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/d Al <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP; Community Development Director <br />THROUGH: John W. McCoy, AICP; Chief, Current Development <br />FROM: Ryan Sweeney; Senior Planner, Current Development <br />DATE: April 24, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: Consideration of a Proposed Land Development Regulation Amendment to Chapter <br />913 (Subdivisions and Plats) Allowing Lot Splits for Commercial Property <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 2, 2017. <br />BACKGROUND <br />At its meeting of February 14, 2017, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) directed staff to <br />draft an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 913) to provide a streamlined process for <br />splitting commercial property (see attachment 1). During discussion at the February 14 BCC <br />meeting, staff noted that many jurisdictions have minor subdivision processes and that staff could <br />support a code change that would allow for commercial property splits with criteria. <br />The current Subdivision Ordinance provides an allowance for a "one-time" split (i.e. from one parcel <br />into two parcels) of property, regardless of zoning designation, that has not been previously split <br />since July 23, 1983. However, if a property has been divided via a one-time split after July 23, 1983, <br />then any further division of the resulting parcels must be reviewed and approved through the <br />subdivision platting process. In order to allow for additional divisions of commercial property <br />without going through the formal subdivision platting process, the Subdivision Ordinance needs to <br />be amended. <br />In response to the BCC's direction, staff has drafted a proposed amendment to the Subdivision <br />Ordinance (Chapter 913). The proposed amendment provides for additional division of commercial <br />property by filing an administrative approval (AA) site plan application, instead of the division(s) <br />being reviewed and approved through the formal subdivision platting process. The proposed <br />amendment will allow a commercial parcel or parcels to be divided regardless of whether the <br />previous parcel or parcels were split after July 23, 1983, if certain criteria are met and site plan <br />approval is granted (see the analysis section of this report for more details). <br />P161 <br />