With the development of Deacons Lodge Golf Course was the platting
of the land in and around the golf course.
The subdivision was platted as Deacon Lodge First Addition. The majority of the lots created were for the
establishment of a number of vacation rental homes, along Palmer Court. On the west side of Arnold Palmer Drive three
lots were platted that have not been built on.
These three lots are zoned R-3, Medium Density Residential.
It is unclear what the purpose of these were at the time of
development of the golf course.
Typically if land is adjacent to the course and has public access it is
platted for future development, which was done.
With the sale of Deacon Lodge Golf Course these properties were not part
of that sale. Recently however these
parcels became available and sold to Whitebirch, Inc.
A petition
for rezoning was made. The request was
made for the purpose of developing additional vacation rental properties. These are only allowed in the Resort
Commercial Zoning District. Deacons
Lodge Golf Course is zoned Resort Commercial.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the request
for rezoning. As their decision is a
recommendation it is received by the city council for final consideration.
The city council approved the rezoning of the three lots to
Resort Commercial. With this zoning
change the owners now have the ability to develop the property with any uses allowed
in this zoning district. The majority of
these uses require the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit which requires an
additional public hearing and the setting of conditions on the proposed
development of the property. In
developing this property one huddle is now out of the way.
