Subject:
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Stickrath Developer, LLC. requests a change of zoning classification from BU-2 to AU. (24Z00026) (Tax Account 2601599) (District 4). This item was continued from the September 16, 2024, P&Z/LPA meeting for re-advertisement.
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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 BU-2 (Retail, Warehousing and Wholesale Commercial) to AU (Agricultural Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting a change of zoning classification from BU-2 (Retail Wholesale and Warehousing) to AU (Agricultural Residential) for the purpose of legitimizing a goat rescue facility located on a 2.60 acre portion of a 10.39 acre commercial site. This facility will not be open to the public and access to this portion of the property will be restricted to ensure the safety and well-being of both humans and animals.
This rezoning request is a result of Code Enforcement Case No. 24CE-00566. The owners were cited for having goats on a parcel that is not appropriately zoned for livestock. The 10.39-acre property is developed as a landscape and hardscape wholesaler/retailer (Landscape Depot of Brevard, Inc.). This rezoning request will remedy the C.E. case.
The subject property is located on US Highway 1 approximately 0.5 mile north of Suntree Boulevard. The goat rescue area is located along the FEC railway corridor at the west end of the wholesale/retail operation. There are currently two projects undergoing site plan review closely located east and south of this zoning request.
There are no agricultural uses nor property zoned as AU in the area, therefore this proposed rezoning request may be considered an introduction into the surrounding area and a down-zoning. AU zoning allows for single-family residential as well as agricultural uses. The residential use would not be appropriate for the area. The property to the north of the subject is vacant land encumbered with a large borrow pit. It is zoned BU-1 and has a land use designation of Community Commercial (CC). The properties east and south, owned by the same owner, have BU-2 zoning with a CC land use designation. The FEC Railway ROW is located to the west.
The Board may wish to consider if the request to introduce the AU zoning classification is consistent and compatible with the surrounding area.
The Board of County Commissioners will consider the request on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Beginning at 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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