Subject:
Title
Stickrath Developer, LLC. requests a change of zoning classification from BU-2 to AU. (24Z00026) (Tax Account 2601599) (District 4).
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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 BU-2 (Retail, Warehousing and Wholesale Commercial) to AU (Agricultural Residential)...End
Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting a change of zoning classification from BU-2 (Retail Wholesale and Warehousing) to AU (Agricultural Residential) for the purpose of legitimizing a goat rescue facility located on a 2.60 acre portion of a 10.39 acre commercial site. This facility will not be open to the public and access to this portion of the property will be restricted to ensure the safety and well-being of both humans and animals.
This rezoning request is a result of Code Enforcement Case No. 24CE-00566. The owners were cited for having goats on a parcel that is not appropriately zoned for livestock. The 10.3 acre property is developed as a landscape and hardscape wholesaler/retailer (Landscape Depot of Brevard, Inc.). The rezoning request will remedy the Code Enforcement case.
The subject property is located on US Highway 1 approximately 0.5 mile north of Suntree Boulevard. The goat rescue area is located along the FEC railway corridor at the west end of the wholesale/retail operation.
There are no agricultural uses nor property zoned as AU in the area, therefore this proposed rezoning request may be considered an introduction into the surrounding area and a down-zoning. AU zoning allows for single-family residential as well as agricultural uses. The residential use would not be appropriate for the area. The property to the north of the subject is vacant land encumbered with a large borrow pit. It is zoned BU-1 and has a land use designation of Community Commer...
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