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

Use Camp Comp Zoning Zoning Plan Plan LOR 1A R- North SF(City) U.d6.1etoped LDR RSS East . LOR RSS South , SF{COtmtY) LOR R-1A West SF{City) Source: CDS,analJsi~ July, 2004.' 6. Table 2 compares the development standards for the existing zoning, RUS District to those of the proposed R- 1A Si(ngle Family Urban Residential Single) Dwel1ing) District. 2  Table 2-Comparison of RUS vs. R-1A DistrictStandards QkalQosa County R-1A Standanis RSS ( ptoposedZoning) fBdsti - .- 2.9dweUing 5.45 dwelling Density. ' fOSS8cre un. acre Residential - Intensity 45 feet 35 feet Height FAR None NA Land None 40% withBldgs Minimum Lot Area 10TOOO sq. feet SF- 8,000 sq. feet SF-8Qfeet. 75 feet Miniinum Lot:Width Minimum lntDePth None None Minimum yards Front 2Q.feet 25 feet Side comer 20 feet 25 feet Side SF- 10feet 7.5 feet 2F- 1Q feet 1Qfeet. 30 feet Rear No Peftoouance.stamIaRi$ No B. REQUEST: to the Future Land Use The applicant, Frank Norton, applied for a companion request 55- CP County LOR, Low Density Residential to City Map ( FLUM) amendment Case to4- at 1 Wedgewood lane NE LDR, low Density Residential, to rezone property he.owns County RSS ( Residential Suburban Single) to City R- 1A ( Sing1e Family DweUing) District. . C. PROJECT CHRONOLOGY: 1. The zoning history of the. site is a follows: Estates SutxflVision. The property The request is a platted lot in the Country ClUb was' zoned RSS by Okaloosa County. 2004. 2. The applicant requested to be annexed in August 3. The property was annexed by Ordinance 1605 on October 26, 2004. 1616, an ordinance that 6. On January 25, 2005, the City adopted Ordinance Residential on the City's Future designated the request site LDR, low Density 3  Land Use Map (FlUM). D. DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE LAW Laws applicable to this request include Directions: The Comprehensive Plan of the City of Fort Walton Beach: 2008 and the Fo~ Walton Beach Land Development Code. NOTICE: The applicants are cautioned that the City is in the process of adopting revised land development regulations. All projects must comply with the Iaw$ and ordinances in effect at the time of aDDrOval. If land development regulations are approved priorto this developmental proposal, this proposal must be revised to compty with the new regulations. - E. CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN There are several policies of the Comprehensive Plan which are furthered by the request ObjectiVes and Policies of DirectiOf1$that would further by the proposed amendment. Policy A2.3- New development utilize existing water, sewer and solid waste collection systems in order to discourage urban sprawl and encourage redeveloPment case-by-case basis upon PoIicyA.3.4 - Annexation will be implemented on a the City shaB be designated on the Future Land application. Lands annexed to US$ Map and be zoned accorriingto the wing foIIt) table C " onversion Table to County City Zoning and FututeLand Use. " . ; A.: Poliry City shaN preServe and ptofect stable residential i5 - Th$. neighborhoods and prevent the following tom occurring in residential areas: 1) subdivision design which proposes the undesitable impact$ fiiJm through-tr8fIic movements through-a neighborhood;2) commercial deveIopment.enaTJ8Ching into residential areas; 3) new residential dwellings constnK:ted at a scale inconsistent with the charlJcter and design of the neighbothood or 4) adjacent development deemed ii1compatJbIe with residential areas, and reviSe the Land Development Code accordingly by June 18, 2001. The rezoning request to R-1A is considered consistent with the Comprehensive Plan because the R~1A District is considered consistent with the FLUM designation of LDR, Low Density Residential. Policy A.3.4. of the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan states in the C"onversion Table Coun1y to City Zoning and Future Land Use- that lands zoned RUS wilt be annexed as 1, R-1A or R- 1E District. R.;. 4  COUNTY ZONING lT. YmNING CITY UNDUSIt oAk1 It-I IDR AA,,.. 1 l IDR R,. AA~ t It:,. LDIt RRS-l 1 IDR. 1A 1 LDR RRS-l 1 LDR R,. RJ1S-3. 1 LDR. R1JS l or R~ Ji- 1A or 1. 1t;.. LDR R1JS.. l 1 R:,. LDR R1JD. 2orR-2. R;. MDR R1JA 2 MDR RIA 1 R- MDR RGD-medical- AfA IIUIIA. 11$ 8&'. RGo..other uses than AfUCc.fllfCJCC- 2 AfUCC IfHIfIlcal fIS'8S BR- metIicaI MA NlUtIA uses BR-otlier tIum C- f or 0. 2 IfUCC orGC nMdicatuses BC- al medk: MA AfUIIA uses BG- otIJertban c. zor- HC GCorHC medical uses BT C- 2 or BC GC orUC IP Moot orM- Z LlorIP AlP M- 2 IP lDIBP It-I MDR PL PLorED PL F. APPROPRIATENESS OF THE REQUEST: The CitYs-land use,and zoning is more restrictive than the County as it only permits. residential land usesc public community buildings, public utilities as pefttlilted principal uses. The RSS District setbacks are' tess restrictive 2OI10f10versusthe City's 2. 5l3() fl.5 fer front/rear/side yards, respectivety. The site was recenttf annexed into the City from unincorporated OkaloosaCounty~The request is regulated by the City with the terms of the Okafoosa,Countyfuture land use and zonmg regulations unfit the process of redesigna~ is completed. The CitYs LOR designation limits development to a residentiaf density of not more than 5~45 dwelting units per acre. Buildings within the LOR land use designation are Hmited in height to not more than 35 feel The existing user a single famny residence. is considered a use consistent with the proposed LOR, Futw:e Land Use designation. The Municipal Planning Board (MPB) in its report.and recommendation to the City Council on the appropriateness of the requested zoning