Subject:
Title
Christopher Espanet (Kimberly Rezanka) requests a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation from RES 1 to RES 2. (24SS00013) (Tax Account 2963382) (District 3)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning & Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners conduct a public hearing to consider transmittal of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use (FLU) designation from RES 1 (Residential 1) to RES 2 (Residential 2).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to amend the Future Land Use designation from RES 1 to RES 2 on 0.7 acres to construct a single-family home. RES 2 permits up to two (2) units per acre. The subject property's current configuration would require a RES 2 FLU designation to be suitable for development as a single-family home. The proposed residential use may be consistent with the existing pattern of surrounding development. However, the request to increase residential intensity from 1 unit per acre to 2 units per acre is not consistent with historical interpretation of Coastal Management Element Policy 7.1 of the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan, which prohibits increases in residential density in this area. In addition, on November 7, 2024, the Board voted to transmit the Brevard Barrier Island Area (BBIA) for state review which includes this prohibition on density increases.
In 1992, in accordance with the South Beaches Small Area Plan, amendment 92B4.2 changed the FLU designation of the subject property from the Mixed-Use District to RES 1. At the time of the amendment, the subject property was 1.71 acres and in compliance with the FLU designation. Subsequently, the recordation of the condominium declaration in May 2005 for Casseekee Trails (ORB 5460 PGs' 2504-2530) split the property into separate units with Unit 1 containing approximately seven tenths (7/10th) of an acre and Unit 2 contain...
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