AGENDA REPORT
DATE: February 10, 2024
TO: City Commission
FROM: Bill McDaniel, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution setting a quasi-judicial public hearing on an ordinance to rezone 26.78? to the Lake Walden Square Planned Development (PD) District, located on the north and south sides of West Alexander Street, west of James L Redman Parkway (PB-2024-34).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The request is for a rezoning of approximately 26.78? acres to combine the Plant City Junction Community Unit (CU) District and the Lake Walden Square Unit 1 CU District creating the Lake Walden Square Planned Development (PD) District, located on the north and south sides of West Alexander Street, west of James L Redman Parkway.
The applicant proposes the following:
* Merging the Plant City Junction CU District and the Lake Walden Square Unit 1 CU District.
* Increasing the total entitlements from 263,601 square feet (.21 Floor Area Ratio, F.A.R.) to 400,482 square feet (.32 FAR), a difference of 136,881 square feet, to accommodate the addition of a 126,000 square foot self-storage facility on Outparcel Area 4.
* Revising the PD Site Plan to reflect the F.A.R. allowance on individual parcels.
* Adding 1.25? acres along the southern boundary of the PD to include property that is part of the existing shopping plaza but is not currently part of the PD Site Plan.
In conjunction with this rezoning, the applicant is requesting the following specific approvals:
* Relief from Section 102-1421 to allow for a reduction of the required parking spaces by 107 spaces.
* Relief from Section 102-1371 to allow for a reduction of the required buffer from 10 feet to 5 feet to bring a non-conforming buffer into compliance.
On January 22, 2025, staff presented a recommendation of approval for the rezoning and associated specific approvals to the Planning Board. The Planning Board voted (5-1) with conditions finding the proposed rezoning and specific approval requests consistent with Chapter 102 - Zoni...
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