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    7. A.    
Planning Board-Rezoning
Meeting Date: 03/07/2017  
CASE :    Z-2017-01
APPLICANT: Tom Hammond, Agent for Sterling Tree Service, Inc., Owner
ADDRESS: 8600 Block Lillian Highway
PROPERTY REF. NO.: 112-2S-31-3110-000-000
FUTURE LAND USE: MU-U, Mixed Use Urban  
DISTRICT: 2  
OVERLAY DISTRICT: N/A
BCC MEETING DATE: 04/06/2017

SUBMISSION DATA:
REQUESTED REZONING:

FROM: HDMU,  High Density Mixed-use district (25 du/acre)

TO: HC/LI, Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial district (25 du/acre, lodging unit density not limited by zoning)

RELEVANT AUTHORITY:


(1) Escambia County Comprehensive Plan
(2) Escambia County Land Development Code
(3) Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County v. Snyder, 627 So. 2d 469 (Fla. 1993)
(4) Resolution 96-34 (Quasi-judicial Proceedings)
(5) Resolution 96-13 (Ex-parte Communications)

APPROVAL CONDITIONS
Criterion a., LDC Sec. 2-7.2(b)(4)
Consistent with Comprehensive Plan
Whether the proposed rezoning is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and not in conflict with any of the plan provisions

CPP FLU 1.3.1 Future Land Use Categories. The Mixed-Use Urban (MU-U) Future Land Use (FLU) category is intended for an intense mix of residential and nonresidential uses while promoting compatible infill development and the separation of urban and suburban land uses within the category as a whole. Range of allowable uses include: Residential, Retail and Services, Professional
Office, Light Industrial, Recreational Facilities, Public and Civic. The maximum residential density is 25 dwelling units per acre.

CPP FLU 1.5.1 New Development and Redevelopment in Built Areas. To promote the efficient use of existing public roads, utilities and service infrastructure, the County will encourage redevelopment in underutilized properties to maximize development densities and intensities located in the Mixed Use-Urban, Commercial and Industrial Future Land Use districts categories (with the exception of residential development).

FINDINGS
The proposed amendment to HC/LI is consistent with the intent and purpose of Future Land Use category Mixed-Use Urban as stated in CPP FLU 1.3.1. The Comprehensive Plan allows for professional offices, light industrial, recreational facilities, public and civic. The parcel will utilize the existing public road, utilities and infrastructure.
Criterion b., LDC Sec. 2-7.2(b)(4)
Consistent with The Land Development Code
Whether the proposed amendment is in conflict with any portion of this Code, and is consistent with the stated purpose and intent of this Code.

LDC 3-1.6 Compatibility
(a) Generally,
Zoning districts provide the primary means to establish and maintain the necessary balance between the needs and interests of different land uses, allowing neighboring uses to coexist successfully in a stable fashion over time, protecting the investments in each.  Although zoning separates generally incompatible development, inclusion as a permitted use within a district does not alone ensure compatibility with other district uses.

Sec. 3-2.9 HDMU, High density mixed use
(a) Purpose.
The High Density Mixed-use (HDMU) district establishes appropriate areas and land use regulations for a complimentary mix of high density residential uses and compatible non-residential uses within urban areas. The primary intent of the district is to provide for a mix of neighborhood retail sales, services and professional offices with greater dwelling unit density and diversity than the Low Density Mixed-use district. Additionally, the HDMU district is intended to rely on urban street connectivity and encourage vertical mixes of commercial and residential uses within the same building to accommodate a physical pattern of development characteristic of village main streets and older neighborhood commercial areas. Residential uses within the district include all forms of single-family, two-family and multi-family dwellings.

