This is an application for a small-scale amendment to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). The proposal would change the land use designation on 0.63 acres from Rural Fringe to Commercial. The 0.63 acres is a portion of a larger parcel which totals 4.22 acres in size. This request, if adopted, would designate the entire parcel Commercial future land use.
The companion rezoning application would would amend the County Zoning Map for the 4.22 acre parcel from BA-2, BB and AR to Planned Commercial Development district.
The existing BA-2 zoning category only allows commercial and professional offices having a gross floor area limited to twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet per building. The AR zoning allows single family dwelling units and other agricultural land uses. As proposed, the PCD will allow for the development of restaurants with on-site consumption of alcohol which is not permitted in either the BA-2 or AR zoning districts.
The parcel is bordered on the north by BB and AR zoning district with commercial and residential uses. South is property zoned PUD which is developed with a skilled nursing facility. West across U.S. Hwy 17 is undeveloped property with commercial zoning. East of the subject parcel is land that is zone Agricultural/Residential (AR) and is developed with residential uses. The parcel includes 1.36 acres of wetlands at the southern portion of the property and another 0.09 acres of wetlands is located in the
northeast corner of the property. The wetlands provide a buffer to the surrounding properties.