Subject:
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Cocoa Town Center, LLC requests a change of zoning classification from BU-1 to RU-2-15. (26Z00010) (Tax Accounts 2407572 and 2407578) (District 2)
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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 request for change of zoning from BU-1 (General Retail Commercial) to RU-2-15 (Medium-Density Multifamily Residential.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting a change of zoning classification from BU-1 (General Retail Commercial) to RU-2-15 (Medium-Density Multifamily Residential) on 13.57-acres. The applicant has a companion Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment application, 26SS00003, requesting a FLUM change from Community Commercial (CC) to Residential 15 (RES 15).
A maximum potential density of up to 200 multifamily units is permitted under the current proposal. The applicant has supplied a non-binding concept plan to develop a 144-unit apartment complex; this is for illustrative purposes only, as it has not been reviewed for all applicable land development regulation compliance.
The existing zoning designation of BU-1 was established with zoning action 23Z00003 changing the zoning from GU (General Use) and IU-1 (Heavy Industrial) to BU-1 on April 6, 2023. The subject property was originally zoned GU and was rezoned to BU-2 on September 8, 1960, as zoning action Z-396. The property was rezoned from BU-2 to TR-3 on November 8, 1962, as zoning action Z-858 and then reverted back to GU on July 8, 1963, as referenced in zoning file Z-858. A 12- acre portion of the subject property was rezoned from GU to IU-1 on June 5, 1975, as zoning action Z-3892.
The proposed RU-2-15 zoning is a medium-density multiple-family residential zoning classification encompassing lands devoted to multifamily residential purposes, together with such accessory uses as may be necessary or are normally ...
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