2010-252A (17) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Construction Control Line. That relatively narrow strip of land consists mostly of dunes and sandy shoreline. In the future, the county should ensure that allowable densities within the CHHA are not increased. By limiting future development in the CHHA to existing allowable densities, the county will ensure that there will not be any increased risks associated with development in the CHHA. Going forward, the county should also limit capital expenditures for infrastructure within the CHHA to that necessary to maintain the adopted levels -of -service for the existing allowable land use densities and intensities. Finally, the county should recognize the difficulty of evacuating adult congregate living facilities, nursing homes, homes for the aged, total care facilities, and similar developments, in the event of a disaster. For that reason, the county should prohibit new development of such uses within the CHHA. NONCONFORMITIES As defined, a nonconforming lot of record is a lot that met applicable requirements when created but no longer complies with the county's minimum lot width and/or area requirements. Within the county, some existing subdivisions consist almost entirely of nonconforming lots of record; those subdivisions include Vero Lake Estates, Oslo Park, Pine Tree Park, and Paradise Park. In the last few years, a significant amount of new home construction occurred on vacant lots within those subdivisions, particularly Vero Lake Estates. Besides nonconforming lots of record, various nonconforming uses exist in the county. Defined as a use that was lawful when established but would now be prohibited because of the subsequent adoption or revision of local regulations, a nonconforming use is permitted to continue operation unless abandoned for a continuous period exceeding one year. Because adjacent property owners are often affected by a nonconforming use, the county should require that adjacent property owners be notified whenever a staff determination is made regarding the status of a nonconforming use. Within the county, there is one area that was made nonconforming with the 1990 adoption of the Future Land Use Map. That area is a portion of The Moorings, a development located on the barrier island that was constructed prior to the adoption of the county's Future Land Use Map. When The Moorings was developed, the project was structured like a planned development, with a combination of higher density multi -family uses mixed with single-family homes. Although the county, in the 1990 comprehensive plan, designated the entire south barrier island as L-1 (3 units/acre) to reflect the area's almost exclusive single-family development pattern, the county did not address The Moorings multi -family areas, which are zoned RM -10. Because RM -10 is not a zoning district permitted within the L-1 future land use category, the county should expressly allow the existing RM -10 zoning inside The Moorings by establishing a policy to that effect. Future Land Use Element 120