As posted to Nextdoor Errol Estate and Rock Springs Ridge by Helmut Wyzisk III on Wednesday February 14, 2018.

On behalf of Signature H Property Group, I want to provide some very recent updates to our PUD Master Plan and Development Agreement. The updates listed below are some of the key inclusions that we’ve put forth to the City in an effort to encourage residents, quiet fears, and be the most mindful neighbor possible. Please be aware that both documents are actively being reviewed by the City and are NOT officially approved yet. I will continue to provide updates as they occur.

As always, if you want more information on the overall project, please visit www.signatureh.com/faq.

If you ever have any questions, we hold open informational meetings every week on Tuesdays at 11am and Thursdays at 6pm in the Errol clubhouse. You can also contact us directly at info@signatureh.com or 407-442-3720.

I also encourage everyone to please attend the Planning Commission (2/20) and City Council (2/27) meetings, both at 5:30pm located at the VFW Building (519 S. Central Ave).

Thank you,
Helmut Wyzisk III
Vice President, Signature H Property Group

---Recent Updates to Developer Agreement and PUD Master Plan---

• Clubhouse and Water Park must be complete before 50th Residential Certificate of Occupancy. Community Park complete before 90th Residential Certificate of Occupancy (CO).

Explained: Residents will see groundbreaking on the Clubhouse and Water Park at the same time as the first neighborhood. The clear language within the PUD Master Plan and Development Agreement commits the developer to completing and opening the clubhouse and water park before occupying the 50th residential home. The Project has a total of 261 residences, with 90 in the first phase, so this threshold requires the developer to complete the clubhouse and water park early in the first phase. The community park must be completed prior to the 90th residence, meaning the developer cannot proceed with the second phase of the project without the community park having been completed. The developer needs these amenities as much as anyone to make the new homes as attractive as possible to future residents.

• Golf Course must be started before any building permit is allowed. First nine holes must be complete prior to 90th Residential CO, Second nine must be complete prior to 151st Residential CO.

Explained: As it stands, the developer is not obligated to include the new golf course in any phasing schedule, as it has no zoning changes, and the City requested that it be removed from the PUD. However, as a testament to our commitment to New Errol, we have voluntarily elected to provide residents and the City assurance that the developer is required to begin the new Golf Course redevelopment first, before any other element of the project, and is also committed by defined limits of the amount of residential units that can be occupied prior to the course being completed.

The course is split into two separate nines because they are unique in the time required to renovate them, and we plan to debut the first nine holes early so our members do not miss another year of golf waiting for the next “grow in” season.

The 9 “lake” holes are unique because the basins have been impacted by the overgrowth of invasive plant material that has been left unchecked for many years. Steve Smyers and our team at Biotech Engineering will be working with the appropriate authorities to obtain proper permits and make new, more appropriate plant material selections. They have taken this approach with other projects and were met with enthusiasm for taking the development opportunity to “heal” the landscape. Let me be clear, this is a choice by our team, and is not a requirement.  But it’s just the right thing to do for long-term sustainability. That said, the 9 “highland” holes are not overgrown, so we would not need these additional permits and approval from the City. Therefore, we can begin those renovations as soon as we are confident that the PUD Rezoning will be approved by the City. Also, as mentioned above, the golf course renovation relies heavily on timing with the grow-in season for the grass (the ability to reshape and lay seed prior to the rainy summer season). If the seeds are not sprigged into the ground soon enough, the rains will wash away the seed, and we miss the season. It is our goal to begin highland 9 renovation immediately after PUD Rezoning approval, so we hit this next grow in season and have the ability to debut the first 9 holes by the end of this year. While those are being built, we plan to secure the necessary permits needed for the new 9 “lake” holes and seamlessly complete the rest of the golf course development. We anticipate the first nine can debut in Winter 2018, and the second nine can debut in Fall 2019. The renovation and reopening of the Golf Course is a very important aspect to the property values for the new residences, so we are more motivated than anyone to complete the golf course as soon as realistically possible. We have not been required by the City to place any permit or CO limits on the Golf Course, but we chose to show we stand behind our commitment to the Golf Course being the first element to start and among the first to be completed.

