Okaloosa County BOCC — August 2, 2016 — Public Hearing - Young Future Land Use Map Amendment & Rezoning — agenda request — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 2, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Young Future Land Use Map Amendment & Rezoning DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: 3 STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE: Consideration of a request changing the use of land submitted by Tom Young relating to property located off Garrett Pit Road, Crestview. The request is to change the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation for the property from Agriculture (AG) to Low Density Residential (LDR), or a more restrictive FLUM designation. If the FLUM amendment is approved, request to rezone the property from Agriculture (AG) district to Residential - 1 (R-1) district, or a more restrictive zoning district. Property contains 9.5 acres, more or less. BACKGROUND:  Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element Policy 9.2 provides criteria that must be considered for plan amendments that change lands designated as “agriculture” or “rural residential” to another FLUM designation. These criteria and the applicant’s response to each follows (see Exhibit 1). This application involves a proposed amendment to both the ‘agricultural” and “rural residential” FLUM categories. In the evaluation of proposed land use amendments for land in the “agricultural” or “rural residential” categories, the application shall demonstrate the following: a. the need for such land use amendment; Applicant response: there is a substantial need for lots of all sizes south of Crestview, Florida. b. the amendment will not result in urban sprawl; Applicant response: This development will not result in urban sprawl as lots are to be one half acre lots. c. a functional relationship of the proposed amendment to other more densely or intensely designated or developed lands; Applicant response: This parcel of property is located off Garrett Pit Road in Crestview, Florida, South of I-10 and will enable me to construct a Boulevard Entrance to the 200 acre tract of land to be developed at a future date. d. the availability of facilities and services for a more dense or intense land use; Applicant response: This parcel will enable me to provide a good fire lane out of this Subdivision to be known as Cherry Brooke.  e. the relationship of the proposed amendment site to the urban development area boundary. Applicant response: This subdivision is located in the approved urban development area. Staff note: The property is not within the Urban Development Boundary  The proposed amendment and rezoning site is located within the Eglin North Encroachment Zone. This will necessitate review by Eglin officials to determine possible impact.  In October, 2014 the Board of County Commissioners approved a large-scale amendment submitted by Tom Young changing 194 acres abutting this requested change from “rural residential” to “low density residential.”  The Planning Commission recommended approval of a 9.9 acre change to LDR for this same applicant on October 8, 2015.  The Planning Commission recommended approval of a 9.9 acre change to LDR for this same applicant, and a 9.9 acre change to LDR for the applicant’s grandson Alec Strayer for separate adjacent properties on October 8, 2015.  This requested change appears to be part of a land assembly that will be added to the 194 acres previously approved.  The subject property is adjacent to existing LDR FLUM and R-1 zoning as well as Agriculture FLUM and zoning, and is considered compatible with and a reasonable transition against adjacent LDR, R-1, AG, and AA FLUM and zoning classifications.  There does not appear to be any “bona fide farm operations” occurring on the adjacent agriculture parcels that would invoke the 30 foot buffer required by Future Land Use Element Policy 10.14A. PUBLIC COMMENT/OPPOSITION: None to date. PLANNING COMMISSION: The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval at a public hearing held July 14, 2016. MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE: The Military Representative advised Mr. Young at the Planning Commission public hearing that development of the property may be subject to noise impact from military missions and should also be subject to down-facing lighting considerations. STAFF POSITION: Staff has no objection to the requested FLUM amendment and rezoning. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board consider the facts presented herein, the Planning Commission recommendation, as well as any facts that may be presented during the public hearing, and then either approve or deny the requested Future Land Use Map amendment and associated re-zoning. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator