PLACEMENT: Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE MARTIN COUNTY ZONING ATLAS FOR HOBE SOUND STORAGE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This application is a request by Thomas Engineering Group, LLC for a zoning district change from RS-6 (Medium Density Residential) to GC (General Commercial) on ?4.01 acres. This request is made concurrent with a proposed Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment CPA 23-02 Hobe Sound Storage.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Amy Offenbach
Title: Planner
REQUESTED BY: Robert Raynes, Gunster Law Firm
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Comprehensive Growth Management Plan Policy 4.4A.1 provides that "Parcels being considered for amendment to the future land use designation shall be concurrently evaluated for rezoning to the most appropriate zoning district in the most recently adopted Land Development Regulations." A concurrent rezoning is required for each Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment where the amendment creates an inconsistency with the current zoning designation.
Analysis of the proposed rezoning can be found in the staff report attached to this Board item. Consideration of the request to change from RS-6 to GC on ?4.01 acres is contingent upon the approval of CPA 23-02 Hobe Sound Storage.
On June 1, 2023, the Local Planning Agency voted 2 - 2 on the proposed zoning district.
ISSUES:
Please see the attached staff report for analysis of the proposed changes to the Zoning Atlas.
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
Because this request involves the application of a policy to a specific application and site, it is a quasi-judicial decision. Quasi-judicial proceedings must be conducted with more formality than a legislative proceeding. In quasi-judicial proceeding, parties are entitled, as a matter of due process, to cross examine witnesses, present evidence, demand that witnesses testify under oath, an...
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