TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich Jr., County Administrator
FROM: Patrick J. Murphy, Chief of Long-Range Planning
DATE: November 26, 2025
SUBJECT: Gladys Bastin’s Request to Rezone Approximately
±1.50 Acres from A-1, Agricultural District to
RS-6, Residential Single-Family District
(96090014-98557) [Quasi-Judicial]
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BACKGROUND
The subject property, comprising approximately ±1.50 acres, is located on the north side of 16th Street, approximately 750 feet east of 74th Avenue. The parcel is currently zoned A-1 (Agricultural District) (Attachment 1), is within the Urban Service Area (USA), and has a Future Land Use designation of M-1, Medium-Density Residential-1 (Attachment 2). The property is located within the SR 60 Corridor Plan Area, as set forth in Section 911.19. - SR 60 Corridor special development regulations of the Indian River County Land Development Regulations (LDRs). These regulations are intended to promote an attractive and orderly corridor through enhanced landscaping, quality building design, and coordinated signage, consistent with the vision of SR 60 as a significant business and residential center.
The applicant’s justification letter states, “I am requesting to rezone my property from A-1 to RS-6 to allow for a small portion of the property be lot-split and conveyed to my grandson. The purpose of this request is to enable him to build a single-family home on the newly created parcel.” The applicant currently resides on the property within an existing single-family home and has lived on the site since 1975, when the surrounding area was zoned Agricultural and characterized by rural land use patterns. Over the past 50 years, as the SR 60 corridor has developed, most of the adjacent surrounding properties have transitioned to residential subdivisions and other uses consistent with the M-1, Medium Density Res...
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