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r DEC 16198 sm 48 w364 I Planning Director Rever reviewed the following staff memo: TO: The Honorable Board of DATE: December 3, 1931 FILE: IRC-8I-ZC-20 County Commissioners SUBJECT: Doyle Rogers' request to rezone Marsh island from C-2,Commercial to R -2A, Multi -Family Residential (4 units/acre). FROM: Neil Nels04�� REFERENCES: County Administrator It is recommended that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners in the form of a public hearing on December 16, 1981. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The applicant is requesting that 27 _F acres of land be rezoned from C-1, Commercial to R -2A, Multi -Family Residential (4 units/acre). The subject property commonly knot -in as Marsh Island, is the section of Wabasso Island which lies north of State Road 510. To the south of State Road 510, the remainder of Wabasso Island, is zoned R -1A, Single Family Residential (4.3 units/acre). The only surrounding property owners within 300 feet are Indian River County and the Florida Department of Transportation, and noti- fication of rezoning action is not required. The proposed Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as LD -1 (3units/acre maximum). This land use classification does not specify single or multi -family development and, therefore, cluster housing would not be restricted by the Plan. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS A) Approve the request to rezone the property from C-1, Commercial to R -2A, Multi - Family Residential (4 units/acre). 109 The P, -2A zoning would allow a maximum of approximately +94 units to be developed on Marsh Island. Evaluation by the County Traffic Engineer and Public Works Director indicate no significant traffic problems would occur as a result of this development. If proper mitigation measures are taken, problems of providing water and sewer services and damaging the surrounding environment can be minimized. Residential rather than the more intensive Commercial zoning would be a positive step in protecting the sensitive areas of the island. The existing Land Use Plan designates the uplands of Marsh Island as "medium density" and the areas beyond the mangrove line, as shown in the applicant's survey, as environmentally sensitive. Section 17 1/2 - 8 (2) of the Indian River County Code of Laws and Ordinances states "medium density shall mean more than four (4) units per acre, but less than twelve (12) units per acre. The character of the development in the Orchid Island Subdivision, to the south of the subject property, is low density single family home sites. The zoning is R -1A, Single Family Residential (4.3 units/acre); however, the effective density of the 13 + acre subdivision is approximately 2.6 units/acre. The State Road 510 bridge and a County owned expanse of wooded, undeveloped land provide an adequate buffer between the existing and proposed uses of the island. ::