Agenda Item Name:
Title
ZOX-02-20: Parsons Private Motorized Vehicle Practice Facility Special Exception
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Presenter:
Mehdi Benkhatar, 352-374-5249, ext. 2361
Description:
A request by Gregory W. Parsons, owner, for a special exception to allow a private motorized vehicle practice facility on a parcel approximately 20.55 acres with a Future Land Use designation of Rural/Agriculture (1 dwelling/5 acres) and in the Agriculture zoning district.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners deny the special exception with the bases as listed in the staff report.
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Prior Board Motions:
None.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
n/a
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Background:
This application is a request for a special exception to allow a private motorized vehicle practice facility. If approved, the site would allow a non-commercial practice facility for all-terrain vehicles (and their variants as defined in the Unified Land Development Code).
Since October 2018 all such facilities (involving removal/fill of more than 200 cubic yards of material) require approval by the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) via special exception. This application has been submitted by the owner in order to bring the existing facility that was not approved by the BoCC into compliance.
The Alachua County Code Enforcement office received a complaint related to this unapproved facility in the summer of 2020. Following this, the owner submitted a special exception application as a means to address the violation. Growth Management staff conducted a site visit on August 13, 2020 to observe the existing conditions. During staff's visit a motorcycle made test laps around the perimeter of the unapproved facility (it did not perform jumps).
The Alachua County noise ordinance (Chapter 110- Noise control) has a specific noise prohibition for recreational vehicles, Sec.110.03(k) (which includes the motorcycles that would be used on this fac...
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