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20250706ZP - Estate of Michael P. Couture, et. al., Zoning Change from General Agriculture (A-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a Maximum of 175 Detached Single-Family Dwelling Units, ±55 Acres, Parcel Account Number 47667-000-00, 15700 SE 73rd Avenue, Summerfield, West Side of SE 73rd Avenue, ±0.9 Miles North of SE Hwy 42
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Tillman and Associates Engineering, LLC., filed a rezoning application on behalf of Jax Road, LLC., to change a ±55-acre site from General Agriculture (A-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Parcel Identification Number for the property is 47667-000-00; the address is 15700 SE 73rd Avenue, Summerfield, on the west side of SE 73rd Avenue, ±0.9 miles north of SE Hwy 42. The site is located outside the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) in the Rural Area outside the S. US Hwy 27/441 & SE Hwy 42 Urban Area, in the Secondary Springs Protection Overlay Zone (S-SPOZ), and in Marion County's SE Utility Service Area, but not in the Farmland Preservation Area (FPA). The site does not include FEMA Flood Zone Areas but does include Marion County Flood Prone Areas. A concurrent large-scale comprehensive plan amendment application (25-L03) to change the site’s future land use designation from Rural Land (RL) to Medium Residential (MR) has also been submitted; this rezoning application is dependent upon an affirmative outcome of that concurrent amendment application, which is recommended for denial by staff.
One letter of support was received by mail, while no letters of opposition have been received, to date.
Staff recommends DENIAL of the applicant’s request because it is not consistent with LDC Section 2.7.3.E.2, which requires that granting a rezoning will not adversely affect the public interest, that the rezoning is consistent with the Marion County Comprehensive Plan (MCCP), and that the rezoning is compatible with land uses in the surrounding area, and with LDC Section 4.2.31 on Planned Unit Development. One key component of this denial recommendation is that staff has recommended denial of concurrent Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25-L03 to obtain a Medium Residential land use designation that this PUD proposal is dependent upon, as well as staff concerns regarding public infrastructure and services capabilities. The proposed PUD will adversely affect the public interest based upon the intensity of use and potential impacts to the surrounding area character and infrastructure capacities, is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and is not compatible with the surrounding uses in relation to the other cited criteria. For expediency, staff has reviewed the proposed PUD and identified concerns and potential recommendations for reference and inclusion as alternative approval conditions in the event the Commission elects to recommend approval of Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25-L03.
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