Dwell Oviedo seeking approval for storage facility
More than a decade after the Oviedo residential project was approved, it’s back with a proposed amendment to add a 115,000-square-foot, 78-foot-tall storage building.
Editor’s note: All documents provided by the City of Oviedo about the amendment, presentation and public hearing are in draft format as of publication, and are subject to be changed before the hearing
Should a self-storage development be allowed on the Dwell at Oviedo apartments property?
The Oviedo City Council is expected to hold a public hearing to consider an amendment to the city’s zoning map to determine that answer on Monday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Oviedo City Hall, 400 Alexandria Blvd., in the City Council chambers.
If approved, the amendment would allow for a self-storage development at the Dwell at Oviedo, located at 500 Sugar Mill Ave. The Dwell project, without a storage facility, was first approved by the city in 2014.
The Dwell was initially planned to allow for a maximum of 300 multi-family residential units, a hotel of up to 108 rooms and other office space. The current permissible uses for the office spaces include:
- Professional offices
- Business offices
- Banks (no drive-thru)
- Medical clinics
- Personal services
- Non-drive-thru restaurants, limited to the first floor
- Non-drive-thru drug store or apothecary, limited to the first floor
- Day care centers
- Dry cleaners and laundromats
- Retail sales, limited to the first floor with no outdoor storage
- Beauty salons and barber shops, limited to the first floor
The proposed facility at the Dwell would include 115,000 square feet of self-storage space and a maximum height of 78 feet.
The ordinance and documents associated with it will be available to be reviewed beginning on Thursday, April 16 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Development Services Department, which is part of City Hall’s annex building, 320 Alexandria Blvd. Access will be on weekdays only.
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