Board/Committee Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  8/14/2018

SUBJECT:  Turkey Creek Unit 1, Lot 71 Final Plat: A request by Richard A. Berry, P.S.M., of CHW, Inc., applicant and agent for Elwood Construction Company Inc., property owner, for consideration of the replat of a ±.49 acre subject property located in the Turkey Creek Unit 1 subdivision. Tax Parcel No. 05900-005-071 (Quasi-Judicial Hearing)

PREPARED BY:  Adam Hall, AICP

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Board transmit the final plat to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve by making the following motion:

Based upon the competent substantial evidence presented at this hearing, the presentation before this Board, and Staff’s recommendation, this Board finds the application to be consistent with the City of Alachua Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the Land Development Regulations and transmits the application to the City Commission, with a recommendation to approve.

Summary

This application is a request by Richard A Berry, P.S.M., of CHW, Inc., applicant and agent for Elwood Construction Company, Inc., property owner, for the approval of a final plat to revise a single lot within an existing subdivision (replat).

The subject property currently has one partially constructed single family residential structure. The subject property is located at 11094 Palmetto Boulevard, north of Turkey Creek Unit 5 and east of White Oaks.

The proposed replat would not create any additional lots; it is intended to modify the building setbacks as the existing residence is encroaching on the setbacks as created by the approved subdivision plat. The proposed setbacks conform to current dimensional standards set forth in the City of Alachua Land Development Regulations. The City did not initiate or require the initiation of this application.

The current platted building setbacks for this property are as follows: front, 40 feet; sides, 10 feet; rear, 25 feet. The new proposed building setbacks are: front, 32 feet; sides, 10 feet; rear, 33 feet.  While the front building setback will decrease by 8 feet, the rear setback will increase by 8’. The size of the building envelope will not change as a result of this replat.

In addition to the encroachment on the required setbacks created by the Plat, the setbacks are also created by the PUD ordinance governing the Turkey Creek development (Ordinance No. O-03-09). On June 12, 2018, the LDR Administrator approved a Minor Deviation request from the approved PUD ordinance based on the following findings:

1. The proposed change has no material effect on the character of the Turkey Creek PUD.
2.  The structure under construction is a single-family detached residential dwelling similar in use, size, and form as other buildings in the immediate vicinity.
3. The detached single-family dwelling is setback 32’ from front property line, which is compatible with the contextual setbacks of the immediate vicinity.