Subject:
Title
Cameron and Courtney Parker request a change of zoning classification from GU to RR-1. (24Z00068) (Tax Account 2401173) (District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners conduct a public hearing to consider a change of zoning classification from GU (General Use) to RR-1 (Rural Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from GU (General Use) to RR-1 (Rural Residential) on a one (1) acre lot. There is an active building permit, 24BC20372, for the construction of a single-family residence. The applicant has a companion Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) application, 24SS00018, requesting a change from RES 1:2.5 to RES 1. Approval of this request will provide consistency with the requested FLU designation and lot size requirements.
The subject property's current configuration was recorded in the Canaveral Groves Subdivision Survey Book 2, Page 59 dated October 1961.
The subject property retains the original FLU designation established in 1988 by the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan and GU zoning classification established in 1958.
At the time the GU zoning classification was established on this property, the zoning regulations required a minimum lot size of 1 acre with a minimum width requirement of 150 feet and depth of 150 square feet. The subject property has a width of 140 feet which is considered non-conforming to the 1958 requirement. Since the lot has never met the required width, this lot has been considered substandard. The GU lot size requirements changed in May of 1975 requiring lots of 5 acres with a minimum width of 300 ft. and depth of 300 ft.
The proposed RR-1 classification encompasses lands devoted to single-family residential development of spacious character, together with such accessory uses as may be necessary or are norma...
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