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• At its regular meeting of January 11. 2000. the Board of County Commissioners granted conceptual PD plan approval for Citrus Springs. That approved plan provides for 477 residential units on 191.54 acres. resulting in a density of 2.49 units per acre. No increase in the number of lots or density is proposed. and no changes to any approved project parameters, layout. or conditions are proposed with the exception of certain setbacks as described later in this report. The January 11`h, 2000 staff report for the Citrus Springs project is attached (attachment #3). That report accurately represents all aspects of the approved project. except for the requested setback modifications. As approved. the PD plan requires 15' sideyard setbacks for lots within Villages C and E within the project (see attachment #2). Village C is located at the northeast corner of the project and is adjacent to the project perimeter on the north and east sides Village E is located south of 5th Street S W. is internal to the overall development and is not adjacent to any project perimeter. The applicant is now requesting that the required sideyard setbacks for lots within Villages C & E be reduced from 15' to 7 5', and that the rear yard setbacks along the east side of Village C be increased from 25' to 32.5' 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. Since this type of conceptual PD plan modification requires special exception approval through the public hearing process. this request requires special exception approval. Planning and Zoning Commission Action At its regular meeting of January 25. 2001. the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the modified setback proposal for Villages C & E (see attachment #5). No additional conditions were proposed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 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. the project s existing preliminary PD plan and land development permit will remain in force. unchanged. Thus. only the conceptual plan requires modification. As currently approved. the setbacks for lots within Village C & E are consistent with the RS -3 rearvard (25') and sideyard ( 15')setbacks. The applicant is requesting that the currently required 15' sidevard setbacks be reduced to 7.5' and the required rearyard setback be increased from 25' to 32.5' on the west side of Village ' C" Thus. a trade-off, which will expand the buildable width of the affected lots and reduce the buildable depth of the affected lots. is proposed. This change in the building envelope configuration is needed to accommodate wider homes that the developer wishes to build in Villages C & E In addition to the proposed setback trade-off. the applicant is proposing a 20' nobuild zone (no accessory structures such as pods and decks) along the east property line of Village C to enhance the approved buffer area where that Village abuts adjacent RS -3 property. The following table compares parameters of the RS -3 district. the approved PD plan. and the proposed PD plan setback changes: March 6, 2001 67 BR I I f'' PG 326 •