Okaloosa County BOCC — May 6, 2014 — Action Item Printout — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: May 6, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: LPA 01-14 Comprehensive Plan Amendment DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: 1 PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a request changing the use of land submitted by Westerra Development, Inc. as agent for Nola D. Thomas and Myra Evans relating to property located off Lake Silver Road, Crestview. The request is to change the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation for the property from Rural Residential (RR) to Low Density Residential (LDR), or a more restrictive FLUM designation. TRANSMITTAL HEARING FOR STATE AGENCY REVIEW. STAFF FINDINGS: • The proposed FLUM amendment is classified as a Type - 1 plan amendment which involves properties 10 acres or more in size. Type - 1 amendments must be transmitted to the State for state agency review. • The current RR FLUM category permits single-family dwellings and related uses at an allowable density of two (2) units to the acre. This density would allow up to 224 single-family dwellings on the amendment site. • The proposed LDR FLUM category permits single-family dwellings and related uses at an allowable density of four (4) units to the acre. This density would allow up to 448 single-family dwelling units on the amendment site. • Evaluation guidelines and criteria for Type - 1 amendments are specified in the Comprehensive Plan, Administration Element, Policy 1.15. Staff evaluation of these is attached as Exhibit 1. The proposed amendment was found to be consistent with the specified guidelines and criteria. • Properties adjacent and proximate to the amendment site are shown on the FLUM as RR to the west and north, and LDR to the east and south. • There are existing residential subdivisions in the immediate vicinity. • Any adjacent farm operations must be buffered from a residential subdivision by a minimum 30 foot buffer as required by Future Land Use Element Policy 10.14A. PUBLIC COMMENT/OPPOSITION: See attached letters. PLANNING COMMISSION: The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval at a public hearing held April 10, 2014. MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE: No comment. 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, as well as any facts that may be presented at the public hearing, and then decide whether or not to approve the FLUM amendment for state agency review. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator