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• • The applicant's request is- to amend policy 5.8 to allow lots greater than one acre in size in large equestrian related Agricultural PDs. The specific wording of policy 5.8, with the applicant's requested additions lmdcrlined, is shown below. Policy 5.8: All Planned Development (PD) projects approved in any agriculturally designated area shall meet the following criteria: The density of the project shall not exceed the maximum density of the underlying land use designation; no density transfers from off-site lands, and no density bonuses shall be permitted within PD projects in agriculturally designated areas; Lots created through the PD process shall not exceed one acre in size, with the remainder of the area designated as open space; all lots must be clustered together to limit the impact of development on agricultural lands. Building Jots of one acre in �jyg, m ly he located within the front 1/3 of an overall lot size, gm= than one acre, in la �nPctrian related ab cultLuml P_D.'s. This will allow lots greater than one acre for barns-1.taddock and training areas For this . erial !„poseshe de nition _nf rl.,,,stering A211 allow residential home sites along a road with the rear area of each lot g�l xhbeing behind the one acre h uil ing site- These lots joined together in the rear and asides will create lamop areas- These =jects may contain other Open space areas shall be retained as natural areas or used for agricultural uses; however, up to thirty percent of the open space area may be used for recreational purposes in AG -1 areas; up to twenty-five percent of the open space area may be used for recreational purposes in AG -2 areas and up to twenty percent of the open space area may be used for recreational purposes in AG -3 areas. On April 8, 1999, the planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 to 2 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners amend Future Land Use Element Policy 5.8 of the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning and Zoning Commission's motion, however, varied from the applicant's request in two ways. First, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended removing the clustering and maximum lot size requirements for all Agricultural Planned Developments, not just larger equestrian related ones. Second, unlike the applicant's request which restricts home sites to the front one-third of a lot, the Planning and Zoning Commission did not include any locational criteria for the 1 acre home sites in its motion. On April 29, 1999, the Professional Services Advisory Committee voted 6 to 1 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners delete Future Land Use Element Policy 5.8 from the Comprehensive Plan. AGRICULTURAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS Since its 1990 adoption, the Indian River County comprehensive plan has required that all residential development of two or more units (other than a one time lot split) on agriculturally designated land be reviewed and approved through the Planned Development (PD) process. The plan also requires Agricultural PDs to cluster residential lots together on a relatively small portion of the property. The remainder of the site, regardless of its ownership, must remain in open space (either as natural, agricultural, or to a limited degree, recreational areas) as long as it retains an agricultural land use designation. If the site's land use designation is subsequently changed to another land use designation that permits a greater residential density, the undeveloped portion of the site could then be developed with uses permitted in the new land use designation and at a density/intensity permitted in the new land use designation. While the overall density of Agricultural PDs ranges from 1 umt/5 acres to 1 unit/20 acres (depending on the underlying land use designation), the maximum residential lot size is 1 acre. Attachments 2 through 12 depict drawings of various clustered and non-clustered development alternatives. Those drawings, taken from recognized planning books and articles, show that there can be several different clustering methods for each parcel. The drawings also demonstrate several benefits of clustering, including project amenities, preservation of open space, preservation of agricultural land, preservation of natural resources, reduced infrastructure costs, and aesthetic benefits. Past Approvals In the past, several Agricultural PDs of 40 acres or less have been approved with five acre lots and one acre building area along an internal road. The applicant contends that such developments are MAY 189 1999 -39- ' BOOK J 0� 0 I AU11F