Okaloosa County BOCC — September 16, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: September 16, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Andrews - Locht FLUM Amendment and Rezoning DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: 2 PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a request changing the use of land submitted by Choctaw Engineering, Inc. as agent for Jerald Andrews and David Locht, Jr. relating to property located at the corner of David Street and Scranton Street, Fort Walton Beach. The request is to change the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation for the property from Mixed Use (MU) to Medium Density Residential (MDR), or a more restrictive FLUM designation. If the FLUM amendment is approved, request to rezone the property from Mixed Use (MU) district to Residential - 2 (R-2) district, or a more restrictive zoning district. Property contains 1.24 acres, more or less. STAFF FINDINGS: • The Mixed Use FLUM category and zoning district allows single-family and multi-family development at a density of up to 10 units per acre on parcels 10 acres or less in size, or up to 25 units per acre on parcels over 10 acres. • The MDR FLUM category and R-2 zoning district allow single-family development at a density of up to 6 units per acre, and townhouse or multi-family development at a density of up to 16 units per acre. • The applicant would like to develop a townhouse subdivision at a proposed density of 16 units per acre. • The current MU designation would not allow a townhouse development at a density of 16 units per acre. • The requested change would allow the townhouse development at 16 units per acre. PUBLIC COMMENT/OPPOSITION: None to date. PLANNING COMMISSION: The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval at a public hearing held August 14, 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, the Planning Commission recommendation, as well as any facts that may be presented at the public hearing, and then decide whether or not to adopt the FLUM amendment and rezoning by separate ordinances. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator