Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Conditional Use Approval to allow certain uses proposed for the redevelopment of the former Orange Blossom Mall now owned and occupied by the current owner, Prime Rock Energy Capital as the Renaissance Business Park. The subject property is located at 4100 and 4200 Okeechobee Road. More specifically at Parcel Control Number: 2418-431-0001-000-0 and 2418-442-0001-000-4.

In accordance with Sections 125-235, 125-236, 125-237 and 125-313, of the City Code, the applicant is requesting the review and approval for Conditional Use Approval to allow certain uses proposed for the redevelopment of the former Orange Blossom Mall now owned and occupied by the current owner, Prime Rock Energy Capital as the Renaissance Business Park. The subject property is located at 4100 and 4200 Okeechobee Road and has a Future Land Use designation of General Commercial (GC) with a compatible zoning classification of General Commercial Zone (C-3). To the north are Neighborhood Commercial and General Commercial zoned properties (C-2) and (C-3), respectively, and to the south and east are properties zoned C-3. 
 

The proposed Conditional Use application adheres to the requirements of the City Land Development Code and guidelines of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and does not appear to adversely affect the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare. Therefore, Staff recommends APPROVAL of the requested application with the following conditions:
 
1. The subject Conditional Use approves only those requested uses in the subject staff report and site plan that require Conditional Use Approval. Those permitted by right do not require Conditional Use Approval.
 
2. The subject Conditional Use Approval is limited to Phase 1. Future Phases will require a separate Site Plan (Development and Design) Approval.
 
3. A certified letter of completion by a landscape architect and landscape bond pursuant to City Code 123-6 shall be required before the Final Certificate of Occupancy is approved for the site.
3. No later than 180 days after the date of the City Commission hearing approving the Conditional Use, the applicant shall complete improvements to the landscaping in the existing landscape islands within the applicant’s property located at the entrances to the mall and along the ring road surrounding the mall. Such landscaping improvements shall be completed in accordance with landscape plans submitted to the City and approved by City staff prior to installation and shall only use landscaping materials in compliance with the current City code.  If such landscaping is not competed on or prior to the foregoing deadline, no further certificates of occupancy shall be issued for applicant’s property, until such landscaping is completed.
 
Planning Board Recommendation
At the March 14, 2022, Planning Board meeting, the Board unanimously recommended APPROVAL with Conditions 1 and 2 remaining unchanged. However, a revised Condition 3 was requested by the applicant and supported by the Planning Board. The new Condition 3 is shown as strike through and underline.
 
 

Approval with changes to the Conditions 
Disapproval 

Jennifer Hofmeister-Drew, AICP, LCAM, Planning Director
Vennis Gilmore, Senior Planner

Technical Review Committee