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rp,"JAN 6 i9�7 DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS BOOK 66 F'' ;F 8?'7 7 The Planning Department is initiating a request to rezone 3/4 acres made up of 3 lots in Tropical Village Estates Subdivision located on the south side of County Road 512 and the west side of 126th Court from RS -6, Single -Family Residential District, to CL, Limited Commercial District. The subject property was rezoned from C-1, Commercial District, to RS -6 in January of 1986 through the adoption of the Non -Residential Zoning Conversion Ordinance which rezoned all of the commercial, industrial and agriculturally -zoned properties in the County in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. On December 11, 1986, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7 -to -0 to recommend approval of this request. 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 two-story building. The second floor of the building is being used as a residence, while the first floor is currently vacant. At the time the Comprehensive Plan was adopted, the first floor was being used commercially as a television repair business. North of the subject property, across County Road 512, is undeveloped land zoned A-1, Agricultural District. East, west, and south of the subject property are vacant lots and single-family residences zoned RS -6. Future Land Use Pattern The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property and all of the land east, west and south—of it as LD -2, Low -Density Residential 2 (up to 6 units/acre). The land north of the subject property is designated as AG, Agricultural (up to 1 unit/5 acres). When this property was rezoned in January of 1986, the staff thought that this property was only being used for a residence. Subsequently, the owner of the property explained that the property previously contained a commercial use y and should be grandfathered in. The staff's position is that the property contained a lawfully conforming commercial use when the comprehensive plan was adopted and so should have retained its commercial zoning. Transportation System The subject property has frontage on County Road 512 (classified as an arterial street on the County's thoroughfare plan) and on 126th Court (classified as a local street). Environment The subject property is* not designated as environmentally sensitive nor is it in a flood -prone area. Utilities County water and wastewater facilities are not available for the subject property. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, including the Planning and Zoning Commission's- recommendation, staff recommends that the subject property be rezoned to CL. 26