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The Development Review Committee reviewed site plans such as this one for a proposed 109-unit subdivision at 1920 Sheeler Ave.<\/p>\nThe Development Review Committee reviewed site plans such as this one for a proposed 109-unit subdivision at 1920 Sheeler Ave.<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0Development Review Committee (DRC)<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday reviewed the construction site plan for a proposed 109\u2011lot subdivision on Sheeler Avenue, as city staff and project engineers\u00a0worked through\u00a0stormwater infrastructure details and whether the subdivision\u2019s roads and drainage system should be publicly or privately owned and\u00a0maintained.\u00a0<\/p>\n The proposal, titled 1920 Sheeler Park, appeared before the committee as a first-submittal construction site plan\u00a0(CSP)\u00a0for property at 1920 Sheeler Ave. The applicant, Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers,\u00a0submitted\u00a0the plans on behalf of property owners Marvin Reid and Susan Reid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Project\u00a0manager Jun Sohn told the committee the subdivision had been revised from earlier plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n Become A Member<\/p>\n The Apopka Chief does not have a paywall, but pavement-pounding journalism is not free. Join your neighbors who make this vital work possible.<\/p>\n See Member Benefits<\/a>Join Our Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThey originally proposed 115 units for MDP\u00a0[major development plan],\u201d Sohn said. \u201cWith a CSP, they reduced their units to 109, and stormwater tract increased from about six acres\u00a0to nine\u00a0acres. These are major changes from MDP to CSP.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Sohn also noted the project\u2019s major development plan was scheduled to go before the City Commission later that evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n During the discussion,\u00a0engineer Marc Stehli of Paper-Dawson\u00a0addressed several technical comments raised by city staff, particularly regarding whether infrastructure within the subdivision would\u00a0ultimately be\u00a0publicly or privately\u00a0maintained.\u00a0<\/p>\n Stehli told the committee that one of the key unresolved issues is how earlier conditions on the project will affect whether the subdivision\u2019s roads and utilities are treated as public or private\u00a0infrastructure, and who will\u00a0ultimately be\u00a0responsible for owning and\u00a0maintaining\u00a0them.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dale Smith\u00a0of the city public works department\u00a0said some infrastructure maintenance responsibilities would depend on the final ownership structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe HOA would be responsible to maintain the storm water,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWhen we get into the planning process, we\u2019ll have an emergency easement over the storm water pond, just in case something happens that we have to go in there and do something to prevent houses from flooding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n City staff and Stehli\u00a0also discussed storm drainage placement, street\u00a0trees\u00a0and the proposed location of a jogging trail near stormwater maintenance areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI really don\u2019t want trees planted on top of the storm drain,\u201d Smith said during the discussion.\u00a0<\/p>\n Stehli said the project team was\u00a0attempting\u00a0to balance infrastructure requirements with the site\u2019s topography.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a big depression,\u201d Stehli said. \u201cWe have a lot of topography that we\u2019re working through here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The committee did not take formal action approving the construction\u00a0site\u00a0plan Wednesday, with staff\u00a0indicating\u00a0outstanding comments would need to be addressed before approval could be recommended.\u00a0<\/p>\n The DRC also reviewed a seven-lot residential subdivision proposal called Lester Oaks at 550 W. Lester Road and discussed a special exception request for Carolina Textiles, an industrial project seeking approval for outdoor storage and overnight parking along South Bradshaw Road.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n During discussion of the Carolina Textiles proposal, a representative for the applicant said the outdoor storage area would primarily be used for semi-trailers connected to a textile recycling operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n The DRC reviews projects for technical compliance with city requirements before proposals move forward through\u00a0the city\u2019s broader development approval process<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6.png\")
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