Public Hearings
Via Coconut – Zoning amendment
Via Coconut
The applicant was requesting an amendment to the Estero Planned Development for a ±20- acre parcel on the west side of Via Coconut Point south of Corkscrew Road and across from Genova.
The amendment includes several changes to the mixed-use project consisting of:
- Elimination of the “under building parking”: and replacement with garages, carports and surface parking behind the buildings.
- Modification of building footprints and shifting some units.
- Reduce height of mixed used buildings along Main Street from 3 to 2 stories.
Via Coconut is a planned mixed-use development of 330 multifamily units, 38,000 square feet of commercial with potential restaurants and retail, and 307,000 square feet of open space. Their plans call for studio, 1 bedroom plus den, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
The public amenities include a dog park, pocket park, meandering multi-use path, fishing pier at the lake, benches, bike racks and the one-acre park being donated to the Village. There is also an area dedicated to a 10,000 square foot church or two-story office building. They will also install landscape in the median on Via Coconut.
The Board voted to recommend Council approve this application with conditions.
Estero Townhomes – Rezoning
Estero Townhomes
Toll Brothers Estero Townhomes was requesting to rezone the 21.4-acre property located at the northeast corner of Corkscrew Road and Sandy Lane to allow for a maximum of 171 two-story townhome units at a height of 35 feet. This property is currently zoned for a continuing care facility.
The applicant has met with their neighbors to the north and to the east to make them aware of the future plans for this property.
They plan to have a fence with enhanced buffer along the north side of the property, a pocket park adjacent to a lake, amenity center, and a 6-foot wall with enhanced landscaping along Corkscrew Road. There will also be a public amenity with seating and lush landscaping on the southwest corner of the property.
They plan to have two accesses to the site, one from Design Parc Lane to the east and the other from Sandy Lane.
Public Comment: 1 eComment card was placed into the record; 1 resident spoke asking that the applicant provide an 8-foot fence at the northern portion of this property vs the proposed 6-foot fence.
Following comments from the Board, the applicant requested a continuance of the public hearing to August 13, which was approved by the Board.
Residents may view the archived meeting by going to the Village website.
The next Planning, Zoning & Design meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2024.