City Center PUD amendment

At a glance

What: Item 10.a (Ord. 26-100, quasi-judicial first reading): first amendment to City Center PUD conceptual plan east of US-1, south of Walton Rd; plus 10.b master sign program amendment.
Where it stands: Ord. 26-100 passed first reading unanimously on 2026-10-12; the companion third amendment to the City Center master sign program (Ord. 26-98, scoreboard) was approved the same day. The adoption hearing and the stadium site plan are scheduled for 2026-10-26.
Why: the amendment places a 6,000-seat sports stadium on Block 2. The applicant is the city's Community Redevelopment Agency; the city owns the land and already has a stadium agreement with the team.

Proposal

PUD is about 69 acres (now branded Walton and One), approved for 932 multifamily units, 208,500 sq ft of retail and restaurant, 393,000 sq ft of office, 150 hotel rooms and a 750-seat civic center.
Office space drops to 250,000 sq ft and the 25,000 sq ft government office (originally a police substation) is removed.
Stadium scoreboard up to 90 ft (85 ft on the site plan, against the 75 ft PUD maximum, allowed by a 25% code increase for non-habitable structures); stadium lights up to 135 ft; Founders Lane would be removed with the plat.
The traffic study shows fewer net external trips; an updated study and a game-day operations plan (police and public works review) are due by 2026-10-26.
Games: about 17 home games a year, typically Saturdays at 7 p.m. for about 90 minutes; the team pays for police and traffic services.
Planning and Zoning Board and staff recommended approval.

Concerns

Parking for a nearby women's and children's clinic (owned by Florida Community Health Centers, which also owns 2 acres in the PUD): its CEO asked that a garage be moved closer for patients. The city manager said the city could not promise this; it had tried unsuccessfully to buy the clinic.
Traffic on game days; council noted the site plan will be reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee, which the public can attend.
Vice mayor asked staff to reconcile the existing event center signs with the new scoreboard.

Sources

Log

2026-10-12 - City Council (Regular) - Ord. 26-100 (stadium PUD amendment) approved unanimously on first reading after staff presentation, questions on traffic and cost, and one public comment on parking. Ord. 26-98 (master sign program, scoreboard) approved unanimously.
2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda; no meeting transcript processed yet.
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-12 - City Council (Regular): First reading approved unanimously by voice vote.

2026-09-28 - Community Redevelopment Agency

Staff said the PUD amendment for what is still known as City Center PUD would come to the Council in the next few weeks, alongside design standards for Walton & 1 and a parking garage evaluation.

2026-11-05 - 2026-11-09 - City Council (Regular): Ord. 26-100 and the City Center master sign program are listed for second reading on the November 9 agenda (Ord. 26-100 is quasi-judicial); a major site plan for the city sports facility is under new business. Not yet decided.