Agenda Item Name:
Title
Request to Advertise: A County-Initiated Large Scale land use amendment from Preservation to Rural Agriculture
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Presenter:
Gerald L. Brewington, Sr. Planner (352-374-5249)
Description:
A request to advertise a large scale land use amendment to amend the land use on parcels presently having a Preservation land use designation to Rural Agriculture
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the BoCC approve the request to advertise and direct staff to pursue the land use changes
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Prior Board Motions:
None
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Approximately $3,000 for required advertising and staff time. Available under existing budget.
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Background:
The Preservation land use designation is employed by the County to delineate those parcels under government ownership that have been set aside as containing significant resources or otherwise needing to be protected from development. The Preservation designation is reserved for properties that are owned by the State, the County, the water management districts or by private agencies with the intent to preserve these lands for future generations. In 2006, the County identified numerous parcels with a Preservation land use designation that were not under government or qualifying non-profit ownership but rather privately owned by individuals, many of which contained homesteads. In order to not preclude further development of these parcels (for example the pulling of building permits for a single family residence), the County, at the Board’s direction, initiated a series of land use amendments in 2007 to change the land use on these parcels from Preservation to Rural/Agriculture. Due to mapping limitations at that time, certain parcels were misidentified as having easements from the water management district and thus not included in the master list to undergo a land use change. This has subsequently been rectified and a group of nine parcels at the intersection of State Roads 325 and 346 has been identified as needing to undergo a similar land use amendment so that owners of these parcels can pull permits, etc.