feet comprising 400,000 square feet of commercial retail & services and 100,000 total square feet of professional office space (Petition Nos. PMCP-25-02757, PWAV-26-01524, and PWAV-26-02061).
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Resolution No. 2026-R-68, Village HL Master Concept Plan with Waivers 1 and 2, subject to staff-recommended conditions of approval, establishing a maximum binding residential cap of 1,875 dwelling units and total non-residential entitlements of 500,000 gross square feet comprising 400,000 square feet of commercial retail & services and 100,000 total square feet of professional office space (Petition Nos. PMCP-25-02757, PWAV-26-01524, and PWAV-26-02061).
Pros:
Expands and diversifies the local tax base by adding $902.3 million in projected build-out property valuation and introducing 277 targeted high-wage professional office positions averaging $93,808 annually.
Supports a permanent direct employment capacity of 1,086 to 1,400 jobs and generates an estimated $67 million in annual direct payroll...
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