§ 38-1080. Intent and purpose.

This division creates a zoning overlay district to be known as the "State Road 436/State Road 50 Corridor Overlay District" for the purpose of promoting and facilitating an enhanced corridor along designated segments with certain zoning prohibitions and restrictions to ensure compatibility of land uses within and outside the district, especially as between areas within and outside of municipal boundaries.

(a)

The county recognizes that it is in the best interests of its residents and businesses in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas along the State Road 436/State Road 50 corridor to utilize the county's home-rule authority to promote the enhancement of the corridor.

(b)

There are unincorporated areas and enclaves along the State Road 436/State Road 50 corridor in which current and potential future land uses may adversely impact the development or redevelopment of the eastern periphery of the county's metropolitan core.

(c)

Adopting and employing these standards will minimize regulatory confusion and help maintain land-use compatibility with the residential areas immediately adjacent to the State Road 436/State Road 50 corridor.

(d)

The overlay district created by this division is consistent with the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, including, but not limited to its economic element, which is designed to accommodate and promote economic growth, and which specifically calls for the use of such special zoning districts, and its intergovernmental coordination element, which require or encourage the coordination of land uses between the county and municipalities.

(e)

The Constitution and laws of the State of Florida grant authority to the board of county commissioners to adopt and enforce land-development regulations within the unincorporated area of Orange County.

(Ord. No. 2004-15 , § 2, 10-12-04; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 23, 9-13-16)