Subject:
Title
Charles K. Donaldson requests a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (22S.04) to change the Future Land Use designation from RES 1 to RES 4. (22SS00001) (Tax Account 2416959) (District 2)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning & Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners conduct a public hearing to consider a change of Future Land Use designation from RES 1 (Residential 1) to RES 4 (Residential 4).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to amend the Future Land Use designation from RES 1 (Residential 1) to RES 4 (Residential 4) on 5.5 acres of land in order to split the lot into two separate parcels. Currently, there are two houses on the property, one was built in 1901 and the other in 1950 according to Property Appraiser records. Each house is required to be on a separate lot.
The subject property was included in the 2004 South-North Tropical Trail Study. Future Land Use designations within the study area were primarily RES 2, RES 4 and RES 15. At the time of the study, the majority of land was designated RES 15. As a result of the study, the BoCC recommended staff to reduce the density to RES 1. The study was completed in 2007 and the Future Land Use designations were changed by County staff in 2009. The existing Res 4 to the south along N. Tropical Trail remained in an effort to acknowledge the existing zoning classifications.
To the north of the subject property is one (1) single-family residence, to the south is an undeveloped, platted Single-Family subdivision, to the east, across N. Tropical Trail is a Nursery with a Single-Family residence and to the west is the Indian River Lagoon. Along the west side of N. Tropical Trail from Venetian Way south to Lucas Place, there is a historical land use pattern of one dwelling unit per acre. Further north along N. Tropical Trail near State Road 528, there is a cluster of higher density land u...
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