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 a Preliminary Subdivision Replat for Wellen Park Downtown Phase 5, Extending Wellen Park Boulevard Right of Way and Creating Preservation/Conservation Area, Stormwater Management, Open Space and Future Development Tracts on Approximately 76.7308 Acres Located West of West Villages Parkway and East of Preto Boulevard; Providing for Findings; Providing for Preliminary Subdivision Plat Approval; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Resolution No. 2025-R-76.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Resolution No. 2025-R-76.
* Pros:
o The project provides for expansion of Wellen Park Boulevard right-of-way, which will complete the street network in the area to support the build-out of Village D.
o Includes three new lakes designed to attenuate and treat runoff, ensuring compliance with water quality and flood control requirements.
o The extension will shift traffic away from major roadways, including West Villages Parkway, U.S. 41, and Preto Boulevard, to alleviate traffic congestion.
* Cons:
o The future right-of-way improvements will increase impervious surface area and vegetative cover.
o Construction of future roadway and related improvements may temporarily affect traffic flow and cause localized disturbance.
Option 2: Deny Resolution No. 2025-R-76.
* Pros:
o Retains existing pervious surface area and vegetative cover.
o Denying this project will limit construction-related traffic in this area.
* Cons:
o Denying this preliminary plat will limit expansion of Wellen Park Boulevard that may create traffic-related problems in the area due to an incomplete roadway network.
o Denying this preliminary plat will limit provision of critical roadway infrastr...
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