PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISIONS 1, 2, 3, AND 7 OF ARTICLE 3, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, MARTIN COUNTY CODE, REGARDING CATEGORY "C" ZONING DISTRICTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance that amends Article 3, Zoning Districts to incorporate Division 7, Category "C" Zoning Districts into the Glossary of Terms, District Purposes, and Development Standards in Article 3 to provide clarity, conformity, and consistency regarding zoning districts.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Peter Walden, AICP, CNU-A
Title: Deputy Growth Management Director
REQUESTED BY: Paul Schilling, Growth Management Director
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Article 3 provides for the implementation of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan (CGMP) land use designations through the Zoning Atlas. The Article designates all unincorporated Martin County into zoning districts that implement the development standards, permitted uses and density that are consistent with the future land use designations and the intent of the CGMP.
In 1967, the first zoning code, Chapter 33, was adopted. There was no land use map or Comprehensive plan, just a zoning map and code that established permitted uses, density, and setbacks. The code identified several main categories of use: residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial. All the 39 different zoning districts fell into one of these categories. Many of the 1967 zoning districts established through Chapter 33 are still in use today.
There have been several iterations of zoning code adopted in Martin County since 1967. However, the original zoning districts and standards were never changed. Today, the code and the zoning districts that survive as Category "C" Districts comprise Division 7 of Article 3.
The goal of this ordinance is to i...
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