TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
FROM: Patrick J. Murphy, Chief of Long-Range Planning
DATE: February 11, 2026
SUBJECT: Hiers Properties, L.L.C.’s Request to Rezone Approximately ±18.08 Acres
from A-1, Agricultural District to RS-3, Single-Family Residential District
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DISCLAIMER: This rezoning request was heard by the Board of County Commissioners (Board) on January 13, 2026. A presentation was made by Planning staff, the matter was opened to the public for comment, the Board deliberated on the item, and then the Board voted 5-0 to approve the rezoning. However, the adopting DRAFT ordinance was inadvertently omitted from the materials that were transmitted to the Board. The County Attorney’s Office has determined that because the Board did not have the DRAFT ordinance for review, that the matter was not officially approved. Thus, the rezoning request has been readvertised and the matter brought back before the Board for its official review.
BACKGROUND
The subject properties, comprising approximately ±18.08 acres, are located on the south side of 8th Street, approximately 0.4 miles east of 58th Avenue. The properties are currently zoned A-1, Agricultural District (see Attachment 1), are within the Urban Service Area (USA), and have a Future Land Use designation of L-1, Low-Density Residential-1 (up to 3 units/acre) (see Attachment 2).
The applicant’s justification letter states, “The Applicant seeks rezoning to RS-3 (single-family residential - 3 du/ac) to allow for the development of a low-density single-family subdivision.” The subject properties proposed for rezoning have been zoned A-1 since the original implementation of the Indian River County Zoning Atlas (1975-1985) and have historically been used solely for single-family residential purposes. Over the past 50 years, as land along 8th street has developed, most o...
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