Subject:
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Defender Homes Airway Heights LLC (Kim Rezanka) requests a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (26S.02) to change the Future Land Use designation from RES 4 to RES 6. (26SS00002) (Tax Account 2702763) (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 Local Planning Agency conduct a public hearing to consider a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (26S.02) to change the Future Land Use designation from RES 4 (Residential 4) to RES 6 (Residential 6).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant requests a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) to change the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from Residential 4 (RES 4) to Residential 6 (RES 6) on a 14.37-acre parcel. According to the applicant, the intention is to develop a single-family subdivision with 86 lots. with single-family detached or single-family attached residential homes. It should be noted that this representation is nonbinding on the applicant and their successors in interest. The subject property is currently undeveloped.
The applicant has a companion rezoning application, 26Z00008, requesting a change from Rural Residential (RR-1) to Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential (RU-2-6). The subject parcel is currently undeveloped and is located on the east side of Turtle Mound Rd. and the north side of White Rd., approximately 240 feet north of Aurora Rd.
The subject property was platted and recorded in PB 8, PG 86, dated December 31, 1926, as part of Indian River Groves and Gardens, south 330 feet of lots 33, 34 & east 130 feet of south 330 feet of lot 35, all of lots 63 & 64, excluding road right-of-way. The subject property retains the original FLU designation established in 1988 by the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan: RES 4.
NRM comments identify several environmental and floodplain development constraints affecting the subject property. Pursuant to Section 62-3694(c)(1), residential land uses within wetlands are limited to no more than one (1) dwelling unit per five (5) acres. For subdivisions and multi-family developments exceeding five acres in size, Section 62-3694(c)(6) allows this limitation to be applied as a maximum percentage, restricting cumulative wetland impacts to no more than 1.8% of the total non-commercial and non-industrial acreage.
Additionally, a majority of the property is located within a FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA A), as identified on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Pursuant to Section 62-3724(3)(d), compensatory storage is required for fill exceeding that necessary to establish an upland buildable area greater than one-third (1/3) acre within the isolated floodplain. Chapter 62, Article X, Division 6 further provides that “No site alteration shall adversely affect the existing surface water flow pattern,” while Section 62-3723(2) requires that development within floodplain areas not adversely impact adjoining properties.
North of the subject property are four (4) parcels, all developed with single-family residences, with three parcels at 1.0 acres and one parcel at 1.68 acres. All properties have RR-1 zoning classification and RES 4 FLU designation. South of the subject property across White Road are two (2) parcels, both of which are developed with single-family residences; one parcel has 1.5 acres while the second has 2.27 acres. Both properties have RR-1 zoning classification with RES 4 FLU designation. East of the subject property across Turtle Mound Road is Fox Bay Subdivision. The subdivision is an approximate total of 17.754 acres with 46 lots. This is effectively equivalent to a density of 2.59 units per acre. The subdivision has EU-2 zoning classification with RES 4 FLU designation. Each lot is approximately 0.15 acres to 0.29 acres in size. West of the subject property is a 2.07-acre parcel, developed with a single-family residence, and has RR-1 zoning classification with RES 4 FLU designation. In addition, there is a non-conforming mobile home park, 27.2 acres with 143 units, with TR-3 zoning classification and RES 4 FLU designation. This is effectively equivalent to a density of 5.25 units per acre.
The Board may wish to consider if the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and compatible with the surrounding area.
The Board of County Commissioners will consider the request on Thursday, July 09, 2026, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Brevard County Government Center, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building C, Commission Room, Viera, Florida.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
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