This is a special exception request to use an Recreational Vehicle (RV) park on the subject property within the B-1 zoning district.

In accordance with local notification procedures, notice detailing the date, time, and location was posted in the Observer Local News on December 26, 2024. Notices were mailed to property owners within 300ft of the site, within the City of Bunnell limits, on December 23, 2024.

The applicant, Mark Dowst & Associates Inc. on behalf of the property owner Collier Mills Mobile Home Park, Inc., is proposing to develop the subject site into a RV Park. The site is proposed to have 26 full-size concrete pads measuring 45ft by 12ft. Each individual pad will have utility connections for water, sewer, and electric.

Existing Conditions

The subject site is zoned B-1, Business with a Future Land Use designation of Commercial Medium. The site is vacant/cleared and not located within a hazardous flood zone. A RV park is not a permittable use within the B-1 zoning district but is permittable with a special exception in accordance with Section 34-117(c)(3) as approved by the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.

Findings

The purpose of the B-1 zoning district is to guide and regulate commercial uses including personal and business services and general retail business. It is the intent of this district to allow a wide-range of commercial uses, provide for a medium to high concentration of commercial activity, and ensure compatibility with the adjacent properties. The proposed RV Park is determined to not be contrary the purpose and intent of the zoning district. The RV Park will have to adhere to regulations by the Florida Department of Health. 

Approve the special exception with the following conditions:

1. Any person or occupant of the RV Park shall not reside within the premises as a permanent resident.
2. The RV Park shall be for temporary residence. Any person or occupant shall not remain within the park for a period exceeding three months in any 12-month period.
3. If the access easement is to be utilized for two-way traffic, the width of the access easement must be at least 20 feet.
4. This special exception use shall run with the land and may be transferrable should the ownership of the property ever change so long as the new owner continues the use of the property as allowed under this special exception. If under any circumstance the use of the property changes beyond what is allowed within this special exception, this special exception shall become null and void. If the conditions are ever violated, then at that point it shall be considered grounds for removal of the special exception at the discretion of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.

If motioned for approval, please state along the lines of "I make a motion to approve the special exception with staff's conditions."

If motioned for denial, please state along the lines of "I make a motion to deny the special exception for the use of a concrete batch plant on the subject property" and state the reason for denial.

*The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board has the ability and authority to amend the conditions or apply more than what staff has recommended*