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File #: 7898   
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/10/2025 In control: Planning and Development
On agenda: 5/1/2025 Final action:
Title: Ryan and Sarah Lawhon request a zoning classification change from GU and SR with a BDP to RR-1 with removal of the BDP. (25Z00002) (Tax Account 2314528 & 2322697) (District 1)
Attachments: 1. Administrative Policies of the Future Land Use Element, 2. Staff Comments, 3. P&Z-LPA Minutes, 4. Environmental Report, 5. Existing BDP, 6. GIS Maps, 7. Survey
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Subject:
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Ryan and Sarah Lawhon request a zoning classification change from GU and SR with a BDP to RR-1 with removal of the BDP. (25Z00002) (Tax Account 2314528 & 2322697) (District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
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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) and SR (Suburban Residential) with a BDP (Binding Development Plan) to RR-1 (Rural Residential) with removal of the BDP.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from GU and SR with a BDP to RR-1 on a 1.43-acre lot and removal of the BDP. The applicant has provided a boundary survey outlining the delineation of the wetland line and the proposed single family residence location. The applicant has a companion Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) application, 25SS00001, 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 0.18-acre parcel represented by tax account number 2322697 is a part of the Veronica Estates Phase One subdivision, which is subject to a BDP that allowed clustered residential development at a higher density by transferring development rights from adjoining lots that remain undeveloped. This parcel is zoned SR (Suburban Residential). The parcels have been combined with one warranty deed and have access to Mildred Ct., a County maintained road.
The existing BDP (which applied to larger predecessor parent parcels that included the subject property) has three conditions:

1) It allows for a maximum of 80 lots on Parcel 1 (which is a predecessor parent parcel of the subject property). The 80 lots include 16 lots transferred by the transfer of development rights from Parcel 2. No development of any kind shall be permitted on Parcel 2;
2) All...

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