What were the most significant items on the Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for April 2026?

· **Kohl's anchors a US-27 jurisdictional consolidation play.** A 15.9-acre existing Kohl's department store at 12305 US-27 is being voluntarily annexed, given a city Commercial future-land-use designation, and rezoned from a 1994 Lake County PUD to City C-2. The strategic rationale is bigger than this parcel — staff and the city Development Liaison see the Kohl's annexation as leverage to reach adjacent commercial parcels still in the unincorporated county. This is the "Quiet Revolution on Highway 27" turning into operational policy: not just new entitlements, but the city extending its jurisdictional footprint over commercial corridor land it has been delivering wastewater service to since 1999. · **A second food-truck CUP in two months hints at a code change ahead.** Crab Cakes in January, Wahlburgers in April — both at C-2 commercial sites along Highway 50. Clermont's land development code does not list food trucks as a permitted C-2 use, so each one comes through this commission as a CUP. Watch for staff-initiated text amendment to make food trucks a by-right or administratively-approved use in C-2 if the cadence continues. · **A church expansion in the Montrose Street corridor tests the buffer-and-parking waiver pattern.** The Immanuel Temple Church CUP requests three waivers — off-site parking outside the CBD, a 50% reduction in perimeter landscape buffers, and substitution of a vinyl fence for required perimeter plantings. The site is 0.933 acres across multiple small parcels, including a C-1 fellowship hall in continuous use since 1992. How the commission treats compounding waivers on a sympathetic civic-use applicant signals how it will treat the same combinations on commercial applicants.

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Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission

April 7, 2026

4 items on the agenda

**Kohl's anchors a US-27 jurisdictional consolidation play.** A 15.9-acre existing Kohl's department store at 12305 US-27 is being voluntarily annexed, given a city Commercial future-land-use designation, and rezoned from a 1994 Lake County PUD to City C-2. The strategic rationale is bigger than this parcel — staff and the city Development Liaison see the Kohl's annexation as leverage to reach adjacent commercial parcels still in the unincorporated county. This is the "Quiet Revolution on Highway 27" turning into operational policy: not just new entitlements, but the city extending its jurisdictional footprint over commercial corridor land it has been delivering wastewater service to since 1999.
**A second food-truck CUP in two months hints at a code change ahead.** Crab Cakes in January, Wahlburgers in April — both at C-2 commercial sites along Highway 50. Clermont's land development code does not list food trucks as a permitted C-2 use, so each one comes through this commission as a CUP. Watch for staff-initiated text amendment to make food trucks a by-right or administratively-approved use in C-2 if the cadence continues.
**A church expansion in the Montrose Street corridor tests the buffer-and-parking waiver pattern.** The Immanuel Temple Church CUP requests three waivers — off-site parking outside the CBD, a 50% reduction in perimeter landscape buffers, and substitution of a vinyl fence for required perimeter plantings. The site is 0.933 acres across multiple small parcels, including a C-1 fellowship hall in continuous use since 1992. How the commission treats compounding waivers on a sympathetic civic-use applicant signals how it will treat the same combinations on commercial applicants.

On April 7, 2026, City of Clermont's Planning and Zoning Commission agenda lists multiple items for hearing. Item 1: Resolution 2026-007R (replacing Resolution No. 760, 1992) — cup (amendment / expansion) at 709 E. Montrose St., 743 E. Montrose St., and vacant parcels east of the Bloxam Ave. / E. Montrose St. intersection. Item 2: Resolution 2026-009R — cup at 1530 E. Highway 50 (Home Depot parking lot). Item 3: Ordinance 2026-016 — comp plan amendment (small-scale) at 12305 US Highway 27 (existing Kohl's department store). The agenda is the forward-looking civic record — what is on the docket before the meeting occurs. Vote outcomes, public testimony, and final dispositions land in the corresponding minutes record after the meeting.

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City of Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission — April 7, 2026 (Agenda)

Meeting Overview

Type: Regular Meeting Quorum: TBD (agenda only)

