This is a request to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Bunnell for 1,842+/- acres of land from the "AG&S, Agricultural & Silviculture District" zoning classification to the "L-2, Heavy Industrial District" and "ACI, Agricultural Community Industrial District" zoning classifications.

There is a companion item (FLUMA 2025-01) to amend the Future Land Use Map from "Agricultural & Silviculture" land use to "Industrial" and "Agricultural Community Industrial" land uses.

In accordance with local notification procedures, notices detailing the date, time, and location of the meeting were mailed to owners of property, in the City Limits, within 300 feet of the subject property on April 23, 2025. Signs detailing the date, time, and location of the meeting were posted in the right-of-way abutting the subject properties on April 23, 2025. Advertisement of this item was published in the Observer Local News on April 24, 2025.

The applicant, Tara Tedrow with Lowndes Law Firm on behalf of the property owners Brown & Johnston & Joly & Durshimer, has applied to rezone the subject properties from the AG&S zoning district to the L-2 and ACI zoning districts. There are currently no plans submitted to develop this land.

Existing Conditions

The total size of the subject area to be rezoned is 1,842+/- acres and abuts US Highway 1 and County Road 304. The property is currently vacant, undeveloped timberland. Adjacent land uses included vacant and rural residential with suburban residential east of the site (Palm Coast K Section). The surrounding area is zoned dominantly Agriculture and Silviculture (Bunnell) and Agriculture and Timberlands (Unincorporated Flagler County).

Proposed Conditions and Analysis

The applicant request includes 459+/- acres to be rezoned to the ACI zoning district and 1,383+/- acres to be rezoned to the L-2 zoning district. The rezoning will allow an increase in intensity to 0.5 FAR and an increase in lot coverage to 70%. Both proposed zoning districts have adopted performance standards and required buffers to minimize any potential impacts to residential and agricultural uses in the surrounding area.

The L-2 zoning district is intended to promote the most efficient use of the land for heavy industrial uses such that noise, odor, dust, and glare of each operation is controlled to prevent becoming a nuisance to all adjacent land uses. Furthermore, no L-2 district can be created within a one-half mile radius of the Downtown District of Bunnell. Analysis of this requirement shows that the proposed L-2 zoning district is not within the one-half mile radius of the Downtown District.

The ACI zoning district is intended to serve the needs of the agricultural and rural communities to support economic development. It is also intended to capture trips to minimize impact on the area's road system while not destabilizing activities and businesses in the existing industrial districts of Bunnell's urban core.

The requested rezoning districts are compatible with the companion Future Land Use map amendment and is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. Any impacts to the site and surrounding area will be reviewed in accordance with the City's Land Development Code and applicable Comprehensive Plan Policies.

A data and analysis on public facilities is included with this report as well a justification analysis from the applicant.