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GOOK �,%L k. ? aj <br />Because the subject property is located within an area designated as L-1 on the county's future land <br />use plan map and is located within the county's urban service area, and the proposed zoning district <br />provides for residential uses less than 3 units/acre in accordance with the L-1 designation, the <br />proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.11 and 1.12. <br />While the referenced policies and objectives are particularly applicable to this request, other <br />comprehensive plan policies and objectives also have relevance. For that reason, staff evaluated the <br />subject request for consistency with all plan policies and objectives. Based upon that analysis, staff <br />determined that the request is generally consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />Based on population projections and current development patterns, residential development in this <br />area of the county is expected to increase and eventually become the dominant land use. Since the <br />project area is located within the Urban Service Area and is designated for low-density residential <br />development, the proposed rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />• Compatibility <br />Immediate Area <br />There are three parcels that are adjacent to the development that will be impacted by the <br />development. These parcels include the 10 acre area (contains 2 homes) at the northeast comer of <br />the 58t' Avenue/9th Street SW intersection, the 25.7 acre parcel immediately east of that 10 acre <br />parcel on 9' Street SW, and a .69 acre parcel with an existing home on 5th Street SW which forms <br />an enclave "within" the development. Compared to the previous proposal, the current proposal <br />reduces the development's impact on the 10 acre parcel by eliminating development immediately <br />east of that parcel and by creating lake frontage for the other perimeters of the 10 acre parcel. The <br />25.7 acre "not -included" parcel should not be impacted greatly because it is vacant land. The <br />greatest impact will be on the .69 acre enclave property which has the project's most intense <br />detached single-family product type proposed adjacent to it. Staff recommends that the lots <br />proposed adjacent to the .69 acre enclave parcel meet the minimum 12,000 sq. ft. lot size RS -3 <br />zoning district criteria along with a Type "C" buffer, or be protected by a Type "B" buffer with 6' <br />opaque feature. <br />General Area <br />The site is located near the intersection of two arterial roads (Oslo and 58th Avenue), with the <br />property to the north, east and south lying within the urban service area. The property to the west, <br />across 58te Avenue, lies outside the urban service area. At the present time, the area surrounding the <br />proposed project site is sparsely developed. Staffs approach regarding compatibility for PDs, <br />including this project, is to concentrate on perimeter uses, intensities, buffers and setbacks to ensure <br />an adequate transition from adjacent properties. Staffs analysis assumes that adjacent properties <br />Will develop with conventional zoning district lot sizes. In the case of Citrus Springs, staff assumes <br />RS -3 development with 12,000 sq. R lots on adjacent property and the compatibility measures <br />necessary to buffer such future "conventional" lots from Citrus Springs. The greater the deviation <br />from conventional zoning standards, the greater the buffer and setback and transitional area staff has <br />tried to achieve through the design review process. In staffs opinion, the buffers and setbacks <br />recommended by staff ensure the compatibility of this project design and PD rezoning with the <br />overall area and surrounding properties. <br />January 11, 2000 <br />34 <br />