CLERMONT, Fla. \u2013 David versus Goliath. That\u2019s how a group of homeowners in Clermont describes their battle with KB Home Orlando. It\u2019s a battle that will be decided by Lake County Commissioners on April 7.<\/p>\n
KB Home Orlando wants to build 79 homes on a 40-acre parcel along Log House Road and call the new subdivision Crescent Pines.<\/p>\n
The problem? The current zoning only allows 49 homes and nearby residents say they\u2019re opposed to a zoning change for several reasons.<\/p>\n
Gail Cisneros has lived in the Martin\u2019s Landing subdivision for five years. Her backyard is adjacent to the wooded area.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust the calmness that these woods brings to us, is just relaxing all day long,\u201d said Cisneros. She says when she bought her home, it was love at first sight.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely. The greenery, the fact that we have just our little private oasis here. You know, it\u2019s just calming. Just fun to be out here,\u201d said Cisneros.<\/p>\n
Cisneros says their oasis may soon be in jeopardy. With KB Home Orlando asking Lake County Commissioners to change the zoning on the 40 acre wooded parcel to build 79 home instead of the current limit of 49 homes, Cisneros and her neighbors are worried about the increased density leading to increased flooding in the area. Additionally, neighbors tell News 6, they are worried about traffic impacts along Log House Road and how emergency vehicles would be able to access the proposed development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole community is at real risk because everything gets flooded down, everything will continue to flow downhill,\u201d said Bill Decker, whose home of 19 years also backs up to the property.<\/p>\n
Decker says the land in question is on a 40-foot slope that ends right in their backyards. Cisneros adds that several neighbors have already experienced flooding.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019ve considered what happens when it rains for more than just an hour. The water will be running into our property and that is our biggest concern,\u201d said Cisneros.<\/p>\n
The zoning battle began back in October when Cisneros first noticed signs posted about the zoning request.<\/p>\n
A court has already weighed in, reducing the number of proposed homes from 85 to 79 and requiring KB Home to increase the size of their retention ponds by 25%, but neighbors say that\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be fine with 49 homes, because that\u2019s consistent with the entire area\u201d said Decker. \u201cAs Gail said, proper buffer between homes, proper buffer between the communities would be appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n
News 6 E-mailed an attorney for KB Home Orlando who has represented them during this process as well as all five Lake County Commissioners asking for comment on this proposal.<\/p>\n
So far, we\u2019ve only heard back from Commissioner Kirby Smith\u2019s office saying because this has involved litigation, they cannot comment on the issue at this time.<\/p>\n
The Lake County Commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, at the Lake County Administration Building in Tavares.<\/p>\n
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