Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - Regular Planning ... - Polk County

The applicant is currently utilizing an onsite well. The site also contains its own septic system.
However, the property is within the Polk County utility service area and may be required to connect
to the Northeast Regional County Utilities for potable water and wastewater service. It is neither
likely this development will cause a major burden to law enforcement or EMS services nor should it
negatively impact the school or park systems.
Development Review Committee
Findings of Fact
1. The request is to recognize an existing church and allow for its expansion of approximately
3,904 square feet for a total of 6,966 square feet.
2. The property is 2.35 acres and located in the Residential Medium “X” (RMX) future land use
district within the Ronald Reagan Selected Area Plan (SAP). A religious institution is a
Level 3 Conditional Use in this land use district and may be allowed with approval of the
Planning Commission.
3. The site has frontage on U.S. Highway 17/92. U.S. Highway 17/92 (link #5021) is a
principal arterial. According to the Polk County Transportation Planning Organization,
U.S. Highway 17/92 has sufficient trips available for the proposed expansion. U.S. Highway
17/92 currently has a peak hour/peak season Level of Service of “D” and an adopted peak
hour Level of Service of “D”.
4. The site is currently utilizing a well and septic system for potable water and wastewater.
5. The proposed expansion of the existing religious institution will have capacity for
approximately 228 seats. According to the Polk County Concurrency Manual, a 228 seat
church will produce an average demand of 1,140 gallons per day of potable water.
Wastewater generation is expected to be approximately 855 gallons per day.
6. The site is not within a one mile radius of endangered plant and animal habitats, according
to the Florida Natural Areas Inventory of 2012.
7. The subject site has a small wetland area on the eastern most portion of the site which will
not be impacted by any development.
8. The soils are classified as predominately Tavares Fine Sand/0 to 5 percent slopes which have
moderate limitations on small commercial buildings.
9. The nearest Fire Station is the Davenport Fire Station #230, located at 510 Ronald Reagan
Parkway. The nearest EMS Station is the Davenport EMS Station #220, located at 126
Cottonwood Drive. The fire station is approximately 0.8 miles from the site and the EMS
station is approximately 9 miles from the subject site. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office,
located at 6312 Old Kissimmee Road in Loughman is approximately 0.5 miles west of the
subject site.
DRC Findings/Recommendation Page 2 of 11
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