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ZC2024-0005, Collector Car Condos, 18810 Pines Boulevard, The purpose of this Public Hearing is to consider, at the request of Dorado Bells, LLC, a zoning change from B-3 (General Business) to C-1 (Commercial) with restrictive covenants for the purpose of developing a self storage facility, more specifically car self storage on the proposed Collector Car Condos (ZC2024-0005) property located at 18810 Pines Boulevard, containing approximately 1.88 acres more or less. (Cole) (District 1)
(This will be heard as regular agenda item number 8)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND:
Elizabeth Somerstein, agent, requests consideration to rezone a +/- 1.88 acre property located at 18810 Pines Boulevard from B-3 (General Business) to C-1 (Commercial) with restrictive covenants.
The Planning and Zoning Board approved site plan SP2014-11 on April 26, 2016, for Valerie Medical, a medical office building consistent with B-3 Zoning. The medical office building site plan has since expired, and the site is currently vacant. The applicant is requesting to change the zoning of property to Commercial (C-1) to allow self-storage on the parcel. In addition to the zoning change request, the applicant is proposing to record a restrictive covenant that would allow self-storage use as well as all other B-3 uses.
The applicant is proposing to construct a collector car condominium for the purpose of storing collector cars which would be consistent with a self-storage facility within the City’s Land Development Code. Per the applicant’s justification statement, the collector car condominium will not be a rental or lease of storage space but will be a condominium form of ownership - each unit will have its own bathroom and, if desired, a small mezzanine office.
A site plan application for applicant’s proposed use will be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board at a later date should the zoning change be adopted. Applications to amend the zoning on a property require Planning and Zoning Board review and adoption of an ordinance by the City Commission.
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES:
The existing zoning and land use plan designations of the surrounding properties to the subject site are as follows:
North - Commercial (C-1) / Commercial / Smartstop Self-Storage
East - General Business (B-3) / Commercial / Franklin Academy
South - Agriculture (A) / Commercial
West - Commercial (C-1) / Commercial / Smartstop Self-Storage
ANALYSIS:
Staff has reviewed the use proposed on the subject site and finds it generally compatible with the adjacent commercial properties, some of which are currently self-storage facilities. The restrictive covenant for self-storage use is consistent with the underlying commercial land use and represents a reduction in trips compared to the office use that was previously approved for the site. Staff therefore has no objection to the proposal.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Transmit to the City Commission with a favorable recommendation inclusive of restrictive covenant.