Attendance

Present: TBD
Absent: TBD
Staff Present: TBD

Agenda Items

Item 1: Resolution 2026-007R — Immanuel Temple Church CUP Expansion

Type: CUP (amendment / expansion)
Case Number: Resolution 2026-007R (replacing Resolution No. 760, 1992)
Location: 709 E. Montrose St., 743 E. Montrose St., and vacant parcels east of the Bloxam Ave. / E. Montrose St. intersection
Applicant: Michael Latham, GatorSktch (for Immanuel Temple Church)
Request: Expand the existing church use to include a new ~2,250 sq ft, 130-seat sanctuary on 743 E. Montrose St., with the existing sanctuary at 709 E. Montrose St. (legal nonconforming since 1986) repurposed for Sunday School. Three waivers: off-site parking outside the CBD (LDC 115-17), perimeter landscape buffer reduction from 10 ft to 5 ft (LDC 123-43(d)), and substituting a 6-ft vinyl fence for required perimeter plantings.
Current Zoning: R-3 Residential/Professional (with 709 E. Montrose St. zoned C-1 Light Commercial)
Acreage: ~0.933 acres
Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions
Action: Pending (agenda only)
Vote: Pending (agenda only)

Item 2: Resolution 2026-009R — Wahlburgers at Home Depot Food Truck CUP

Type: CUP
Case Number: Resolution 2026-009R
Location: 1530 E. Highway 50 (Home Depot parking lot)
Applicant: Adaptiv Provisions LLC (Wahlburgers franchisee)
Request: Conditional Use Permit for a single take-out food truck operating 7 days a week, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM, aligned with Home Depot hours. No alcohol or amplified entertainment. Food trucks are not a permitted use in the C-2 General Commercial district per LDC 125-313 and require a CUP.
Current Zoning: C-2 General Commercial
Staff Recommendation: Approve
Action: Pending (agenda only)
Vote: Pending (agenda only)

Item 3: Ordinance 2026-016 — Kohl's Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment

Type: Comp Plan Amendment (small-scale)
Case Number: Ordinance 2026-016
Location: 12305 US Highway 27 (existing Kohl's department store)
Applicant: Property owner via City Development Liaison (voluntary annexation)
Request: Change future land use from Lake County Urban Low to City of Clermont Commercial. Property is within the Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement and Joint Planning Area.
Acreage: ~15.9 acres
Staff Recommendation: Approve
Action: Pending (agenda only)
Vote: Pending (agenda only)

Item 4: Ordinance 2026-017 — Kohl's Rezoning

Type: Rezoning
Case Number: Ordinance 2026-017
Location: 12305 US Highway 27
Applicant: Property owner via City Development Liaison
Request: Rezone from Lake County Planned Unit Development (Spring Valley PUD, Resolution No. 1994-110) to City C-2 General Commercial, paired with the comp plan amendment. Spring Valley PUD originally entitled 546 single-family units and 20 acres / up to 160,000 sq ft of commercial; staff finds the PUD fully built and the parcel best served by C-2.
Current Zoning: Lake County PUD (Spring Valley, 1994)
Proposed Zoning: City C-2 General Commercial
Acreage: ~15.9 acres
Staff Recommendation: Approve
Action: Pending (agenda only)
Vote: Pending (agenda only)

Public Hearings Summary

Pending — this is a pre-meeting agenda document. Public hearing participation will be recorded in the meeting minutes.

Key Signals

Kohl's anchors a US-27 jurisdictional consolidation play. A 15.9-acre existing Kohl's department store at 12305 US-27 is being voluntarily annexed, given a city Commercial future-land-use designation, and rezoned from a 1994 Lake County PUD to City C-2. The strategic rationale is bigger than this parcel — staff and the city Development Liaison see the Kohl's annexation as leverage to reach adjacent commercial parcels still in the unincorporated county. This is the "Quiet Revolution on Highway 27" turning into operational policy: not just new entitlements, but the city extending its jurisdictional footprint over commercial corridor land it has been delivering wastewater service to since 1999.
A second food-truck CUP in two months hints at a code change ahead. Crab Cakes in January, Wahlburgers in April — both at C-2 commercial sites along Highway 50. Clermont's land development code does not list food trucks as a permitted C-2 use, so each one comes through this commission as a CUP. Watch for staff-initiated text amendment to make food trucks a by-right or administratively-approved use in C-2 if the cadence continues.
A church expansion in the Montrose Street corridor tests the buffer-and-parking waiver pattern. The Immanuel Temple Church CUP requests three waivers — off-site parking outside the CBD, a 50% reduction in perimeter landscape buffers, and substitution of a vinyl fence for required perimeter plantings. The site is 0.933 acres across multiple small parcels, including a C-1 fellowship hall in continuous use since 1992. How the commission treats compounding waivers on a sympathetic civic-use applicant signals how it will treat the same combinations on commercial applicants.

Raw Notes

Four-item agenda with two paired Kohl's items (comp plan + rezoning) and two CUPs (church expansion, food truck). The April 7 meeting will also approve the March 3, 2026 minutes (Salt Shack CUP, Recovery Residences text amendment).

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