PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO DIVISION 5, HOBE SOUND, ARTICLE 12, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CODE, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, MARTIN COUNTY CODE, REGARDING MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR INSTITUTIONAL USE GYMNASIUMS IN THE GENERAL SUBDISTRICT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request by Architects Design Collaborative, LLC, on behalf of Boys & Girls Club of Martin County, for approval of an amendment to Division 5, Hobe Sound, Article 12, Community Redevelopment Code, Land Development Regulations, Martin County Code, to change the maximum allowable height for certain structures within the General Subdistrict. The applicant proposes a maximum allowable height of 35 feet/2 stories specifically for gymnasiums developed as part of an institutional use. The current maximum allowable height within the General Subdistrict is 30 feet/2 stories.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: John Sinnott
Title: Senior Planner
REQUESTED BY: Architects Design Collaborative, LLC, Raul Ocampo, Jr.
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Article 12 establishes Redevelopment Zoning Districts, permitted uses and development standards to implement the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan (CGMP) and the Community Redevelopment Plans in Martin County's six Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs).
The applicant has requested that Section 12.5.04, Table HS-5, Development Standards in Hobe Sound Subdistricts, be amended to allow a maximum building height of 35 feet/2 stories specifically for gymnasiums developed as part of an institutional use in the General Subdistrict. All other structures within the General Subdistrict would be subject to the 30 feet/2 stories maximum height.
The proposed change in allowable height is compatible with the development standards contained within CGMP Policies 18.2A.4(4) and 18.2B.3(2). Furthermore, the proposed change is consistent with the building heights currently permissible in the General Subdistrict present in other CRAs within the County.
This matter was properly noticed and heard before the Local Planning Agency (LPA) on January 16, 2025. The recommendation will be provided to the Board of County Commissioners.
The following supporting documents are attached:
Staff Report
Application Materials
Draft Ordinance
Legal Ad
Staff Presentation
ISSUES:
None
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This is a legislative matter. Legislative decisions are those in which the local government formulates policy rather than applying specific rules to a particular situation. A local government’s approval or denial of an issue in its legislative capacity is typically subject to a fairly debatable standard of review. Fairly debatable means that the government’s action must be upheld if reasonable minds could differ as to the propriety of the decision reached. Decisions subject to the fairly debatable standard of review need only be rationally related to a legitimate public purpose, such as the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to be valid. Given this broad discretion, only decisions that are arbitrary and capricious or illegal are subject to serious legal challenge.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Article 12, Community Redevelopment Code, Land Development Regulations, Martin County Code.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct staff accordingly.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
The applicant has paid the $3,115.00 application fee.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☒Ordinance ☐Resolution
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