TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
FROM: Patrick J. Murphy, Chief of Long-Range Planning
DATE: December 31, 2025
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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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 of the adjacent properties have transitioned to residential subdivisions, accompanied by the establishment of Glendale Elementary School in 1987 to the northeast, consistent with the L-1, Low-Density Residential Future Land Use designation. According to Table 2.14 of the Comprehensive Plan, A-1 zoning is not a permitted implementing district within the L-1 Future Land Use designation. Accordingly, the requested RS-3 zoning would implement the L-1 Future Land Use designation, allow development at an intensity appropriate for the Urban Service Area (USA), and support the applicant’s intent to develop a low-density single-family subdivision consistent with the area's existing resi...
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