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BOOK 100 PAGE 943 The Board reviewed a Memorandum of March 7, 1997: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator D CONCQRR$NCE A e -,V// a r � 9� ober Kent , CP ROUGH: Sasan Rchani, AICP S 1 K* Chief, Long -Range Planning FROM: John Wachtel�N� Senior Planner, Long -Range Planning DATE: March 7, 1997 RE: Thomas S. Hammond's request to amend the comprehensive plan to redesignate approximately 15.2 acres from L-1 to M-1, and to rezone approximately 30.3 acres from A-1 to RM8-8 PLAN AMENDMENT NQMBER: LDDA 96-07-0232 It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County.Commissioners at their regular meeting of March 18, 1997. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS This request involves both a land use designation amendment and a rezoning. The land use designation amendment involves redesignating approximately 15.2 acres from L-1, Low -Density. Residential -1 (up to 3 units/acre) to M-1, Medium -Density Residential -1 (up to 8 units/acre). The rezoning request involves changing 130.3 acres, consisting of the 115.2 acres to be redesignated and the adjacent 115.1 acres to the east, from A-1, Agricultural District (up to 1 unit/5 acres) to RMH-8, Mobile Home Residential District (up to 8 units/acre). The subject property is located on the north side of 26th Street, approximately a quarter mile east of 74th Avenue. The purpose of this request is to secure the land use designation and zoning necessary to develop the site as a mobile home park. On September 26, 1996, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 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. On November 21, 1996, the Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 to transmit the proposed land use amendment request to DCA for their review. At both the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing and the transmittal public hearing, Robert Adair of the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture raised concerns regarding a mobile home park's compatibility with the existing agricultural uses to the north of the subject property. At both of those meetings, Mr. Adair asked that the subject request be denied. Mr. Adair also stated, however, that if the subject request was not denied, then requiring a large building setback on the subject property would be an acceptable alternative. At both public hearings, staff pointed out that special development conditions could not be imposed on a land use designation amendment and/or rezoning approval. After Mr. Adair spoke at the transmittal hearing, the Board of County Commissioners discussed redesignating only the south 1,200 feet of the *1,320 foot site to M-1. The purpose of that alternative would be to ensure that a 120 foot mobile home park building separation distance would be established from the existing agricultural uses to the north of the subject property. The proposed amendment, along with an addendum, was transmitted to DCA on November 21, 1996. The addendum explained that the Board approved transmittal of an amendment redesignating only the southern 1,200 feet of the subject property. The addendum, however, requested that DCA review the request for the egtire site, but to be aware that a portion of the site may be removed from the request at the time of adoption. This issue will be discussed in more detail in the Compatibility portion of the Analysis section of this report. MARCH 18, 1997 70 s r