Decisions › County Commission meeting of Oct 6, 2026
Approved a variance for Heartland Dental at Sorrento Hills to build two parking landscape islands nine feet wide instead of the required twelve feet.
The vote: 3-0
The minutes give the tally and name the no votes; they do not list every yes vote for this item.
Motion by Kirby Smith, seconded by Sean M. Parks. From the Clerk's official minutes.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 0:19:23)
The rezoning and land-use hearings begin here; this case is one of them. The county's own recording.
From the record
Final Development Order No. 2026-11 Variance Case # PZ2026-160 Sorrento Hills – Heartland Dental (VAR) A variance to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 9.01.07 (A)(1), entitled Internal Landscaping in Parking Areas and other Site Areas, other than Single-Family and Duplex Lots, to allow the construction of one (1) parking area landscape island nine (9) feet wide and 163 square feet, and one parking area landscape island nine (9) feet wide and 176 square feet in lieu of the required minimum width of twelve (12) feet and minimum pervious area of the three hundred (300) square feet required for internal landscaping in parking areas.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Oct 6, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The Board approved Tab 11, Variance Case # PZ2026-160, Sorrento Hills – Heartland Dental (VAR), by a vote of 3-0.Clerk of Court, Board Minutes, Oct 6, 2026. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a variance for Narayana Dental Office to build on the western side of the parcel without the required 25 foot landscape buffer.
- Next item: Approved a variance to remove two heritage trees from the Bella Collina 359E Property so that construction can proceed.
- All 16 items from Oct 6, 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.