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4 OCT 16 1985 Q©©a 62 facE 43 DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Wedgewood Park Development, Inc., an agent for the owners, is requesting to rezone 77.7 acres (including all of Whistlewood Subdivision) located north of State Road 60 and approximately one-third mile west of Kings Highway from RS -6, Single -Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre), and A, Agricultural District (up to .2 units/acre), to RM -6, Multiple -Family Res idential District (up to 6 units/acre). The applicants are proposing to develop this property for rental apartments and a congregate living facility. The applicants originally requested an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and rezoning to allow up to 8 units per acre. However, the applicant amended the rezoning request to RM -6 and dropped the Comprehensive Plan amendment request prior to the public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission. On September 12, 1985, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4 -to -0 to recommend approval of the amended request to rezone the subject property to RM -6. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the appli- cation will be presented. The analysis will include a descrip- tion of the current and future land uses of the site and sur- rounding areas, potential impacts on the transportation and utility systems, and any significant adverse impacts on environ- mental quality. Existing Land Use Pattern The subject property contains a single-family dwelling and vacant lots zoned RS -6 and vacant land and a citrus grove zoned A. North of the subject property, across 26th Street, are citrus groves zoned A. East of the subject property is vacant land zoned A, RS -6, and RM -6. Further east, is a single-family subdivision zoned A and vacant land zoned A and C-1, Commercial District. South of the subject property is vacant land zoned C -1A, Restricted Commercial District; single-family dwellings and vacant lots zoned RS -6; Bill's T.V., Peterson's Nursery,. and vacant lots zoned B-1, Planned Business District; and vacant land .zoned A. Further south, across State Road 60, are single-family subdivi- sion zoned RS -6, a single-family attached subdivision under development zoned RM -6, vacant land zoned A, and a citrus grove zoned C-1. West of the subject property are citrus groves and vacant land zoned A. Future Land Use Pattern The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property and the land east, south, and west of it as LD -2, Low -Density Residential 2 (up to 6 units/acre) . The land north of the subject property is designated as RR -1, Rural Residential 1 (up to .4 units/acre). In addition, the Comprehensive Plan designates a 160 acre commer- cial node at the intersection of Kings Highway and State Road 60. The boundaries of this node have been established with the western boundary lying approximately 250 feet east of the south- east corner of the subject property. 43