Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2172--Zone 627 Country Club Avenue NE to R-1 — reading text

READING 1st PRIM F7__ ORDINANCE 2172 2nd IMP; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 627 COUNTRY CLUB AVENUE NE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THE ORDINANCE, TO BE ZONED R- 1 ( SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE AFFECTED PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on October 28, 2024, the Growth Management Department received a voluntary annexation application, 2024- 10- 138, for a voluntary annexation of 627 Country Club Avenue NE into the City limits of the City of Fort Walton Beach; and WHEREAS, 627 Country Club Avenue NE, if annexed, must be assigned a future land use and zoning designation based on current City of Fort Walton Beach future land use and zoning designations: and WHEREAS, Section 2. 01. 05 of the City' s Land Development Code outlines the criteria used in determining the appropriate zoning district; and WHEREAS, City Staff has conducted an analysis of 627 Country Club Avenue NE consistent with 2. 01. 05 of the City' s Land Development Code and recommends that the property be rezoned to Single-Family Residential ( R- 1) zoning district. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA: Section 1. Authority and Intent A. The authority for enactment of this ordinance is contained in Chapter 166.021 and other provisions of the Florida Statutes and Section 2 of the City Charter. B. The Local Planning Agency held a public hearing and considered this ordinance on December 5, 2024. The City Council conducted public hearings on December 17, 2024, and January 14, 2025, after giving due public notice. Section 2. Findings of Fact City Council hereby finds the following: A. That the proposed zoning is consistent with the proposed Future Land Use category according to Table 2. 01. 05. B. That the uses within the requested zoning district are compatible with the uses in the adjacent zoning districts. C. That the requested use is not substantially more intense or less intense than allowable development on adjacent parcels. D. That the requested use is based on soil types, topography, protection of natural resources, and protection of designated historical areas.  Section 3. Property Rezoned The following described property is hereby zoned Single-Family Residential ( R- 1) zoning district: PARCEL ID 36- 1S- 24- 0540- 000B- 0130 LOT 13, BLOCK B, COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES The total actual acreage of the above-described property is approximately 0. 34 acres. Section 4. Amendment of the Official Zoning Map The Official Zoning Map of the City of Fort Walton Beach is hereby amended to change the zoning classification of the subject property from Not Zoned ( NZ) to Single- Family Residential ( R- 1). Section 5. Severability If any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph or provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, such finding shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared severable. Section 6. Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption on second reading by City Council and signature of the Mayor; and shall be contingent upon adoption of Ordinances No. 2170 & No. 2171. Adopted: taa r 14 DA) a5Aa_ Richard A. Rynearson, ayor Attest: Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the City of Fort Walton Beach, only. Kim M. arnes, City Clerk RLM ' tuber y Romano Kopp, City Attorney Ys. Nur fiL i^lFA6'^ s  Exhibit "A" Location Map 627 Country Club Ave NE 36- 1S- 24- 0540- 0008- 0130 MI= MN City of Fort Walton Planning Division BeachII y w ODNEYAVE NE Z z Request Site a 110 s3Mumi 0 400 800 o w U ITIIII Feet, l. 111111 O II 1111 O C7 U N is n is W E r 111 S i, 1 1111111 IN EAGLE ST NE III Prepared by the 1 T` City of Fort Walton Beach GIS Division Legend City Limits Request Site I a. al I z LINWOOD RD NW ir I q 11111 im m El iLE 1 O POwF ry LL OR N'v aipi 0 Irli 0 i_ EY s ti 7- u I U RO N 2 till m. o OO / ZJpc U y O 71[  Exhibit " B" Zoning 627 Country Club Ave NE 36- 1S- 24- 0540- 000B- 0130 City of Fort Walton Beach Planning Division II MI ME 114 MIMKODNEYAVENE mi ammo In