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STAFF POSITION: <br />(Continued) <br />The land must be improved in order to be used for agriculture. <br />These improvements also make'the land suitable for residential <br />development'. This creates a°situation in which prime agricul- <br />tural land is also prime development land. <br />3. The site is designated LD -2 (up to 6'units/acre) in'the <br />Comprehensive Plan. The request of a rezoning to four <br />units/acre falls within this maximum.density which was <br />determined to be appropriate for the site and surrounding <br />area. If 568 units (the maximum allowable at 4 units <br />per acre) were developed on the site, a binding letter <br />of interpretation from the State Land Planning Agency <br />would be required. This would establish the scope of <br />region wide impacts and a more detailed Development of <br />Regional Impact Statement may be required. <br />4. Development of the site would occur only after site plan <br />approval. This would include a review by the Technical <br />Review Committee, the appropriate water management districts <br />and by other State or local agencies if necessary. <br />5. Growth, mostly in the form of mobile home communities, is <br />occurring to the west of the subject property. The <br />densities in these mobile home communities are greater <br />than 4 units/acre. <br />6. There are several general commercial establishments within <br />approximately 2.5 miles of the site. Some of these facil- <br />ities could be classified as neighborhood commercial <br />businesses. Development of the site at 4 units/acre and <br />the rapid growth in mobile home communities in the vicinity <br />will create an added demand on the existing commercial <br />establishments. An additional 3 acres of neighborhood <br />commercial facilities to serve the present and future <br />residents of the area will partially meet the demand. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of the request to rezone the 142 acre <br />parcel from Agriculture to R -2A, Multi -Family Residential (4 <br />units/acre) and the 3 acre parcel from Agriculture to C-lA, <br />Restricted Commercial so that a neighborhood commercial node may <br />be established. <br />Attorney Michael O'Haire appeared on behalf of the <br />applicant, Sexton Groves, Inc. He reported that they have <br />a conceptual plan of the project,•which is known as Citrus <br />Creek. They are committed to this plan, which includes a <br />golf course, and they have applied for rezoning and site <br />plan appr6val simultaneously. Mr. O'Haire stressed that the <br />proposed rezoning comes with the unanimous approval of both <br />the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Planning staff. In <br />