LETTERS OF OPPOSITION (5) — Planning and Zoning Commission (2026-03-04)

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This document contains public comments from four Seminole County residents opposing a proposed rezoning of property at 3390-3400 Sand Lake Road near Hunt Club Boulevard from single-family residential to "Missing Middle" zoning. The applicant is Jordan Homes/Sandy Lane Homes, seeking to develop 24 residential units on approximately 7 buildable acres. Residents cite major concerns: (1) Sand Lake Road already experiences severe traffic congestion from four schools in the area, including Pace Brantley Preparatory, Wekiva Elementary, and Forest City Elementary, creating safety hazards for students; (2) the "Missing Middle" zoning allows duplexes, triplexes, quad-plexes, six-plexes, and stacked units up to 40 feet high with no minimum lot sizes, drastically increasing density from ½-acre to ⅓-acre lot standards in surrounding neighborhoods; (3) the project would double current housing density and potentially allow multifamily units, lowering property values; (4) stormwater management is inadequate, as water from Sweetwater and Wekiva runs downhill to Sandy Lane, causing flooding during hurricanes; and (5) public schools are at or over capacity with inadequate resources for special needs students...