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Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………… 2 Background…………………………………………………... 2 Population…………………………………………………….. 3 Future Land Use Amendments…………………………….. 4 Approved Planned Developments…………………………. 6 Development to Date/Building Permits……………………. 7 Annexations………………………………………………….. 8 Code Work…………………………………………………… 8 Schools……………………………………………………….. 9 Utilities………………………………………………………… Library………………………………………………………….

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Transportation………………………………………………… 11 Public Transit…………………………………………………. 14 Summary………………………………………………………. 15

 Table of Tables

1: Approved Dwelling Units by Village …………………… 2: Village I Development Program………………………… 3: Horizon West - Planned Developments Approved 09 4: Horizon West - Building Permits Issued 2009……….. 5: Annexations Horizon West Region in 2009………….. 6: Planned Schools Horizon West region (2009)………. 7: Capital Projects Planned for Horizon West region …. 8: Transportation Projects (CIP)/FDOT 2009…………… 9: MetroPlan Planned Roadway Projects ………………..

 

 

 

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INTRODUCTION 

 In December of 2000, Orange County and the Florida Department of Community Affairs entered into an agreement to establish an Optional Sector Plan for the Horizon West area, located in southwest Orange County. This report is submitted in compliance with the requirements of S163.3245 FS, and includes information regarding development approvals, development that has occurred, proposed development, and programmed public facility improvements planned for the next five years. The information contained herein is based on information from 2009 to the present.

BACKGROUND  In June 1995, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners adopted the report: A Village Classification System and the Horizon West Study Report along with corresponding implementation requirements. Orange County and the Florida Department of Community Affairs entered into a processing agreement, dated July 18, 1995 which set forth the procedure for Specific Area Plan (SAP) adoption. This agreement allowed the Horizon West planning area to be changed from a future land use designation of Rural/Agriculture to Village. The original Orange County portion of Horizon West included 28,000 acres in size, but now the planning area is 21, 000 acres. The northwestern portion of the Horizon West Sector Planning area withdrew to form the Avalon Rural Settlement. In addition, the northernmost portion of the original planning area, referred to as Village A, officially has withdrawn from the planning area as a result of City of Winter Garden Joint Planning Area negotiations. Lakeside, the first village, was adopted in 1997. The Specific Area Plan (SAP) for Bridgewater Village was approved in 1999, followed by the Town Center SAP in 2004. In 2004 a fourth neighborhood was added to the Bridgewater SAP. The Avalon Rural Settlement was established in May of 2004 from what was originally Village A, the northernmost portion of the Horizon West planning area. The density of the Lake Avalon Rural Settlement is predominantly Rural Settlement, one dwelling unit per five acres. The Specific Area Plans for Village H and Village F were approved in 2006. The last anticipated Village is referred to as Village I. A boundary study for this Village was submitted to the Orange County Planning Division and approved by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in April, 2007. The Specific Area Plan for Village I was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 10, 2008; however, there was a delay in its implementation due to a non compliance finding by the State Department of Community Affairs.

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 POPULATION  The last published population was 4,222 in April 2005 and 6,695 in April 2006. However, based an estimated 5,770 building permits issued to date, (5,636 of which have certificates of occupancy), it is quite possible that the existing population of Horizon West is approaching 10,000 residents or more. This estimate is complicated by the County’s fluctuating vacancy rate and the current foreclosure crisis. However, the 2010 census should verify this population estimate.

The population for Horizon West is projected to be in the range of 32,000 to 63,000 by the year 2030. As part of the County’s participation in the 2010 census effort, Orange County has requested that the Bureau of the Census designate Horizon West a Census Designated Place (CDP). This will allow for the collection of additional cumulative census-related data in future years.

Most of the population growth to date has occurred in the villages of Lakeside and Bridgewater. Six neighborhood- related Planned Developments (PDs) exist in Lakeside Village. These are known as the Lake Reams Neighborhood PD, Lake Burden Neighborhood PD, Lake Sawyer Neighborhood PD, Lake Sawyer West PD, Lake Reams Neighborhood Center and Overstreet PD. A total of four major neighborhood-related PDs exist within the Village of Bridgewater to date, referred to as Stillwater Crossings, Centerbridge Neighborhood PD, Signature Lakes PD and Independence PD.

