PLACEMENT: Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial
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HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE TREASURE COAST, INC. REQUEST FOR REZONING (H071-004)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, Inc (H071-004) rezoning request for a zoning district change from the current A-2, Agricultural District to AR-5A, Agricultural Ranchette District, or the most appropriate zoning district. Included in this application is a request for a certificate of Public Facilities Exemption.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Matthew Stahley
Title: Senior Planner
REQUESTED BY: Terence P. McCarthy, Esquire
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PROCEDURES: Quasi-Judicial
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
This is an application for a proposed amendment to the county Zoning Atlas for an agricultural district designation (Section 3.2.E, LDR). The proposed amendment is to change the existing zoning district on an approximate 15.4 acre parcel of land from A-2, Agricultural District, to AR-5A, Agricultural Ranchette District. The parcel is located on the west side of Leighton Farm Avenue about 1/4 of a mile south of SW Martin Highway in Palm City. Included with this application is a Request for a Certificate of Facilities Exemption.
The land use designation for the property on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the County's Comprehensive Growth Management Plan (CGMP) is Agricultural Ranchette, which has a maximum density allowance of one unit per 5 acres. The current zoning district on the property is A-2, Agricultural District a Category "C" district in the current Article 3 zoning code. The district is inconsistent with the future land use designation. Therefore, the request to rezone is considered mandatory.
There is one (1) standard "Category A" zoning district that is available to implement the Agricultural Ranchette land use policies of the CGMP, which is the AR-5A, Agricultural Ranchette District. In addition to the standard zoning district, the PUD (Pla...
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