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M The Board reviewed the following staff memo dated 4/28/92: TO: James Chandler County Administrator DIV ION HEAD CONCURRENCE U 9A ober . R ating AICD THROUGH: Sasan Rohani S• �. Chief, Long -Range ;ng FROM: Cheryl A. TworSenior Planne ge Planning DATE: April 28, 1992 SUBJECT: Rahn Request to Amend the Comprehensive Plan to Redesignate 1888 Acres From AG -2 To AG -1 (LURA -91-07-0175) It is requested that the data herein presented begiven formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 5, 1992. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS This is a request to amend the Comprehensive Plan. The subject property is located west and south of the City of Fellsmere, south of County Road 512 (Fellsmere Road), and is owned by Albert Rahn, as Trustee. The land includes approximately 888 acres, all of which is within the AG -2 land use designation. Other than approximately five 10 acre tracts, the entire 888 acres are owned by Mr. Rahn. Since authorization has been obtained from the owners of the referenced 10 -acre tracts, the entire 888 acre property is the subject of this request. The request involves changing the land use designation for #888 acres from AG -2, Agricultural -2 (up to 1 unit per 10 acres) to AG -1 Agricultural -1, (up to 1 unit per 5 acres). The applicant intends to develop the property with rural residential - _uses-. Besides the subject request, the applicant had originally submitted a request for an additional 83 acres of property -to be redesignated from AG -1 to R, Rural, (up to 1 unit/acre). After review of that request, staff recommended denial. Subsequently, the applicant withdrew the 83 acre request, but opted to continue with the 888 acre plan amendment submittal. On September 26, 1991, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, conducted a public hearing for the Purpose of making a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. At that meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6 to 0 to recommend the transmittal of the proposed land use amendment request. On November 12, 1991, the Board of County Commissioners voted 5 to 0 to transmit the above referenced land use amendment to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), and announced their intention to hold a final public hearing concerning this amendment. - DCA Objections Planning staff received DCA's Objections, Recommendations, and Comments (ORC) Report on March 9, 1992. The DCA ORC Report contained several objections to this proposed amendment. Identified as inconsistencies with state law (9J-5, FAC and 163, 87 f °ter,