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Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Review: The BCC is now to review the application, conduct a public hearing, and make a final decision to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the PD rezoning request and the accompanying conceptual PD plan. Development Options Available to the Developer: There are two options available to the applicant to seek approval of the proposed project. Either of the two options, if approved, would allow the applicant to proceed with the desired residential project. The options are as follows: 1. Rezone the property to a conventional multi -family zoning district, such as RM -6 or RM -8, and then seek PD special exception use approval for the proposed development with lot size and setback waivers. However, rezoning to a conventional multi -family zoning district would also require a future land use map amendment to the project site's underlying land use designation; or 2. Rezone the site to a PD zoning district that allows the proposed PD plan at a density not exceeding the project site's current underlying land use designation (C/l, Commercial/Industrial) maximum density of up to 8 units per acre. The developer has opted to apply for a PD rezoning (option #2 above) for the overall project site. If the subject application is approved, the site will be rezoned to PD and will be governed by the approved Harbor Bluffs conceptual PD plan. The PD Zoning District Generally: A number of residential projects have been approved through the PD rezoning process. These include Harmony Reserve, Pointe West, Old Orchid, Woodfield, Waterway Village, and Citrus Springs. Unlike standard zoning districts, PD districts have no prescribed limits regarding lot size or dimensional criteria. Instead, the PD district is based on the underlying land use designation for density and use limitations, and on PD compatibility requirements regarding lot sizes and setbacks. In the PD zoning district, setbacks and other typical zoning district regulations are established on a project -by -project basis through approval of a conceptual PD plan. Adopted as part of the PD zoning designation for a property, the conceptual PD plan establishes the general unit arrangement, lot size, and dimensional standards for the overall project. A rezoning to the PD district requires submission of a binding conceptual PD plan which, along with certain PD district requirements, limits uses, and sets -forth specific development standards on the site. Thus, a PD rezoning allows a unique PD district to be developed specifically for each development site. In this case, the conceptual PD plan proposes the phased development of a maximum of 624 multi -family units (conventional multi -story apartment buildings, townhomes, and single -story apartment buildings). However, the conceptual PD plan also includes an alternate conceptual PD plan option (see attachment 6) that allows development of single-family and duplex units within a portion/phase of the overall PD project. It should also be noted that net density of an individual phase (or POD) may exceed the maximum density of 8 units per acre for that specific portion of the overall PD project. However, the average density for the overall PD project will not exceed 8 units per acre. 55