TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port City Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration of Petition PLF-23-245, Palmera at Wellen Park Phases 1A, 1B, 1C & 1D Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action
The City Commission approve PLF-23-245, Palmera at Wellen Park Phases 1A, 1B, 1C & 1D Final Plat.
Background Information
Palmera at Wellen Park, Phase 1A,1B,1C,1D Final Plat comprises 420 single family lots, and the following tracts:
• One (1) 11.65 ± acre tract for an amenity center.
• Six (6) tracts totaling 39.33± acres for future Coach Home development.
• Six (6) tracts totaling 47.94± acres for common area, drainage, irrigation, landscaping, and access.
• Ten (10) tracts totaling 184.85± acres as stormwater tracts.
• Sixteen (16) tracts totaling 162.89± acres for preservation; and
• Three (3) small tracts for lift stations.
The following is a chronological history of development approvals for this project.
• SCP 23-068 Order of Approval issued 08/17/2023
• INF 23-067 Notice to Proceed issued 11/08/2023
Approval of this final plat will be the last step in the process. The City of North Port has received surety bonds for Palmera at Wellen Park INF-23-067 totaling $6,665,499.72 for infrastructure.
The subject property is zoned Village (V) with a Future Land Use Designation of Village.
The plat has been reviewed and approved by the contracted City Surveyor.
The subject petition was considered during a Public Hearing with the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board on February 15, 2024, and was recommended (6-0, 1 absent) for approval to the City Commission.
Strategic Plan
Economic Development & Growth Management
Financial Impact
Not Applicable
Procurement
Not Applicable
Attachments:
1. Staff Report w/ Exhibits.
2. Plat PLF-23-245
Prepared by: Austin Grubb, Planner III
Hank Flores, AICP, CFM, Planning and Zoning Manager
Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Assistant Director, Development Services Department
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Director, Development Services Department