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(o, A. 1,. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP; Community Development Director FROM: John W. McCoy, AICP; Chief, Current Development DATE: April 24, 2018 SUBJECT: Mark Almeter and Iain Plank's Request for Special Exception Use Approval for a Private Airstrip [SP -SE -17-04-05 / 2004040060-785781 It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 8, 2018. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Masteller & Moler, Inc. on behalf of Mark Almeter and Iain Plank, has submitted an application for major site plan and special exception use approval to construct a new private airstrip (not open to the public) along the property line shared by Mr. Almeter and Mr. Plank. The subject site consisting of the Almeter and Plank properties is approximately 76.8 acres in size and is located between 130th Avenue SW and 138th Avenue SW, immediately north of the Indian River County/St. Lucie County boundary, approximately 7 miles west of I-95 (see attachment #2). The site is zoned A-2, Agricultural -2 (up to 1 unit per 10 acres), a zoning district in which special exception use approval is required for a private airstrip. The proposed private airstrip will consist of approximately 7 acres which includes a 1,415' long and 60' wide grassed airstrip with a 575' over -run area at each end. The proposed east/west airstrip is centered on the Almeter/Plank shared property line and is intended to provide easy access to remote agricultural properties for out of town owners. In this case, the applicants have applied for concurrent site plan and special exception use approval. Consistent with the land development regulations (LDRs), staff has conditionally approved the site plan application subject to BCC (Board of County Commissioners) approval of the special exception use request. It should be noted that County staff coordinated with both the St. John's Improvement District and St. Lucie County staff during the development review process. Neither agency had any comments related to the project. Pursuant to Section 971.05 of the land development regulations (LDRs), the Board of County Commissioners is to consider the appropriateness of the requested use for the subject site and the compatibility of the use with the surrounding area. The Board is now to consider the special exception use request, and is to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the use request. 117 C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@ 1 40E2E26\@BCL@ 1 40E2E26.docx