Subject:
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Forbes Remodeling & Construction LLC (Chester Forbes) requests a zoning classification change from AU to RU-1-13. (25Z00009) (Tax Account 2802070) (District 5)
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Fiscal Impact:
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Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Planning and Zoning Board conduct a public hearing to consider a change of zoning classification from AU (Agricultural Residential) to RU-1-13 (Single-Family Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting a change of zoning classification from AU (Agricultural Residential) to RU-1-13 (Single-family Residential) on 0.68 acres. The subject property is bifurcated by Hoover Lane. The portion on the west side, approximately 0.34 acres, is improved with a single-family residence. The portion on the east side, approximately 0.34 acres, is vacant, and the applicant intends to construct a single-family residence.
The subject property is within the Hoover Land Plan, unrecorded. The earliest record is ORB 251, Pg 353, and ORB 253, Pg 230. Staff analysis indicated the property configuration was recorded after 1958. From May 22, 1958, to March 6, 1975, the AU zoning classification required a minimum lot of 125 feet width and depth and a minimum lot area of 1.0 acres. The subject is not considered a nonconforming lot as it never met AU zoning standards, therefore being a substandard lot.
The subject is comprised of two parcels bifurcated by a roadway. According to Section 62-2116, Brevard County Code of Ordinances, when parcels of real property titled under common ownership are separated or divided by a public right-of-way, and where the land on each side of the public road meets the minimum requirement for lot size in the designated zoning classification, the landowner shall be deemed the owner of two separate lots, plots, tracts or parcels. As such, approval of the requested rezoning classification would permit the subject property to be considered two lots, each meeting the zoning standards of RU-1-13.
The property to the north of the subject property is a 0.34-acre lot improved with a single-family home built in 1959; zoned AU and RES 4 FLU. South is 0.51-acre parcel developed with a single-family home built in 1990; zoned AU and RES 4 FLU. East of the subject property is a site that fronts on Minton Rd and is zoned BU1 with a CC (Community Commercial) FLU. It is improved with a single-tenant office building built in 1964. West of the subject property is a 3.34-acre site zoned TR-1 improved with single-family manufactured homes and RES 4 FLU.
The Board may wish to consider if the request is consistent and compatible with the surrounding area.
The Board of County Commissioners will consider the request on Thursday, July 17, 2025, beginning at p.m. 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Brevard County Government Center, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Commission Room, Viera, Florida.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
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