Subject:
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Timothy and Diane Lystlund request a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (21S.03) to change the Future Land Use designation from RES 1 to RES 2. (21PZ00026) (Tax Account 30009665) (District 3)
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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 Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (21S.03) to change the Future Land Use designation from RES 1 (Residential 1) to RES 2 (Residential 2).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to amend the FLU (Future Land Use) designation on 0.55 acres of vacant, undeveloped land from RES 1 (Residential 1) to RES 2 (Residential 2). A companion rezoning application has been submitted for a zoning change from RU-1-7 (Single-Family Residential) to SR (Suburban Residential).
Existing development of the surrounding area is generally described as single-family homes on lots that are undersized to meet the one dwelling unit per acre density allowed by RES 1. The applicant intends to build one, single-family home, and a FLU designation of RES 2 is necessary to legitimize the parcel to meet development requirements.
The general area is residential in character with single-family homes on one-half acre lots or smaller along both the east and west sides of Hibiscus Avenue. Although all of the lots along Hibiscus Avenue have RES 1 FLU and are undersized to meet requirements for development, all have been developed as single-family residential with the exception of the subject parcel.
The Board may wish to consider if the request to introduce RES 2 is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and compatible with the surrounding area.
The Board may wish to consider Chapter 2021-195, Laws of Florida, and the potential delay until the following elements are incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
1. The right of a property owner to physically possess and...
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