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• • Rezone all multi -family zoned property Rezoning of all multi -family zoned properties in the study area to single-family will produce several outcomes The principal advantage is that development on smaller lots and parcels will be limited to single-family uses. This will ensure that futuredevelopment will be compatible with past development, where single-family homes have been built on most of the multi -family zoned lots. There will be some disadvantages with such a rezoning One is that single-family zoning will abut commercial zoning, producing future potential land use conflicts Another disadvantage is that such a rezoning will create non -conformities on those lots/parcels where multi -family development (duplex, triplex, quadraplex) has occurred. Even excluding the Inlet at Sebastian site, such a rezoning would make seven lots non -conforming. Finally, such a rezoning could result in Bert Hams claims and financial judgments against the county • Rezone some multi -family zoned property A second alternative is to rezone all multi -family property east of Old Dixie to single-family. This would have all of the advantages of the first alternative, but fewer disadvantages. Because the multi -family zoned property abutting commercially zoned land would not be rezoned, this alternative will not produce potential single-family/commercial land use conflicts. Also, since the multi -family zoned parcels west of Old Dixie are mostly larger tracts, maintaining the multi- family zoning designation for those properties will reduce potential Bert Harris claims from the properties most likely to be the subject of such an action. Like the first alternative, this option will still produce some non -conformities. Also, this alternative still may produce Bert Harris claims from landowners east of Old Dixie. • No Change The final alternative is taking no action and maintaining the current zoning in the study area. The principal difference between this option and the alternative of rezoning just the property east of Old Dixie is that with this no change alternative the property east of Old Dixie will not be limited to single-family uses. Given the property configuration of the land east of Old Dixie, however, it can be expected that most development in that area will be single-family uses with the occasional duplex triplex, or quadraplex. Consequently, the difference between rezoning the property east of Old Dixie to single-family and retaining that property's existing multi -family zoning will not be significant. • Alternatives Analysis Of the three alternatives, the no change alternative will be the least problematic, with no Bert Harris challenges and probably little impact on future development. Conversely, the rezone all land in the study area to single-family would be most impactive, creating more potential Bert Harris actions and creating potential commercial/single-family land use conflicts on the remaining large parcel west of Old Dixie. Because of the large number of multi -family parcels developed with single-family uses east of Old Dixie, rezoning that area (with the exception of the Inlet at Sebastian property) is a possibility. That would result in non -conformities being created on seven lots/parcels unless those parcels retained their multi -family zoning. If this alternative is chosen, there should be a survey of property owners to determine the number of supporters/opponents. July 23, 2002 65 r` n 141