Subject:
Title
RHR Construction & Development LCC requests a change of zoning classification from GU and RU-1-11 to RU-1-11. (24Z00042) (Tax Account 2320049) (District 1)
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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 GU (General Use) and RU-1-11 (Single-Family Residential) to RU-1-11 (Single-Family Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from GU (General Use) and RU-1-11 to all RU-1-11 (Residential Single Family). This request would allow a unified zoning classification across the entire parcel. The current owner purchased the property in November 2023. The applicant's intent is to split the parcel into two separate lots and construct 2 single-family residences.
The current and proposed zoning classifications are not consistent under the current PI Future Land Use. The companion Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) application, 24SS00012, is requesting to change the Future Land Use Element from PI (Planned Industrial) to RES 4 (Single-family Residential).
A majority of the subject parcel contains mapped National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) wetlands and hydric soils (Tomoka muck, undrained). The subject property is bifurcated by a 40 feet drainage easement as recorded in O.R. 3327, Page 4501. The open ditch traversing the property is classified as a riverine wetland. Per Section 62 3694(c)(1), residential land uses within wetlands shall be limited to not more than one (1) dwelling unit per five (5) acres unless strict application of this policy renders a legally established parcel as of September 9, 1988, which is less than five (5) acres, as unbuildable. This density may be applied as a maximum percentage limiting wetland impacts to not more tha...
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