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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: November 19, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Public Hearing, Plan Amendment & Rezoning, Watree Construction &
Land Development, Conquistador, Inc
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: 2 Commissioner Parisot
PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a request changing the use of land submitted by Choctaw
Engineering, Inc. as agent for Watree Construction & Land Development and Conquistador, Inc.
relating to property located at 720 Essex Road, Ft. Walton Beach. The request is to change the
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation for the property from
Institutional (INST) to Medium Density Residential (MDR), or a more restrictive FLUM
designation. If the FLUM amendment is approved, request to rezone the property from
Institutional (INST) district to Residential - 2 (R-2) district, or a more restrictive zoning
district. Property contains 9.2 acres, more or less.
STAFF FINDINGS:
• The property was the former site of Ocean City Elementary School.
• Applicants purchased the property from the Okaloosa County School District.
• While the current Institutional FLUM category and zoning district provides for residential density
it is intended that any such residential development be associated with an allowed institutional
use.
• The proposed MDR FLUM category and R-2 zoning district would allow residential development
at an allowable density of up to 8 du/acre for single-family, up to 16 du/acre for
townhouse/duplex/triplex/quadraplex, and up to 25 du/acre for multi-family.
• Adjacent residential areas are LDR FLUM category and R-1 zoning district with single-family
homes on lot sizes ranging from .21 to .64 acres.
PUBLIC COMMENT/OPPOSITION: None to date.
PLANNING COMMISSION: The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval at
a public hearing held October 10, 2013.
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 requested FLUM amendment and rezoning by ordinance.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator