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A i 1987 BOOR 7 P, �r S1 TO: The Honorable Members DATE: March 27, 1987 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: if ®0. SUBJECT: COUNTY -INITIATED REQUEST Robert M. Keati g, TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY Planning & Dev opm t Director 310 ACRES FROM RS -3, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENT- IAL DISTRICT, TO RS -2, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENT- FROIg REFERENCE AL DISTRICT ichard M. Shearer, 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 April 7, 1987. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS The County is initiating a request to rezone approximately 310 acres located along 16th Street (Rosewood Road) and west of 43rd Avenue, south of the Main Relief Canal, east of- 58th Avenue (Kings Highway), and one-quarter mile north of 12th Street from RS -3, Single -Family Residential District (up to 3 units/acre), to RS -2, Single -Family Residential District (up to 2 units/acre). On December 2, 1986, the Board of County Commissioners rezoned 122 acres, consisting of all but 28 acres of that part of the subject property located north of 16th Street, from RS -6, Single -Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre), and A-1, Agricultural District (up to .2 units/acre), to RS -3. The remaining 28 acres was rezoned from A-1 to RS -3 by the Board on September 2, 1986. However, at the December 2nd meeting, the Board indicated that the RS -3 zoning allowed an inappropriately high density for this area which is currently developed in one-half acre and larger lots. Based on the existing density, the Board directed the staff to -prepare a new zoning district to be utilized in this and other areas which would limit development to no more than two dwelling units per acre. On February 3, 1987, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the RS -2 zoning district which is designed to limit future single-family residential developments to not more than two units per acre. On February 12, 1987, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6 -to -1 to recommend approval of this request except that three small areas were - deleted from the area proposed for rezoning. These three areas are: 1) Four small lots located adjacent to Tropicolony Subdivision; 2) The area north of 16th Street, west of 43rd Avenue and east of 44th Avenue; and 3) Lots 1 thru 7 of Idlewild Addition. The four lots adjacent to Tropicolony Subdivision and the lots in Idlewild Addition were deleted because they would become nonconforming lots under RS -2 zoning regulations. The- area between 43rd and 44th Avenue was deleted because the Commission felt that a higher residential density should be allowed for properties fronting on 43rd Avenue. The Community Development Division has appealed this decision in order for the Board 'of County_ Commissioners to have the discretion to rezone the entire 310 acres. 40