Table 1: Approved Dwelling Units by Village

Village Total Approved Dwelling Units

Bridgewater 10,450

Lakeside 8,915

Towncenter 5,310

Village H 6,676

Village F 4,014

Village I 5,608

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FUTURE LAND USE  The map below illustrates the entire Horizon West Specific Area Plan map based on the land uses in the Specific Area Plans. Most of the development to date has been to the north and to the east of the planning area. This is the area closest to existing development and the Reedy Creek Improvement District. With the continued improvements to SR 429 access is now available to the central village locations of Village F and Village H (Hickory Nut).

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Village I was the last Village to be adopted. It is located south of Village H and west of SR429 adjacent to Lake County on the west and the southwest Growth Center and Reedy Creek Improvement District. The overall development program for Village I is shown below.

Table 2: Village I Development Program

Land Use District 

Gross Developable 

Acres 

Non‐APF Stormwater and 

Park Acres 

Net Developable 

Acres 

Estimated Dwelling Units

Retail / Office (Sq. Ft.) 

Estate  24.50  6.25 18.25 35 0 

Garden Home Mixed Use  

472.10  120.40 351.70 1,401 0 

Village Home  293.50  74.82 218.68 1,305 0 

Apartment  210.90  53.78 157.11 2,667 0 

Neighborhood Center 

4.90  1.25 3.65 0 20,000  

Village Center  60.0  15.32 44.78 200 350,000 

Office  7.30  1.86 5.44 0 56,000 

Total  1,073.20  273.68 799.61 5,608 426,000 

 

The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) issued a Statement of Intent (SOI) to find the Village I Comprehensive Plan Amendment, #2008-1-A-1-4 not in compliance on August 20, 2008. The SOI identified issues related to impacts of the proposed amendment on public facilities outside of the local jurisdiction, the inclusion of public facilities necessary for the short term, and specific procedures to ensure intergovernmental coordination to address extra-jurisdictional impacts. The County reached a settlement agreement with DCA to resolve the non-compliance issues in early 2010. The BCC adopted the settlement agreement on February 16, 2010. On April 1, 2010 the Notice of Intent (NOI) for Village I was issued. Village I became effective on April 22, 2010.  APPROVED PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS  There were  two PDs approved  in Horizon West  in 2009.   One PD was  for a small medical office while the other was for a large portion of Village F.        Table 3: Horizon West ‐Planned Developments Approved 2009   

PD Village Acreage

BCC Adoption Project

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Emergi Care Medical Center PD LUP

Lakeside 1.152 acres

10/27/2009 14,000 sq. ft. medical office

Horizon West Village F PD

Village F 1,706 acres

9/15/2009; LUP updated on 4/22/2009

3,463 units 240,000 sq. ft. of non residential

 DEVELOPMENT TO DATE  Overall approximately 1,200 acres in Horizon West has been developed for residential purposes. Over six hundred acres has been developed within the Village of Bridgewater, and 500 acres in Lakeside. BUILDING PERMITS  When building permits are examined, it can be seen that building permits dipped in 2009 with respect to the total reported for 2008. However early results from 2010 indicate that this trend may be somewhat reversing. A grand total of 5,770 building permits in Horizon West have been issued since 1999 for condominium, single family residential and townhouse development.                      Table 4: Horizon West – Building Permits Issued 2009   

Horizon West –Permits Issued 1/1/1999 to the Present Village Type 2008 2009  2010  Grand Total 

Bridgewater Condo       267 

SFR 24 5 19 1,778 

Townhouse 23 6 18 753 

Bridgewater Total

47 11 37 2,798 

Lakeside Condo 14 14 18 562 

SFR 184 183 52 1,586 

Townhouse 187 94 62 809 

Lakeside Total

385 291 132 2,957 

Towncenter 1       5 

Towncenter Total

1       5 

Village F    1 1 

Village F Total

   1 1 

Village H    2 9 

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Village H Total

   2 9 

Grand Total

433 302      172    (mid ‐  yr)  

5,770

   ANNEXATIONS  There were two annexations, and one de-annexation, in 2009. Two of these actions were completed as follow-up actions to the de-annexation of the Northeast Parcel from the Reedy Creek Improvement District in 2008.                 Table 5:   Annexations Horizon West Region in 2009   

