Subject:
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Jeanne A. Benson & Arthur W. Berger Jr Trust (John Campbell) request a change of zoning classification from AU to BU-2. (26Z00022) (Tax Account 2316445) (District 2)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the North Merritt Island Dependent Special District conduct a public hearing to consider a request for change of zoning classification from AU (Agricultural Residential) to BU-2 (Retail, Warehousing and Wholesale Commercial).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is seeking a change of zoning classification from AU (Agricultural Residential) on 2.11 acres to BU-2 (Retail, Warehousing and Wholesale Commercial) for the purposes of having a contractor's office with outside storage and a Land Surveyor's Office. The subject parcel 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.
There is also a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) companion application, 26SS00007 to change the Future Land Use Element from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Community Commercial (CC). This request, if approved, would provide consistency with the requested zoning of BU-2.
The subject property retains its original zoning classification of AU when the Brevard County zoning code was adopted on May 22, 1958. The subject property was subdivided into this 2.11-acre configuration on July 1, 1974, per Official Records Book 1461, page 349.
The 1958 zoning code AU zoning required a minimum lot size of one acre with a minimum lot width and depth of 125 feet. On March 6, 1975, the AU zoning classification's lot size was amended to a minimum of 2.5 acres with a minimum lot width and lot depth of 150 feet. The referenced parcel qualifies...
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