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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final February 6, 2024 <br />Service Boundary (USB), and 65.13 were within the USB. The request was to <br />rezone the 65.13 acres from Agricultural -I (A-1) to Multiple Family Residential <br />(RM -6) to enable permitted development within the RM -6 district. Ms. Thurman <br />displayed the current zoning map and the future land use map; the requested <br />RM -6 Zoning District would limit the density to six units per acre. The existing <br />A-1 Zoning District would limit the density to one unit per five acres. She stated <br />the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) recommended approval at their <br />January 11, 2024 meeting. <br />The Commissioners and staff discussed future land use designation, vested rights <br />to receive water and wastewater treatment services, the outcome of the traffic <br />study for 2025, and the traffic's impact on 90th Avenue. <br />Chairman Adams emphasized the importance of understanding that this particular <br />area was not intended for development and that there was a future land use <br />designation in place. However, it had been observed that other projects in the <br />surrounding area had started to take advantage of this designation. She stated the <br />current residential development plans aligned with what was expected years ago. <br />Nonetheless, the sudden surge in development, especially from 13 units to 390 <br />units, was still surprising. <br />Planning and Development Services Director Andy Sobczak anticipated that <br />residential development would be needed near State Road 60 and Interstate 95. <br />However, due to active agriculture, this plan was put on hold. Now that <br />agriculture is no longer active, the current residential development plans align with <br />what was expected years ago. <br />The Chairman opened the Public Hearing. <br />Attorney Peter J. Sweeney, Block & Scarpa, representing the applicant, <br />complimented staff on the excellent job they have done and Indian River County's <br />advanced planning process. The M -I future land use included A -I and RM -6 <br />zoning, which were compatible uses, and every parcel within the County now had <br />zoning and future land use. He stated his client owned approximately 116,117 <br />acres, divided into two parts by the Urban Services Boundary (USB). He stated <br />his client was fulfilling their obligation to build within the designated utility area, <br />regardless of any additional costs. Mr. Sweeney strongly believed it made sense <br />to build within the USB for this project and respectfully requested the Board's <br />support. <br />Joseph Paladin, President of Black Swan Consulting, expressed his support for <br />Indian River County Florida Page 12 <br />