Okaloosa County BOCC — December 6, 2016 — LPA 02-16 Tom Young FLUM Amendment & Rezoning — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: December 6, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: LPA 02-16 Tom Young FLUM Amendment & Rezoning DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: 3 - Commisisoner Boyles STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Consideration of a request changing the use of land submitted by Tom Young relating to property located off Garrett Pit Road, Crestview. The request is to change the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation for the property from Agriculture (AG) to Low Density Residential (LDR), or a more restrictive FLUM designation. If the FLUM amendment is approved, request to rezone the property from Agriculture (AG) district to Residential - 1 (R-1) district, or a more restrictive zoning district. Property contains 54.43 acres, more or less. Transmittal hearing for state agency review. BACKGROUND:  The proposed FLUM amendment is classified as a Type - 1 plan amendment which involves properties 10 acres or more in size. Type - 1 amendments must be transmitted to the State for state agency review.  The proposed amendment and rezoning site is located within the Eglin North Encroachment Zone. This will necessitate review by Eglin officials to determine possible impact.  In October, 2014 the Board of County Commissioners approved a large-scale amendment submitted by Tom Young changing 194 acres abutting this requested change from “rural residential” to “low density residential.”  The Planning Commission recommended approval of a 9.9 acre change to LDR for this same applicant, and a 9.9 acre change to LDR for the applicant’s grandson Alec Strayer for separate adjacent properties on October 8, 2015. Tom Young transferred the 9.9 acre property to Alec Strayer on September 4, 2015. Alec Strayer then transferred the property back to Tom Young on March 3, 2016, after the FLUM amendment and rezoning was approved for both properties by the Board of County Commissioners on November 3, 2015.  The Planning Commission also recommended approval of another 9.5 acre change submitted by Tom Young from AG to LDR on August 2, 2016.  This requested 54 acre change appears to be part of a land assembly that will be added to the 223 acres previously approved.  If approved, this will make 277 acres changed to LDR on a piece-meal basis since October, 2014. The allowed 4 du/acre will allow up to 1,109 dwelling units on the combined properties which would represent one of, if not, the largest subdivision in north Okaloosa County.  Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element Policy 9.2 provides criteria that must be considered for plan amendments that change lands designated as “agriculture” or “rural residential” to another FLUM designation. These criteria and the applicant’s response to each follows. This application involves a proposed amendment to the ‘agricultural” FLUM category. In the evaluation of proposed land use amendments for land in the “agricultural” or “rural residential” categories, the application shall demonstrate the following: a. the need for such land use amendment; Applicant response: there is a substantial need for lots of all sizes south of Crestview, Florida. Staff Response: The applicant’s response is the same as was given for his July, 2016 FLUM amendment and rezoning. To date, the applicant has assembled 223 acres through separate FLUM amendments and rezonings. The applicant has not submitted any development order applications or provided any indications of developing the 223 acres already changed. Additional data and analysis provided by Choctaw Engineering, Inc. (Exhibit 2) indicates a need for additional residential land based on the County’s Planning Profile for