The Special Exception request filed by Discovery Church for the property at the corner of McKinney and Rex will be reviewed and voted on at the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) Public Hearing on December 4 at approximately 11am. The meeting will be held in the County Commission Chambers of the Orange County Administration Building at 201 South Rosalind Avenue.
After this BZA meeting, the next step in the approval process is the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting on January 13. Additional information about the BCC Public Hearing will be posted when it is published.
If you attend the BZA meeting and wish to speak, or if you wish to send in comments related to this request, please review the information on the back of the attached Public Hearing Notice.
Background:
Discovery Church has requested a Special Exception to build an approximate 46,000 square foot religious institution facility at the corner of Rex Drive and McKinney Road. This property is approximately 20 acres, is zoned A-1, and is within the Rural Settlement. Discovery Church made a similar request in 2022 that was denied by the Board of County Commissioners. They have now updated their request and resubmitted it.
A Community Meeting was held on Nov 4 to inform the neighboring residents and property owners about this request.
You can review additional documents related to this request on the Orange County website here: https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/onlineservices/dc-board-of-zoning-adjustment.aspx?SearchID=SE
Scroll to the bottom of this page and you will find a list of documents related to this request, such as the power point presentation from the Nov 4 Community Meeting, the floor plans for the proposed buildings, and the proposed site plan for the property.
Scroll further down this page and you will find the current list of conditions that are proposed for inclusion in any approval of this request.
