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TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: April 16, 1981 <br />the Board of County Commissioners <br />FILE: <br />SUBJECT: Voluntary annexation to the <br />City of Sebastian <br />FROM: Neil. A. Nelson REFERENCES: Indian River County Inter - <br />County Administrator office Memo 3-19-81, and <br />letter from Rene Van DeVoorde <br />This is in response to a request from Mr. Rene Van DeVoorde. It is recommended <br />that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the County <br />Commission. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The City of Sebastian, on January 12, 1981, approved the annexation of 16.38 <br />acres of property owned by Mr. Ed DiLauro. The property, while it was in the <br />county, was zoned agricultural. The owner intends to use the property for <br />single family residential purposes and requests the County to waive any -objection <br />to the change in density from agricultural to single family residential. There <br />is a requirement under Florida law, that the County agree to any increased <br />density on annexed lands for a two year period after which the City may increase <br />density, unilaterally.- _ <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS _ <br />The property is currently located within a flood hazard area designated by the <br />National Flood Insurance Rate Maps for.Indian River County. The property is <br />also adjacent.to the Sebastian River Drainage District easement and source to - <br />the Sebastian River. Further, the property is located adjacent to Sebastian - <br />Highlands Subdivision; a large, mostly vacant, residential area. <br />The -County -has the right, if it -desires, to waive it's density restriction, or <br />it may continue it's restriction for up to the full two year time period. The <br />apparent reason for the restriction was to limit annexations for purposes of <br />increased density, only. - <br />RECOMMENDATION - <br />- The County Attorney -has advised that it is.up to the discretion of -the County <br />Commission as to whether -or -not to allow the density increase from agricultural <br />to residential use. — <br />ATTORNEY RENE VAN DEVOORDE, REPRESENTING -ED DiLAURO, CAME <br />BEFORE THE BOARD AND ADVISED THAT THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN HAD APPROVED <br />THE ANNEXATION OF THIS_PROPERTY THAT MR.-DILAURO WISHED TO DEVELOP, <br />HE.THEN REQUESTED THE -BOARD TO.APPROVE THE CHANGE IN DENSITY FROM <br />.AGRICULTURAL TO RESIDENTIAL USE. <br />MAY - 6191 <br />43 EOQK - 6 PAGE 344 <br />EA <br />