Subject:
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Piercarlo & Christina Ciacchi request a change of zoning classification from AU and GU to all AU. (24Z00033) (Tax Accounts 2314742, 2314743, 2314744, & 2322851) (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 AU (Agricultural Residential) and GU (General Use) to all AU (Agricultural Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicants are requesting to rezone 5.04 acres from AU (Agricultural Residential) and GU (General Use) to all AU (Agricultural Residential) to allow a guesthouse to be built with a kitchen facility.
Per Section 62-1932, Brevard County Code of Ordinances:
(a) Guesthouses or servants' quarters are subject to the following minimum requirements:
(1) The structure shall contain no kitchen facilities except where consistent with paragraph (c) below.
(2) The structure shall be a detached accessory structure located to the rear of the principal structure and shall not be attached to any other accessory structure.
(3) The structure shall not exceed the maximum size permitted for accessory structures in the applicable zoning classification. Where there is no maximum, the structure shall not exceed 50 percent of the size of the principal structure.
(4) The structure shall be used for the accommodation of family members, temporary guests (maximum six months), or servants only.
(5) The structure shall not be used for rental purposes.
(6) The structure shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from the side and rear lot lines.
(b) This conditional use shall not be granted on a parcel of land containing less than one-half acre. A conditional use permit shall not be required on parcels equal to or exceeding one acre in size.
(c) A guesthouse or servants' quarters may contain kitchen facilities on parcels of at least one acre in size where the resulting density of the lot including the guesthouse, or servants' quarters, is consistent with the zoning regulation and comprehensive plan density designation. All other conditions enumerated above shall apply.
North across Peroutka Ln. is a is a 1.23 acre parcel developed with a single-family residence zoned GU; South is a 1.37 acre parcel, undeveloped with GU zoning; East are several parcels undeveloped with GU zoning; and West is a 1.99 acre parcel with a single-family residence with and SR zoning.
The Board may wish to consider whether the proposed zoning request is consistent and compatible with the surrounding area.
On September 16, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Board heard the request and unanimously recommended approval.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Upon receipt of resolution, please execute and return a copy to Planning and Development.