SUBJECT:
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250909ZP - Estate of Michael P. Couture, L.& C. Couture, J. & J. Heaxt, and C. & V. Couture, Zoning Change from General Agriculture (A-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a Maximum of 300 Detached Single-Family Residential Units, on a ±90.69 Acre Portion of ±104.95 Acre Tract, Parcel Account Numbers 47667-004-00 and 47667-005-02, portion of 47667-006-00 and 47667-003-01, Site Address 16152, 16200 SE 73rd Avenue, Summerfield FL 34491, or No Address Assigned, West Side of SE 73rd Avenue and North Side of SE Hwy 42 (with 25-L04P
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Tillman and Associates Engineering, LLC., filed a rezoning application on behalf of the Estate of M. Couture, L.& C. Couture, J. & J. Heaxt, and C. & V. Couture, to change an "L"-shaped ±90.69-acre part of a larger ±104-acre site from General Agriculture (A-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Parcel Identification Numbers for the property are 47667-004-00, 47667-005-02, Portion of: 47667-006-00 & 47667-003-01; the addresses are 16152 and 16200 SE 73rd Avenue, Summerfield, FL 34491, or not assigned. The site generally occupies the northwest corner of the SE Hwy 42 & SE 73rd Avenue intersection, lying north and west of the St. Marks Church. 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-L04) 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-L04 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 Board of County Commissioners elects to grant approval of Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25-L04.
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