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4.6. THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP Planning Director FROM: Eric Blad11) Staff Planner, Current Development DATE: May 4, 1998 SUBJECT: William Cobb's Request for Planned Development (PD) Special Exception Use and Preliminary PD Plan/Plat Approval for an Agricultural PD to be Known as the Paddock It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 12, 1998. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: Knight, McGuire & Associates, Inc. has submitted an application for PD (planned development) special exception use and preliminary PD plan/plat approval on behalf of William Cobb to create seven 5 acre tracts within an agriculturally designated area. The subject 33.59 acre development is located on the west side of 66' Avenue and approximately 700' north of the Indian River County/St. Lucie County line. The subject property is zoned A-1, Agricultural (up to 1 unit/5 acres), is located outside the Urban Service Area, and is designated AG -1 (Agricultural up to 1 unit/5 acres). The proposed seven tract residential/agricultural subdivision is allowed in the AG -1 area, subject to the special agricultural provisions of sections 911.06(4) and 911.14(2) of the county's land development regulations. 6PDs in Agriculturally Designated Areas To address certain urban sprawl concerns raised by DCA during its review of the 1990 Comprehensive Plan, the county adopted special policies and regulations regarding development of single family subdivisions in agriculturally designated areas. The resulting special regulations require use of the PD process and a layout of the lots or homesites that "clusters" homesites in a manner that provides large remaining areas of open space (used for agricultural or preservation of natural features). Therefore, the LDRs limit the maximum lot or homesite size to 1 acre, with remaining areas designated as open space. Lot or homesite clustering also preserves the ability for future development of the overall property if, in the future, the comprehensive plan is changed and the property is re -designated for residential development. Clustering can be accomplished in different ways. One approvable concept clusters the lots in a more standard subdivision layout of 1 acre or smaller lots and creates 1 large tract which could be separately owned and limited to open space (agricultural or preservation) uses until such time as the land may be re -designated. Another approvable clustering concept creates "5 acre" tracts, each with a designated buildable lot area (homesite). Such tracts can be laid out so as to cluster the buildable lot area in close proximity to one another or in close proximity to a land feature or roadway. Under such a design, each 5 acre tract could be individually owned. Clustering the buildable lot areas along the project's roadway has been used in the design of the proposed Paddock Subdivision, and was also used in the Pomelo, Lateral A, and Trails End projects approved during the past few years. May 12, 1998 43