Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 05-10-05 — reading text

and such holding 57 and independent provision, shall be deemed a separate, distinct, 58 portion thereof. of the remaining portions 59 shall not affect the validity 60 This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon 61 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. of the Mayor. 62 approval by Council and signature 63 64 65 66 ADOPTED: 67 68 MAYOR: 69 70 71 ATTEST: 72 73 Helen Spencer, City Clerk sufficiency. 74 Approved as to form and legal 75 76 77 Toni L.Craig, City Attorney 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Paae 2 of 2 1- 05 Draft. 3-  MUNICIPAL PlANNING BOARD APR.IL 7, 2005MEETIN.G AGENDA ITEM IV. D. MPBCASEIOS6-RZ BEACH. FLORIDA. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE.CltY OF FORTWALTON CITY OF FORT RElATlNGTOTHE.REZONlNG OF CERTAIN PROPERTYWtTHIN THE PRCMDING FOR AUTHORfT'Y; WALTON BEACH LCCATEDAT 1 WEDGBNQODlANE.tE;. FORANDlNGS OF FACT; PROVIDINGFOR PROPERTY TO BE REZOIED PRO\IIDtNG TO.ClTY OF FORT SIN(;l. E): fROM OOSA COUNTY RSS (RES,DENTIAlSUBURBAN OKAl. FAMILY DWEllING)DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR A ZONING WALTON BEACH R.4A SI(NGLE At<< CONFLiCTING ORDINANCES; MAP AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR Rf; PEALOF DATE~ PROVtDtNG FOR SEVERAB1UTV; AND' PROVIDING FORAN EFFECTIVE CDS STAfF)SEE( BACKUP) REQUESTED BY CITY FOR FRANK NORTON, O' VVNER* (  CITY OF FORTWALTON BEACH MEMORANDUM Date: March 24, 2005 To: Chairman and Members Municipal Planning Board Through: Missy McKim, CDS DiredtJr / From: Len Mitchell, Ptaming Manager ~ Subject: Consideration of Ordinance 1630. Request to Rezone 1 Wedgewood land NE from RS$ ( Residential Suburban Single) District to R- 1A (Single Family Dwelling) District. Requested by City for Frank Norton -MPB Case# 6- 05-RZ THE REQUEST;, The Department ofCommuoity D~veiopment Services (CDS) is processing on behalf of Frank Norton, owner, a request to rezone from OkaJoosa County RSS { ResideQtial Suburban Single} District to R-1A{ Siogle Family Dwelling) District the 0.34 acre parcel of property located at 1 Wedgewood Lane NE. BACKGROUND~ The process of amending the OffICial Zoning Map of the City requires the adoption of an ordinance after two (2) readings before the City Council An advertised public hearing must be held 10 days prior to adoption. The Municipal Planning Board ( MPB) is empowered by Council to review, hear, consider and make recommendations to the City Council on applications for development permits to approve, approve with conditions, or deny amendments to the OffICial ZOning Map of the City. As explained in the Staff Report, theapp1icant is seeking to rezone his property to a City zoning district (R-1A) after having annexed the property to the City in October 2004 and having the property designated Low Density Residential ( lDR) on the Future Land Use Map ( FLUM) in January 2005~The propertf has been under County zoning and land Use since annexation but is now ready to be rezoned to a City zone consistent with the LOR land use designation. There are no requirements for posting with notic:es7 legal advertisements or public notices prior to consideration by the MPB. DiSCUSSION: Staff has prepared the enclosed Staff Report, which includes general background information, a project description and a chronology of the zoning and development of the reque$t site. The Staff Report also includes a determination of applicable law, consistency of the request with the Comprehensive P1an ~ nd determination of appropriateness of the request, including suggested findings for the MPB regarding the 13 criteria enumerated. The analysis recommends approval of the request. Ordi~ 1630. if adopted would rezone the O. 34-acre 1A District site to the R- and amend the Official Zoning Map of the City. A draft of the proposed ordinance has been reviewed ~nd approved.for legal sufficiency and form by the City Attomey (see enclosure) REC9MMENDATlON: Staff recommends that the Municipal Planning Board find the request consistent with the Comprehenslva Plan "and forward a recommendation to City Council indicating its approval of Ordinance 1630." " Enclosures: Ordinance 1630 ( Draft.3-1.. Q5) Staff Report (3--22-05 wi attachments) City Attorney & omait ( 3-9- 05) 2  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIVISION STAFF REPORT Lane NE from County RSS SUBJECT: . FRANK' NORTON. Rezone 1 Wedgewood District. Residential Suburban Sing' e) to City R-1A (Single Family Dwelling) MPB CASE#() 6- 5.- RZ DATE SUBMmED: March 1, 2005 RESUeMrrTED: PREPARED,BY: rtchell, Planning Mana99r Len M: DATE REVISION DATE REPORT Board A. GENERAL BACKGROUND 1. LocatiOn: 1 Wedgewood Lane NE , a. Local Street Wedgewood Lane ( County) b. Neighborhood: Kenwood 217 Okaloosa County) c. 2000 Census Tract: ( 2. Genera' featureS of the proposed project a. Gross acreage: 0.34 acres b. Wetland None 8cre8$J8: c. DweUing units: One existing d~ Gross Density:2.94 duJacre e. Water and wastewater service: City f. Recreation amenities: None Suburban Single) District.The 3. Existing zoning: Okaloosa County RSS ( Residential of one family detached Okaloosa County RSS District permits constructiOn acre. The RSS District a150 residential uses ata density of 2.9 dwemng/ units per or private schools, allows a wide range of other uses including public parks, pubRc guest . churches, community buildings, golf courses day nurseriesJkindergartens. houses{ho rentals) and public wTtty structures. Borrow pit reclamatiOn is a special properties in unincorporated exception use. Most of the remaining unincorporated Kenwood Neighborhood are Qkaloosa County adjacent to this portion of the CiVs zoned RSS.( See Exhibit B- Zoning Map) Current surrounding zoning: a. North: R-1A (Sing1e Family Dweliing)  b. South: Coumy RSS (Single Family Dwelling) c. East County RSS (Single Family Dwelling) d.. West R-1A ( Single Family Dwelling) Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) 4. Future Land Use: Ditectio~ Comprehensive Ordinance 1615. January designation: LDR, Low Density Residentia1. Designated by in OCtober of 2004. The LDR, Low 25, 2005. The subject.properly' was annexed is consistent with City land use Density Residentiallcimd use designation see land in.this portion of the Kenwood NeighborhOOd. ( designations on surrounding ExhibitC-Future Land Use Map - Surrounding FLUM designatkms: North: LDR City ( Low Density Residential) South: LDR County L( ow Density Residential) East LOR County (Low Density Residential) West: LDR City (lOw Density Residential) The property was annexed by Ordinance 5. Existing Land Use: The site is developed. 2004. The site is level and is located in Zone X" . on 1he Cnys 1605 on October 26, an area outside of theSOO year floOd. Existing Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), of the request is the same as the Land Use). Existing zoning in the Caty in the vicinity See Exhib1tD Existing Land Use Map). request ( the request are exclusively single Table 1 shows that lands in the City adjacent to in with the land use designations and zoning family residential, which is consistent LDR and R- 1A,respectively. this portiOn of the Kenwood Neighborhood, Table 1 -Adjacent Land Use Compatibility , CouAty City county City tQ Land . isfi\