Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 7, 2026
Denied authorization for the County Attorney to sign a settlement agreement with KB Home Orlando, LLC to end a land-use lawsuit against Lake County.
The result is from the Clerk's Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode. The vote by name appears here when the official minutes are posted, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
In plain words
A settlement agreement to end a land-use lawsuit by developer KB Home Orlando, LLC against Lake County over a denied rezoning application for about 40 acres.
What changes Nothing changes yet because the Board denied the item; the settlement and the underlying rezoning remain unresolved.
Who and the money KB Home Orlando, LLC (a/k/a Crescent Pines PUDPlanned Unit Development: a custom zoning written for one project, with its own rules for lot sizes, uses and open space, instead of a standard zoning district. Lake County Land Development Regulations, Chapter XIV (rezoning and PUD)) vs. Lake County, Florida (DOAH Case No. 25-006093); the record names no cost.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "If this Settlement Agreement and the associated rezoning is approved, this case will be resolved."
Where Log House Road
Why (staff, quoted) "The Developer will revise its PUD in accordance with the plan attached to the Settlement Agreement."
Backup in the packet: Partial Exe_Settlement Agreement 2.19.2026 (p. 243)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Recommend approval and authorization for the County Attorney or designee to execute a Settlement Agreement for Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice in KB Home Orlando, LLC (a/k/a Crescent Pines PUD) vs. Lake County, Florida (DOAH Case No. 25-006093).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 7, 2026, page 2. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Withdrew the rezoning request to allow a self-storage facility at the Serenoa planned development property.
- All 7 items from Apr 7, 2026
More on growth and zoning
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a change to the rail-trail extension agreement to hire a professional appraiser to review the value of the rail corridor for about $11,000.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a resolution to advertise a public hearing to vacate a portion of the Village Green plat, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a plan to hold a public hearing to remove driveway, walkway, and cul-de-sac easements on lots 174-177 in Dora Pines, Unit 1, for $2,295.00.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a new rule in the Lake County Code requiring property owners to confirm if historical or archaeological resources exist on their land before development begins.