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At its regular meeting of August 22, 2000, the Board of County Commissioners granted PD special exception and conceptual PD plan approval for The Seasons project. That approved PD special exception plan provides for 100 residential units on 37.20 acres, resulting in a density of 2.70 units per acre. The developer is now requesting a modification to a project setback No increase in the number of lots or density is proposed, and no changes to any approved project parameters, layout, or conditions are proposed. The August 22, 2000 staff report for the Seasons project is attached (attachment #3). That report accurately represents all aspects of the approved project, except for the requested setback modifications. As approved, the conceptual PD plan requires a 7.5' side yard setback for screen enclosures on lots located along the north property line and a 5' side yard setback for screen enclosures for all other lots. The applicant is requesting a 0' side yard setback for screened pool enclosures attached to courtyard homes on any lots. Pursuant to PD ordinance section 915.26, a setback which was approved as part of a conceptual PD plan may be reduced only through approval of a modified conceptual plan. Such a modification requires special exception approval. PLANNING & ZONING COM1VIISSION ACTION: At its regular meeting of September 12, 2002, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3 to 1 to recommend approval. That motion failed because 4 affirmative votes are required by the Planning and Zoning Commission to pass a vote.. The Board is now to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the special exception use request. Pursuant to Section 971.05 of the LDRs, the Board is to consider the appropriateness of the requested use for the subject site and surrounding area. The Board may attach any conditions and safeguards necessary to mitigate impacts and to ensure compatibility of the use with the surrounding area ANALYSIS: To change the project's approved setbacks, the applicant must modify the currently approved conceptual PD plan. Because no design changes are involved in the request, no project design revisions are needed Consequently, no changes are proposed to the existing subdivision improvements. Under the currently approved PD plan, screen enclosures for courtyard homes must be set back 7.5' when located on the north perimeter lots and 5' on all other lots. The applicant is requesting that screen enclosures for all courtyard homes (on any lot) be allowed to have a 0 side yard setback. This request would affect any lots on which a courtyard home is constructed. A courtyard home has a pool located in the middle (front/back) of the lot with a 6' wall constructed along a side property line to provide privacy for the pool area The 0' setback will allow the applicant to extend the screen enclosure to the 6' privacy wall. That same wall would "buffer' the adjacent lot from the screen enclosure and pool area. The following table compares parameters of the RM -6 district, and the proposed PD plan setback changes: October 8, 2002 28 By 1 e 6'