Subject:
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Andrea Bedard and Nicholas Boardman (Ronald Treharne) request a change of zoning classification from AU to BU-1. (22Z00015) (Tax Account 2511124) (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 zoning classification from AU (Agricultural Residential) to BU-1 (General Retail Commercial).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant requests to rezone the 1.02-acre subject property from AU to BU-1 for the purpose of expanding the existing motel on the adjacent lot, or develop a complementary business to the motel. According to the Property Appraiser's record, the parcel is developed with a single-family residence built in 1951 and an accessory building. The BU-1 zoning classification encompasses uses devoted to retail shopping, offices, and personal services to serve the community on minimum 7,500 square foot lots. It does not permit warehousing or wholesaling. Section 62-1844.5 provides that motels may be permitted in BU-1 zoning in areas designated as Community Commercial on the Future Land Use map.
The Future Land Use on the subject property is currently designated as NC (Neighborhood Commercial) and RES 4 (Residential 4). The proposed BU-1 zoning is not consistent with the NC and RES 4 designations. A companion request, 22SS00004, proposes to change the Future Land Use designation to CC (Community Commercial).
The developed character of the surrounding area is primarily single-family residences to the east of the subject property with zoning classifications of EU and EU-2. There is also limited commercial development along US Highway 1 with a zoning classification of BU-1 and BU-2. An existing motel to the west is owned by the applicant. This property has a zoning classification of TU-1(16). TU-1 zoning is a commercial zoning classification devoted to general tourist-...
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