CASE NUMBER  ACREAGE  DATE  PROJECT 

ANC‐RC‐1363  Less  than  .1 

AC 

2‐25‐2009  Annexation  of  service  road  near 

Northeast resort parcel 

ANX‐BL‐1400  485 AC  7‐22‐09  Annexation by Bay Lake; Flamingo 

Crossings Blvd. property 

DNX‐RC‐1366  less  than 

.1AC 

4‐15‐09  De‐annexation  of  service  road  2; 

near Northeast resort Parcel 

 CODE  The Village Code currently regulates all lands within Horizon West – except for those within the limits of the Town Center Code SAP mentioned above. The Update of the Village Planned Development Code was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 2, 2009 and is effective as of June 18, 2009. For information on this code, please contact the Planning Division at 407-836-5600. The Village Code reinforces the Comprehensive Plan policies approved for the various Horizon West SAPS, while providing further specificity where needed. It includes development standards for the various use districts including Estate, Garden Home, Village Home, Townhouse and Apartment, as well as the Village and Neighborhood Center districts. The County is also working on a Unified Land Development Code as part of its implementation plan for the Comprehensive Plan update. This code will consolidate the existing regulations for Horizon West into its own chapter.   

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SCHOOLS  Below is a list of schools in Horizon West that have opened since 2006 and/or planned to open through FY 2019. This list does not include all the potential school sites Orange County Public Schools is considering (beyond ten years). This list is subject to change based on resources and need.                    Table 6:  Planned Schools Horizon West region (2009) 

10‐YEAR CAPITAL OUTLAY PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS IN HORIZON WEST 

SCHOOL  TYPE  YEAR 

Avalon    MS  2006 

Sunset Park    ES  2007 

Bridgewater    MS  2007 

Keenes Crossing    ES  2009 

Hartzog Rd. Area  ES (47‐E‐W‐4)  2014 

Stoneybrook Hills Area  ES (24‐E‐N‐7)  2015 

Beck property/535 Ficquuette  HS (27‐H‐W‐4)  2015 

CSA Avalon area  MS  2017 

Summerport  Es (16‐E‐W‐4)  2017 

ES ‐ Elementary School; MS 1‐  Middle School; HS ‐ High School Source: OCPS Summary Budget Document 2010 

 FIRE Currently Horizon West is served by fire stations located outside the planning area. These are:

1. FS 32, located at 1400 Hartzog Road. FS 32 is currently located in a temporary facility at 14932 East Orange Lake Blvd. They will eventually move to 14400 Hartzog Rd when the fire station is constructed.

2. FS 34 located at 4000 Winter Garden Vineland Road (FS 34 is situated at 4000 S. State Road 535, though many mapping programs will only recognize the Winter garden Vineland address).

3. FS 36 located at the corner of Chase Road and Winter Garden/Vineland Rd. serve Village F. (FS 36 is located at 12252 South State Road 535).

4. Fire station 35 is open. Its grand opening was on October 7, 2009. The address of the site is 7435 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere, FL 34786. It is equipped for fire and rescue. Fire Station 35 is the first Orange County government building to be occupied that is certified through the LEED rating system.

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Three (3) additional stations are planned. These are:

Village F at the intersection of Ficquette and Lake Hancock Roads.

Village H - (site not yet designated). Village of Town Center- (site not yet designated).

  UTILITIES  Orange County has implemented an extensive array of utility improvements in the Horizon West area through its Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The following is an inventory of projects identified by status (design, construction or completed) for water and wastewater projects. Most of the funding for Horizon West relates to the area’s planned water transmission system.

For more information on these projects, please contact the County’s Utilities Division at 407-836-7000. 

              Table 7:  Capital Projects Planned for Horizon West region (2009)   Org/Sub-org

CIP Projects Within Horizon West Area Status (Design, Construction, Completed)

1557-01 Southwest WSF Test/Production Well (W) Construction

1542-10 Ficquette Rd (CR 535 Seg F) Reclaimed Water Main Relocation (RW)

Design

1542-09 CR 535 Segments C & E Reclaimed Water Imps (RW)

Construction

1542-07 CR 535 Segments D & D1 RWM Imps Construction

1542-06 CR 535 Segment A Reuse Main Removal Replacement & Imps

Design

1542-02 CR 535 Reclaimed Water Main from Reams to Grand Cypress Golf Course (RW)