• Added clear language that states the Spine Road will first act as the exclusive construction road before being dedicated to the City for public use. Spine Road is also now divided it into two segments.

Explained: We have added new language so that it is clear the Spine Road will be the ONLY construction road for the project: “Prior to its completion and dedication, the second phase of the spine road shall serve exclusively as the access for construction vehicles and equipment into and out of the PROJECT.” The first segment of the Spine Road connects Golf Course Drive to Errol Parkway, and the language specifically required to be dedicated as ROW before any existing access along Golf Course Drive is affected by abandoning the existing portion of the road near the clubhouse.

• Prohibited Uses (i.e. “I see the clubhouse has a restaurant and retail component, are you going to build another taco bell and dollar store?”)

Explained:  The plan includes the below list as “prohibited land uses,” meaning they WILL NOT be allowed under any circumstance. In addition to these prohibited uses, we are committed to only specific allowed uses, which are only in line with the current elements that are being proposed. Also, the retail location must be “specialty,” located inside of the clubhouse/lodge, be less than 2,500 sq. feet, and complement the function of the facility (i.e. golf pro shop).

Prohibited land uses include: Drive Through Restaurant, Banks, Service Stations, Dollar Store, New or used car lots of sales rooms, Animal Clinics, Self-service Laundry, Plumbing Shops, Appliance Stores, Dog Track, Body Piercing/Tattoo Establishment, Check Cashing Service, Pawn Shop, Self Service Storage, Adult Entertainment as defined in section 10-98 of the Apopka Municipal Code, Outdoor Boat/RV Storage, and Shooting Gallery.

--- Barrier Updates ---
• Golfside Village
During the last DRC meeting on 2/7/2018, the City requested we remove any fences in our plan. However, last year the 13 residents in Golfside Village bordering Neighborhood G indicated they prefer an echelon metal fence with gates, so they have access to the recreational trail behind the homes. This week we reconnected with multiple residents as well as the HOA president and confirmed they still prefer the metal fence. We have kept the metal fence in the plan and hope the City will allow the residents to keep their buffer preference.

• Muirfield Circle
All 6 homes in Muirfield Circle that border “Neighborhood D” initially preferred an echelon metal fence on their barrier. After communicating with all 6 homes this week, they unanimously indicated they would now prefer the SimTek wall option. This was a possible change, so we updated the plan to include their barrier preference.

• Villas
Our first PUD submittals in March and June of 2017 did not include walls along our property line west of the Spine Road, near the rear of the Villas. The City informed us during all of our staff meetings that walls were absolutely required anywhere a new vehicular area abutted an existing residential unit. We showed a six-foot permabrick wall along our property line for the first time in our submittal in December 2017. The six-foot barrier wall was met with resistance by residents. In the latest meeting at DRC, the City indicated that if we demonstrated specific key areas that a variable barrier could be possible, they will consider it. Our preference, along the spine road especially, is still to buffer not with a solid six-foot wall, but with a solution that would still allow Villas residents access to the trail adjacent to that part of the Spine Road. By modifying the trail, we have gained room for a berm barrier with landscaping on our property line and a knee wall on the roadside of the berm. We hope the City will strongly consider this barrier option.

We hope Errol residents are pleased with the voluntary proposed changes that we’ve made in good faith to the “New Errol” Developer Agreement and PUD Master Plan. We will continue to post the latest DA and PUD Master Plan on www.signatureh.com/documents. Currently the new DA is uploaded, and we will be uploading the latest PUD Master Plan by tomorrow (once it is in digital format). We will continue to provide updates as they occur. Please come out to show support for the project at the upcoming Planning Commission (2/20) and City Council (2/27) Meetings.

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