Summary/Highlights:
THIS IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING AND WILL FOLLOW QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES.
This is a request to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Bunnell for 1.36+/- acres of land from the "R-1, Single Family Residential District" to the "L-1, Light Industrial District".
In accordance with local notification requirements, notices detailing the date, time, and place of the meeting were mailed to owners of property, in the City limits, within 300 feet of the subject property on May 15, 2025. Signs were posted in front of the subject property on May 15, 2025. Advertisement of this item was published in the Observer Local News on May 22, 2025.
Background:
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The applicant, Hard Rock Materials Inc., has applied to rezone the subject property located at the end of Hibiscus Avenue from the R-1, Single Family Residential District to the L-1, Light Industrial District. This request is a result of a condition of approval for a special exception that was approved by the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board on September 3, 2024. The special exception that was approved will allow the applicant to utilize the property for a concrete batch plant. This request was previously heard by the PZA Board in November 5, 2024 for which the Board recommended denial of the application to the City Commission. The City Commission did not approve First Reading of the ordinance which means the Ordinance failed.
Existing Conditions:
The property is currently vacant and wooded and located at the end of Hibiscus Avenue where the property would gain access. There is a drainage canal that runs through the property from north to south on the westward side. All surrounding properties are currently vacant land zoned industrial except for the west side where it is zoned B-1 and is currently being used as multifamily apartments. Upon Development, there will be a 100-foot natural buffer.
Proposed Conditions/Analysis
The request is to rezone from the R-1 zoning district to the L-1 zoning district. The R-1 zoning district is currently not compatible with the underlying Future Land Use Map designation according to Section 34-81 in the City's Land Development Code; however, the L-1 zoning district is compatible. Pursuant to Section 163.3194(1)(b), Florida Statutes, all land development regulations must be compatible with the adopted comprehensive plan.
The L-1, Light Industrial District will remove any allowable density for the property and increase the allowable building coverage, impervious coverage, and allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) while also opening up the opportunity for light industrial uses to be permittable on the site. As there are and will be adjacent land uses to this site, the L-1 zoning district does have performance standards in place as to avoid adversely affecting neighboring properties.
This is a reapplication to satisfy the conditions that were placed on the approved special exception.
Staff Recommendation:
staff recommends the PZA Board recommend approval of the proposed rezoning (Application No. ZMA 2025-02) to the City Commission to rezone 1.36+/- acres from the "R-1, Single Family Residential District" to the "L-1, Light Industrial District" to ensure consistency with the adopted Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Designation.
City Attorney Review:
Approved for agenda