Applicant seeks annexation and rezoning for cold‑storage expansion at 2424–2428 W. Orange Blossom Trail

An applicant asked the City of Apopka Development Review Committee on April 23 to advance an annexation application and subsequent future land‑use and rezoning requests for two parcels at 2424 and 2428 West Orange Blossom Trail to allow an industrial/light‑industrial cold‑storage logistics facility.

Amir Holmes, project manager, told the committee the annexation application will proceed first and that future land‑use and rezoning would follow public hearings. Carlos Lopez, vice president of operations for Manage Group and Colden Logistics, said the company has the customer base to expand and is willing to work with the city and other entities to repair Mayflower Road so the project can proceed. "We are willing to to work with the city or or, entities and to fix that road as well," Lopez said.

The application requests an industrial future land‑use designation with light industrial zoning. Staff emphasized that annexation must be processed before the future land‑use and rezoning public hearings. Committee members raised the condition of Mayflower Road, which several described as substandard for current traffic levels; the applicant said its civil engineer is reviewing options and will coordinate with the appropriate entities on improvements.

No formal vote or decision was recorded at the DRC meeting. Staff and applicant said they are available for follow‑up and that the annexation and subsequent requests will proceed through the city's public‑hearing process.

The DRC meeting record shows this item was informational and procedural at the DRC level; next steps are formal application processing and public hearings as described by staff.