PQP zoning text amendment for Habitat affordable housing
Summary
A zoning text change now lets detached single-family homes be built on public/quasi-public land, clearing the way for five Habitat homes for Orange County teachers and staff at 901 W. Webster Avenue. The school board keeps the land under a 99-year lease; homes can only be sold to income-qualified school employees.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
The land stays tax-exempt, keeping monthly housing costs down for teacher homeowners.
Orange County teachers and staff who couldn't otherwise afford a Winter Park home.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Community Redevelopment Advisory Board - Sep 24, 2026
The board continued a discussion of workforce housing, a persistent affordability concern in Winter Park.
City Commission - Jun 24, 2026
The zoning change lets Orange County Public Schools build detached single-family homes under R-1A standards on school-zoned land — limited to OCPS properties.
City Commission - Apr 22, 2026
A zoning change would let Habitat for Humanity build detached single-family homes in the PQP district for Orange County Public School employees. First reading passed unanimously; a second reading is still needed.
Planning and Zoning Board - Apr 7, 2026
A zoning text change now lets detached single-family homes be built on public/quasi-public land, clearing the way for five Habitat homes for Orange County teachers and staff at 901 W. Webster Avenue. The school board keeps the land under a 99-year lease; homes can only be sold to income-qualified school employees.
Planning & Zoning Board Work Session - Mar 31, 2026
A zoning change would let single-family homes be built on PQP-zoned land — property like schools and churches. It's tailored for a Habitat for Humanity project with five affordable lots on the former Orange County Technical College site behind Whole Foods, opening up after Orlando Gifted Academy vacates in 2027.
Community Redevelopment Advisory Board - Mar 26, 2026
The CRA has already put about $4.2 million into housing, but the board is exploring new ways — like partnering with private developers on small workforce apartment buildings — to help people earning 80–140% of area median income live in Winter Park. Staff will bring back options the board can approve and send to the CRA agency.
Related development
860 W Fairbanks Ave Conditional Use — former RV dealership southern parcel
The project comes in far under what zoning allows — 19.4% floor ratio versus 43% permitted, one story versus three — and the developer will dedicate right-of-way for the long-sought westbound left-turn lane onto Denning Drive.
ZTA #26-01 — PQP district text amendment
Enables up to five affordable Habitat homes for teachers on school-board land; doesn't open PQP land broadly to development.
SPR #26-03 — New single-family home
Keeps the streetscape consistent with neighbors, preserves all trees on the lot, and doesn't block any lake views.
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