The subject property is located undeveloped land located between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and SE 6th Street, west of Palm Beach Road. The applicant/owner is Lone Palm Property Investments, LLC. The applicant is requesting a change to the Zoning Map designation from Residential, Single Family (R-1) to Urban Neighborhood (UN) subdistrict, within the Urban District. On February 8, 2016, the City Commission voted to include the property within the CRA via Ordinance 2320-2016. The property is undeveloped and vacant. The current owner has purchased the property with the intent to divide the 0.72-acre lot into two conforming Urban Neighborhood properties and build six (6) single family residences in 50’ lot width configuration or four (4) duplex homes (total of eight units) in 75’ lot configurations, or a combination of the two unit types.

To the north, south, and west adjacent to the property, are single family homes zoned R-1. To the east across from Palm City Road is an existing Audubon office. The property is within the CRA and is illegible for the Urban District regulations. The applicant desires to develop the property in a similar manner as the Urban Neighborhood district but does not wish to utilize the density of the Urban District, nor the expanded uses. The applicant will build in accordance with the City’s Land Development Code, under Urban Neighborhood.

The application has been reviewed for consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Under the current zoning, the property could be subdivided into four (4) single family homes. The rezoning would allow for the construction of six (6) single family homes, or four (4) duplex homes, for a total of eight (8) units. The density of this subdivision would be less than 8.7 units per acre as single family, or less than 11.2 units per acre as duplex. Furthermore, the applicant is providing supply for smaller homes that would be market rate and affordable. They will abide by the Urban Neighborhood regulations, which promote walkability and a high standard of architecture.

Staff has attached the Urban District regulations with this agenda item. The Urban Neighborhood district shall comply with the regulations in Section 3.01.03.C. It is important to note that the underlying Land Use of Residential Low Density will control the density and land uses allowed on the property.