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FPP,_ SAN 20 �z�ubi ,r. � BOOK 67 F,,F TO: The Honorable Members -DATE: January 9, 1987 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: SUBJECT: GRAND HARBOR REQUEST TO Robert M. Kea�ng, ICP REZONE 7.6 ACRES FROM Planning & DeGlop ent Director RS -6, SINGLE-FAMILY RES- IDENTIAL DISTRICT, TO RM -4, MULTIPLE -FAMILY S RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FROM: ,hard M. Shearer, REFERENCES: Chief, Long -Range Planning It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal. . consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of January 20, 1987. _ DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Grand Harbor, Inc., the owner, is requesting to rezone 7.6 acres located on State Road A -1-A approximately 1.5 miles south of County Road 510 from RS -6, Single -Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre), to RM -4, Multiple -Family Residential District (up to 4 units/acre). The applicant is proposing to develop this site for a beach club. On January 8, 1987, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 -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 and the land south and west of it is undeveloped. North of the subject property is the Indian Trails Recreation Area and Sales Office in the Town of Indian River Shores which is zoned R -2A, Multiple -Family (up to 8 units/acre) East of the subject property is the Atlantic Ocean. Future Land Use Pattern The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property and the land south of it as LD -2, Low -Density Residential 2 (up to 6 units/acre). The existing RS -6 zoning and proposed RM -4 zoning are both in conformance with the LD -2 land use designation. The land north and west of the subject property is located in the Town of Indian River Shores. Indian River Shores has this property designated as Medium -Density (up to 8 units/acre) on their Comprehensive Plan and have zoned this area R -2A, a mult_Dle-family zoning district allowing up to 8 units per acre. -- - The:roposed RM -4 zoning is consistent with the surrounding multiple -family zoning in Indian River Shores except that the RM -4 district only allows half of the density allowed in the town's R -2A district. Transportation System The subject property has access to State Road A -1-A (classified as an arterial street on the County's Thoroughfare Plan). The 30