Subject:
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Paul & Cheryl Pearson (Steve Totty) request a zoning classification change from RU-1-9 to RU-2-6. (25Z00035) (Tax Account 2611660) (District 4)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
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 RU-1-9 (Single-Family Residential) to RU-2-6 (Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to change the zoning from RU-1-9 to RU-2-6 on a 0.81-acre site. The purpose of the request is to retain improvements that were in place at the time of purchase (April 25, 2025). The improvements include a single-family home built in 1976, as well as a detached structure built in 2006. The 2006 structure includes a 792 square foot ground-level drive-through portico, and a ground-level 900 square foot garage on the west side of the portico. On the east side of the portico is a 891 square foot rental unit 1. The remainder of the 2006 structure includes a second-floor area with rental units 2 and 3, each containing 660 square feet. The request for RU-2-6 low-density multi-family units is consistent with the RES 6 FLU.
Potential land development constraints include, but are not limited to, structural height standards (Section 62-1371(8)(a), Brevard County Code of Ordinances), breezeway/visual corridor requirements (Section 62-2105), and parking requirements (Section 62-3206). The subject property abuts a single-family zoned parcel to the north, which will restrict building height to 35 feet. The subject property requires a 30% breezeway corridor with its new zoning. The existing improvements impede this requirement, and a variance has been submitted. The site is sufficient in size to accommodate the required parking, which will be addressed in a site plan.
Permitted uses within the RU-2-6 zoning classification include multifamily and ...
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