Sec. 3-2.11 Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial district (HC/LI). 
(a) Purpose
.  The Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial (HC/LI) district establishes appropriate areas and land use regulations for a complementary mix of industrial uses with a broad range of commercial activities. The primary intent of the district is to allow light manufacturing, large-scale wholesale and retail uses, major services, and other more intense uses than allowed in the Commercial district. The variety and intensity of non-residential uses within the HC/LI district is limited by their compatibility with surrounding uses. All commercial and industrial operations are limited to the confines of buildings and not allowed to produce undesirable effects on other property. To retain adequate area for commercial and industrial activities, other uses within the district are limited.
(b) Permitted uses. Permitted uses within the HC/LI district are limited to the following:
(1) Residential.  Any residential uses if outside of the Industrial (I) future land use category and part of a predominantly commercial development, excluding new or expanded manufactured (mobile) home parks and subdivisions. See also conditional uses in this district.
(2) Retail sales.  Retail sales, including Low-THC marijuana dispensing facilities, sales of alcoholic beverages, sales of automotive fuels, and sales of new and used automobiles, motorcycles, boats, and manufactured (mobile) homes.
(3) Retail services.
  1. Car washes, automatic or manual, full service or self-serve.
  2. Child care facilities.
  3. Hotels, motels and all other public lodging, including boarding and rooming houses.
  4. Personal services, including those of beauty shops, health clubs, pet groomers, dry cleaners and tattoo parlors.
  5. Professional services, including those of realtors, bankers, accountants, engineers, architects, dentists, physicians, and attorneys.
  6. Rental of automobiles, trucks, utility trailers and recreational vehicles.
  7. Repair services, including appliance repair, furniture refinishing and upholstery, watch and jewelry repair, small engine and motor services, and major motor vehicle and boat service and repair, but excluding outdoor work or storage.
  8. Restaurants and brewpubs, including on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, drive-in and drive-through service, and brewpubs with the distribution of on-premises produced alcoholic beverages for off-site sales. The parcel boundary of any restaurant or brewpub with drive-in or drive-through service shall be at least 200 feet from any LDR or MDR zoning district unless separated by a 50-foot or wider street right-of-way.
  9. Taxi and limousine service
(4) Public and civic.
a.Broadcast stations with satellite dishes and antennas, including towers.
b. Cemeteries, including family cemeteries.
c. Community service facilities, including auditoriums, libraries, museums, and neighborhood centers.
d. Educational facilities, including preschools, K-12, colleges, and vocational schools.
e. Emergency service facilities, including law enforcement, fire fighting, and medical assistance.
f. Funeral establishments.
g. Homeless shelters.
h. Hospitals.
i. Offices for government agencies or public utilities.
j. Places of worship.
k. Public utility structures, including telecommunications towers, but excluding industrial uses not otherwise permitted
(5) Recreation and entertainment.
a. Commercial entertainment facilities, indoor or outdoor, including movie theatres, amusement parks, and stadiums, but excluding motorsports facilities. Carnival-type amusements shall be at least 500 feet from any residential district. Bars, nightclubs, and adult entertainment are prohibited in areas with the zoning designation HC/LI-NA or areas zoned ID-CP or
ID-1 prior to adoption of HC/LI zoning.
b. Commercial recreation facilities, passive or active, including those for walking, hiking,bicycling, camping, recreational vehicles, swimming, skateboarding, bowling, court games, field sports, and golf, but excluding off-highway vehicle uses and outdoor shooting ranges. Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks require a minimum lot area of five acres.
c. Marinas, private and commercial.
d. Parks, with or without permanent restrooms or outdoor event lighting.
(6) Industrial and related.
a.Light industrial uses, including research and development, printing and binding, distribution and wholesale warehousing, and manufacturing, all completely within the confines of buildings and without adverse off-site impacts.
b. Marinas, industrial.
c. Microbreweries, microdistilleries, and microwineries, except in areas with the zoning designation HC/LI-NA or areas zoned ID-CP or ID-1 prior to adoption of HC/LI zoning.
See also conditional uses in this district.
(7) Agricultural and related.
a.  Food produced primarily for personal consumption by the producer, but no farm animals.
b. Nurseries and garden centers, including adjoining outdoor storage or display of plants.
c. Veterinary clinics, excluding outside kennels. See also conditional uses in this district.
(8) Other uses.
a. Billboards structures, excluding areas zoned ID-CP, GBD, or GID prior to adoption of HC/LI
zoning.
b. Building or construction trades shops and warehouses, including on-site outside storage.
c. Bus leasing and rental facilities.
d. Deposit boxes for donation of used items when placed as an accessory structure on the site of a charitable organization.
e. Outdoor adjacent display of plants by garden shops and nurseries.
f. Outdoor sales.
g. Outdoor storage of trailered boats and operable recreational vehicles, excluding repair,overhaul or salvage activities.
h. Parking garages and lots, commercial.
i. Sales and outdoor display of prefabricated storage sheds.
j. Self-storage facilities, including vehicle rental as an accessory use.
 
