Subject:
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Cameron and Courtney Parker request a change of zoning classification from GU to RR-1. (24Z00068) (Tax Account 2401173) (District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners conduct a public hearing to consider a change of zoning classification from GU (General Use) to RR-1 (Rural Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from GU (General Use) to RR-1 (Rural Residential) on a one (1) acre lot. There is an active building permit, 24BC20372, for the construction of a single-family residence. The applicant has a companion Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) application, 24SS00018, requesting a change from RES 1:2.5 to RES 1. Approval of this request will provide consistency with the requested FLU designation and lot size requirements.
The subject property’s current configuration was recorded in the Canaveral Groves Subdivision Survey Book 2, Page 59 dated October 1961.
The subject property retains the original FLU designation established in 1988 by the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan and GU zoning classification established in 1958.
At the time the GU zoning classification was established on this property, the zoning regulations required a minimum lot size of 1 acre with a minimum width requirement of 150 feet and depth of 150 square feet. The subject property has a width of 140 feet which is considered non-conforming to the 1958 requirement. Since the lot has never met the required width, this lot has been considered substandard. The GU lot size requirements changed in May of 1975 requiring lots of 5 acres with a minimum width of 300 ft. and depth of 300 ft.
The proposed RR-1 classification encompasses lands devoted to single-family residential development of spacious character, together with such accessory uses as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings on a minimum one-acre lot, with a minimum lot width and depth of 125 feet. The RR-1 classification permits horses, barns and horticulture as accessory uses to a single-family residence. The minimum house size is 1,200 square feet. Keeping of horses and agricultural uses are accessory to a principal residence within the RR-1 zoning district.
The subject parcel is located north of Erie St. on the east side of Shawnee PL, approximately one-half mile south of Canaveral Groves Blvd.
To the north is a 1.02 acre parcel developed as a single-family residence with GU zoning and RES 1:2.5 FLU designation. To the South are three one (1) acre lots. Two are vacant and one of the vacant lots has AU zoning and the other has GU zoning. The eastern most lot has a single-family residence which is zoned GU. All three lots have RES 1:2.5 density. To the East of the subject property is a one (1) acre parcel with a single-family residence. It is zoned GU and has RES 1:2.5 density. To the West of the subject property, across Shawnee PL., is a single-family residence that is zoned GU and has RES 1:2.5 density. Like the subject property it is a corner lot contiguous to a key lot.
Northeast of the subject property (along Alan Shepard Av.) RR-1 zoning has been established on three one (1) acre lots, each with a single-family residence.
The Board may wish to consider if the request is consistent and compatible with the surrounding area.
On February 17, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Board heard the request and unanimously recommended approval.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Once resolution is received, please execute and return a copy to Planning and Development.