Completed

1511-21 Ficquette Rd (CR 535 Seg F) Force Main Relocation (WW)

Design

1511-17 Gotha Road FM Rehab Completed

1509-33 Hartzog Road Wastewater Force Main (WW) Design

1508-27 Palm Parkway/Apopka Vineland Connector Rd WM Design

1508-26 Grand Cypress 30” Imps Design

1508-12 Fenton Street WM Completed

1507-20 Stillwater Crossing PS #3961 Design

1507-19 Windermere Downs PS #3285 (WW) Design

1507-18 Treehouse PS #3194 Design

1507-17 Reams Road Master Repump Station Design

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1507-16 Southwest Water Reclamation Facility Design

1507-13 CR 535 WW Transmission (WW) Completed

1506-16 Reams Road Water Main Extension Design

1506-15 Summer Lake Booster PS Design

1506-13 Overstreet Road Potable WM (W) Design

1504-16 CR 535 Segments D & D1 Wastewater Relocation Construction

1503-20 Belmere Pump Station #3977 Imps (WW) Design

1503-07 Lake Street PS #3512 (WW) Design

1503-05 Windermere Downs PS #3186 (WW) Design

1503-03 Cypress Point PS #3526 Design

1503-02 Cypress Point PS #3514 (WW) Design

1502-89 Palm Parkway PS #3435 Rehab (WW) Design

1502-80 Orange Tree Country Club PS #3175 Imps (WW) Completed

1502-79 Sand Lake Hill Section 2 (Tract A) PS #3149 (WW) Completed

1502-49 Vineland (12th. Street) PS #3512 (WW) Completed

1502-26 Sylvan Hylands PS #3003 Completed

1482-36 Maguire Rd at Park Avenue Water Imps Completed

1482-30 Ficquette Rd (CR 535 Seg F) Water Main Relocation (W)

Design

1482-22 CR 535 Segments D & D1 Water Main Relocation Construction

1482-16 CR 535 Segments C & E Water Main Imps (W) Construction

1463-41 Windermere Rd @Lake Whitney Dr WM Design

1428-90 Dr. Phillips PS #3151 (WW) Design

1411-61 Apopka-Vineland RW Transmission Main (RW) Design

 LIBRARY 

Lake County, has a reciprocal lending agreement with the Orange County library system that allows Orange County’s residents in this vicinity to utilize their library. The Winter Garden and Windermere branch libraries are the closest in Orange County. According to the Orange County Library System’s Long Range Plan 2005 – 2014, Horizon West is one of five expansion areas being planned for in Orange County. Staff is actively evaluating potential sites and, subject to the outcome of property tax reform, funds may be designated in the future to provide a library to serve the residents of Horizon West.  TRANSPORTATION  Orange County initiated a series of Preliminary Engineering (PE & E) Studies geared to evaluate the transportation network needed to serve the Specific Area Plans (SAP) of the Horizon West Town Center, Lakeside Village and the Village of Bridgewater. The PE & E Study is a roadway development process tailored to evaluate the engineering, social, and environmental impacts of potential roadway improvements in order to provide a foundation for the design phase of roadway production. Results from the studies identified the need for

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improvements on County Road 535 (CR 535), Ficquette Road, Porter Road, Reams Road, McKinney Road and the addition of a new road called North Porter Road. The types of improvements identified include the addition of travel lanes, realignment of roadway segments, signalization and intersection improvements, the addition of sidewalks and multi-use paths, roadway landscaping and other safety enhancements including roadway lighting and drainage improvements.

Following completion of the PE & E studies Orange County completed the design of portions of CR 535 (Segment A, B, C, D, D1), Ficquette Road (Segment E) and construction of portions of CR 535 (Segment B, D, D1). The following projects are shown on the Joint Public Private Partnership map below and are also found in Table 8. 

Joint Public Private Partnerships

                                      Table 8:   Transportation Projects (CIP)/FDOT for Horizon West region (2009) 

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HORIZON WEST Transportation Projects (CIP) TYPE Project

Location Current Construction

Roadway From To Phase % Phase comp.

Start Complete

CR 535 Segment A

Magnolia Park Court

South of SR 429

Design 100 Jul-10 Nov-10 Nov-12

CR 535 Segment C

Ficquette Rd. 300’ S. of Butler Ridge Dr.