LDC 3-2.11(e)Location criteria. All new non-residential uses proposed within the HC/LI district that are not part of a planned unit development or not identified as exempt by district regulations shall be on parcels that satisfy at least one of the following location criteria:
(1) Proximity to intersection. Along an arterial street and within one-quarter mile of its intersection with an arterial street.
(2) Site design. Along an arterial street, no more than one-half mile from its intersection with an arterial street, and all of the following site design conditions:
a.Not abutting a RR, LDR or MDR zoning district
b.Any intrusion into a recorded residential subdivision is limited to a corner lot
c.A system of service roads or shared access is provided to the maximum extent feasible given the lot area, lot shape, ownership patterns, and site and street characteristics.
d. Adverse impacts to any adjoining residential uses are minimized by placing the more intensive elements of the use, such as solid waste dumpsters and truck loading/unloading areas, furthest from the residential uses.
e.Location in an area where already established non-residential uses are otherwise consistent with the HC/LI, and where the new use would constitute infill development of similar intensity as the conforming development on surrounding parcels. Additionally, the location would promote compact development and not contribute to or promote strip commercial development.
 
FINDINGS
The proposed amendment is consistent with the intent and purpose of the Land Development Code per LDC Section 3-2.11(e)(1) for the locational criteria. The requested zoning is located along Lillian Highway,an arterial street and within one-quarter mile of its intersection, Blue Angel Parkway. The proposed amendment will allow new development to be constructed next to the current business to the east which would compliment or enhance its usefulness . The parcel has existing fencing and some vegetation along the western portion of the property. All commercial and industrial operations are limited to the confines of buildings and no outdoor work or storage is allowed.
Criterion c., LDC Sec. 2-7.2(b)(4)
Compatible with surrounding uses Whether all land uses, development activities, and conditions allowed by the proposed zoning are compatible with the surrounding conforming uses, activities and conditions and are able to coexist in relative proximity to them in a stable fashion over time such that no use, activity, or condition negatively impacts another. The appropriateness of the rezoning is not limited to any specific use that may be proposed but is evident for all permitted uses of the requested zoning.

FINDINGS
The proposed amendment is compatible with surrounding existing uses in the area. Within the 500' radius impact area, staff observed properties with zoning districts HDMU, HC/LI, MDR and Com.  The majority of the parcels within the 500' impact area are currently being used or listed by the Property Appraiser as Commercial and the change to HC/LI would be compatible with the existing surrounding uses.  Any new development will go through the Site Plan Review Process and must meet all LDC requirements for buffering, setbacks, access and stormwater as well as other code requirements that may apply.
Criterion d., LDC Sec. 2-7.2(b)(4)
Changed conditions
Whether the area to which the proposed rezoning would apply has changed, or is changing, to such a degree that it is in the public interest to encourage new uses, density, or intensity in the area through rezoning.

FINDINGS
There have not been any changes or new development in the area and by allowing the rezoning, it would be appropriate for a commercial operation next to the current commercial business in the area.
Criterion e., LDC Sec. 2-7.2(b)(4)
Development patterns
Whether the proposed rezoning would contribute to or result in a logical and orderly development pattern.

FINDINGS
The proposed amendment would result in a logical and orderly development pattern. There are currently existing convenience stores, retail shops and other commercial businesses within the area of the proposed rezoning request that would be compatible with the existing uses.

Criterion (f) LDC Sec. 2-7.2(b)(4)
Effect on natural environment
Whether the proposed rezoning would increase the probability of any significant adverse impacts on the natural environment.

FINDINGS
According to the National Wetland Inventory, wetlands and hydric soils were not indicated on the subject property. When applicable, further review during the Site Plan Review process will be necessary to determine if there would be any significant adverse impact on the natural environment.

Attachments
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