PLACEMENT: Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF THE MARTIN COUNTY ZONING ATLAS FOR 0.755 ACRES LOCATED ON THE NE CORNER OF SW MAPP ROAD AND SW 29TH STREET, IN PALM CITY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request to amend the Martin County Zoning Atlas to change the Zoning Districts on 0.755 acres on SW Mapp Road from R3-A (Liberal Multiple-Family) and R-2B (Single-Family Residential) to GC (General Commercial). The entire property (Lots 9 through 13) is in the Old Palm City CRA Mixed-Use Future Land Use Overlay, but only Lots 9 through 12 are within the Town Center Zoning Overlay. Therefore, the expansion of the Town Center Zoning Overlay to include Lot 13 is also requested. This is the companion application to CPA 19-20, Tucker Commons.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Irene A. Szedlmayer, AICP
Title: Senior Planner
REQUESTED BY: HJA Design Studio, Michael Houston, President, 50 East Ocean Blvd., Suite 101, Stuart, FL 34994
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PROCEDURES: Plan Amendment
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Rezonings are quasi-judicial actions involving the application of general rules of policy to specific situations. 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."
ISSUES:
The action taken by the Local Planning Agency will be reported at the public hearing.
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 proceedings, parties are entitled - as a matter of due process- to cross examine witnesses, present evid...
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