Construction

40 Mar-11 Jul-09 Mar-11

CR 535 Segment E

1900’ south of CR 535

Ficquette Rd.

Construction

40 Mar-11 Jul-09 Mar-11

Ficquette Road Segment F

1327’ S. of Overstreet Rd.

835’ S. of Fossick Rd.

Design 90 Sep-08 TBD

Reams Rd. Delmar Av. CR 535/Village Lake Dr.

Construction

0 Apr-11 Sep-10

Apr-11

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) SR 50 (Colonial Dr.) 238429-4

W. of Hancock Rd.

E. Ramps of Turnpike

Construction Started: 6/09 Estimated Construction Completion: 4/12

SR 50 (Colonial Dr.) 410983-1

W. off Avalon Rd.

SR 429 Construction Started: 10/09 Estimated Construction Completion: 6/11

SR 50 (Colonial Dr.) 239535-3

SR 429 E. of West Oaks Mall

ROW Underway Estimated Construction Start: 2015

SR 50 (Colonial Dr.) 239535-4

W. of Good Homes Rd.

Pine Hills Rd.

Construction Underway Estimated Construction Completion: 12/10

Good Homes Rd.

SR 408 N. of SR 50

Construction Underway Estimated Construction Completion: 12/10

US 27 Interchange

At SR 50 ROW Underway Construction Unfunded

US 27 N. of Lake Louisa

N. of Cluster Oaks Dr.

Construction Underway Estimated Construction Completion: 10/11

FL Turnpike I-4 Beulah Rd.

Construction Underway Estimated Construction Completion: 8/10

FL Turnpike Beulah Rd.

SR 50 Construction Underway Estimated Construction Completion: 8/12

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Table 9 shows planned improvements benefiting the study area and were obtained from MetroPlan Orlando’s Prioritized Project List 2014/15 – 2029/30 which identifies roadway improvements that are financially feasible through the year 2030. Orange County has updated its Comprehensive Plan to include roadway improvement projects that would be implemented through a public/private partnership venture within the Horizon West area. For example, the CR 535 and CR 545 corridors are considered joint public/private partnership projects targeted by Orange County in its Comprehensive Plan as attributable to the Horizon West Village Land Use.

Table 9: MetroPlan Planned Roadway Projects Horizon West Region

Planned Roadway Improvements Roadway From To Improvement Year Study

Source US 27 US 192 N. of Boggy

Marsh Road Widen to 6L 2030 MetroPlan

CR 545 SR 50 US 192 Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

Ficquette Road Reams Road

835' S. of Fossick Rd.

Widen to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

Porter Road Shell Pond Rd

CR 545 Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

Porter Road CR 545 Ficquette Road Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

Reams Road CR 535 Ficquette Road Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

Hartwood Marsh Road

Lake County Line

CR 545 Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

North Porter Road

Porter Road

New Independence Parkway

Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

New Independence Parkway

SW Valencia Parkway

Tiny Road New 4 Lane & Widen 2L to 4L

2030 OC Comp Plan

Seidel Road CR 545 Porter Road Widen 2L to 4L 2030 OC Comp Plan

SW Valencia Parkway

Old YMCA Road

New Independence Parkway

New 4 L 2030 OC Comp Plan

 

PUBLIC TRANSIT  Lynx provides no transit service to the Horizon West area. The 2007-2014 Lynx Transit Development Plan has no plans to begin service at this time. However, plans for stops and routes are shown in the SAPS. Orange County has begun its mobility planning efforts as required by

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recent State legislation. These efforts should help address the long term transit planning needs for this area.   SUMMARY  To summarize, progress is ongoing in fulfilling the vision for Horizon West first established in the mid 1990s. The adoption of all the Villages within Horizon West is complete with Village I becoming effective in 2009.

Most development has occurred in the Villages of Lakeside and Bridgewater to date. It is in these locations that village and neighborhood development can be seen on the ground and for the first time has been documented for this report. Although below the total for 2008 there appears a slight uptick in permit activity in 2010. This trend will be revisited in next year’s report

Challenges remain in finalizing the transportation and water and wastewater infrastructure necessary for development build-out. In addition, like many areas of Orange County, Horizon West would greatly benefit from a more stable real estate market at this time. Despite the current slow-down, vigilance must be maintained to ensure that the Horizon West vision, standards and amenities are maintained and upheld during the planning period.