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• ♦ Planning and Zoning Commission Action At its regular meeting of September 28, 2000, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (6-0) to recommend approval of the project, with some recommended conditions different from the conditions recommended by staff. The Commission recommends that the applicant be allowed direct private driveway access to 43' Avenue as shown on the conceptual plan: however, staff recommends that access to 43nd Avenue be only via a new bridge at 17' Street SW. Also, the Commission recommends that all of the site's perimeter be Type "C" buffering rather than Type "C" and Type "D" buffering as recommended by staff. Thus, the conditions contained in staff s recommendation at the end of this report differ from the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation on these two issues. ♦ Development Approval Options Available to the Developer Since the site is zoned single-family, the applicant must rezone the property to a type of residential zoning that allows for multi -family residential development, recreation uses, and accessory commercial uses. Any rezoning action must comply with the site's land use designations which are L-1, Low Density Residential 1 (up to 3 units/acre) on the western one quarter of the site, and L-2 (up to 6 units/acre) on the eastern three quarters of the site. Multi -family development is proposed on a portion of the site that has an L-2 land use designation. There are two options available to the developer to seek approval of the proposed project. Either of the two options, if approved, would allow the applicant to proceed with a residential project. These options are as follows: 1. Rezone the L-2 portion of the site to a standard residential zoning district (e.g. RM -6) which allows single-family and multi -family at a density of no more than 6 units/acre, and propose development under a site plan or PD (planned development) application for special exception use approval, or 2. Rezone the site to a PD zoning district that allows single-family and multi -family residential, golf course, and accessory commercial uses and that is tied to a conceptual PD plan proposing a density not exceeding the site's underlying land use designation densities. The developer has opted for a PD rezoning, option #2 above. If approved, the proposal would effectively rezone the property and approve the conceptual PD plan in one set of public hearings. ♦ The PD Zoning District, Generally Several residential projects have been approved through the PD rezoning process. These include Pointe West, Old Orchid, River Bend, and Citrus Springs. Unlike standard zoning districts, PD districts have no prescribed limits regarding lot size or dimensional criteria. Instead, the PD district is based on the underlying land use plan designation for density and use limitations, and on compatibility requirements regarding lot sizes and setbacks. In the PD zoning district, setbacks and other typical zoning district regulations are established on a project by project basis through approval of a conceptual PD plan. Adopted as part of the PD zoning for a property, the conceptual plan establishes the lot size and dimensional standards for the project. OCTOBER 24, 2000 -43- •