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TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE Robert M. Recti , A THRU: Sasan Rohani • R Chief, Long -Range Planning FROM: John Wachtel8�' Staff Planner, Long -Range Planning DATE: May 15, 1993 RE: Trevor Smith and others Request to Amend -the Comprehensive Plan and to Redesignate Approximately 1.86 Acres from L-2 to C/I, and to Rezone from RS -6 to CL (LURA 92-07-0160) _ It is requested that the data- herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of May 25, 1993. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS This is a request to. amend the Comprehensive Plan and rezone approximately 1.86 acres. Located on the west side of Old Dixie Highway between -8th Street and 9th Street, the subject property consists of six parcels, each separately owned. .The owners are Trevor Smith, Phyllis Smith, Robert W. Wood, Beth Wood, Michael Jaholkowski, Ruby L. Albritton, and Susan L. Thomas. The request involves changing the land use designation from L-2, Low -Density Residential (up to 6 units/acre) to C/I, Commercial/ Industrial Node, and rezoning the property from RS -6, Single -Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre) to CL, Limited Commercial District. The purpose of this request is to secure the necessary land use designation and zoning to develop the property with commercial uses. In January, 1991, Trevor Smith, the owner of the northern -most parcel of the subject property, applied to have his parcel's land use designation changed to C/I. After consideration of this request, the -Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners deny the request. On May 21, 1991, the Board unanimously followed that recommendation and denied transmittal of the request to the Department of Community Affairs. Subsequent to that denial, Mr. Smith joined with several of his neighbors, and they jointly submitted the comprehensive plan amendment request presently under consideration. With respect to the present request, the Planning and Zoning Commission, on October 22, 1992, voted 3-2 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners transmit the proposed land use amendment to the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for their review. Although a majority of Planning and Zoning Commissioners present voted in favor of the amendment request, Section 103.02.12 of the County Code of Laws and Ordinances states that any matter or application considered by a board or commission with more than five members must receive four or more votes for passage. Since the Planning and Zoning Commission has seven 15 Lf 5 X99 BOOK. 8 PkUF616