Subject:
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Jeanne A. Benson & Arthur W. Burger Jr. Trust (John Campbell) request a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (26S.07), to change the Future Land Use designation from NC to CC. (26SS00007) (Tax Account 2316445) (District 2)
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Fiscal Impact:
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Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the North Merritt Island Dependent Special District Board conduct a public hearing to consider a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (26S.07) to change the Future Land Use Designation from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to CC (Community Commercial).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to CC (Community Commercial) to facilitate a rezoning from AU (Agricultural Residential) to BU-2 (General Retail Commercial) on 2.11 acres with the intention of developing a Contractor’s office and a Land Surveyor’s office.
The subject property is located within the North Merritt Island Dependent Special District Board and has access to N. Courtenay Pkwy., State Road-3, a State-maintained roadway. The subject parcel is currently developed with a 3,144 sq. ft. single-family residence and a 1,054 sq. ft. guest house and is located on the north side of North Courtenay Pkwy, 180 feet east of Pine Island Road.
The subject property retains the original NC FLU designation established in 1988 by the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed CC FLU designation is established in the area surrounding the subject property and is located 25 feet west of the subject parcel on the north side of N. Courtenay Pkwy. The requested CC FLU designation embodies activities which are intended to serve several neighborhoods, sub-regional and regional areas, and provide an array of retail, personal, and professional uses.
The applicant has a companion rezoning application, 26Z00022, to change the AU zoning classification to BU-2 zoning classification.
Natural Resource notes: this property contains mapped National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) wetlands and hydric soils; indicators that wetlands may be present on the property. A portion of this property is located within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) as defined by Florida Statute 163.3178(2)(h), and as shown on the CHHA Map. This property is located within an area mapped as FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) AE, as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and as shown on the FEMA Flood Map. The entire property is mapped within the Indian River Lagoon Nitrogen Reduction Overlay. Protected and Specimen trees may exist on the parcel.
North & west of the subject property is a vacant 5.17-acre Flag Lot parcel with AU (Agricultural Residential) zoning classification and NC and RES 1 FLU designation. South of the subject property across N. Courtenay Pkwy. is a vacant 34.14-acre parcel with AU (Agricultural Residential) zoning classification and RES 1 FLU designation. East of the subject property is a vacant 5-acre parcel with AU (Agricultural Residential) zoning classification and RES 1 FLU designation. 25 feet to the West of the subject property, is a 3.1-acre parcel developed with commercial related amenities with BU-2 zoning classification and CC FLU designation.
The board may wish to consider if the request is consistent and compatible with the surrounding area.
The Planning and Zoning Board will consider the request on Monday, July 13, 2026, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, August 06, 2026, beginning t 5:00 p.m. The meetings 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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