TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr.; County Administrator
FROM: Patrick J. Murphy; Chief Long-Range Planning
DATE: June 3, 2025
SUBJECT: Sage Cottage Land Company, LLC.'s Request to Rezone Approximately ±13.2
Acres from RS-6, Single-Family Residential District to RM-6, Multiple-
Family Residential District (200602001-97158)
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BACKGROUND
The subject property is situated on the south side of 9th Street SW (also known as Oslo Road), approximately 0.57 of a mile west of 7th Road SW and approximately 0.35 of a mile east of 20th Avenue SW, in south-central Indian River County. The parcel is located directly across from the County’s Intergenerational (IG) Recreation Center and transit hub, a regional facility providing public recreational amenities and serving as a public transit connection point.
The overall parcel comprises ±23.5 acres and is currently split-zoned. The northern ±10.3-acre portion of the parcel is zoned RM-6, Multiple-Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre), while the southern ±13.2-acre portion, the subject of this request, is zoned RS-6, Single-Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre). The applicant seeks to rezone the south RS-6 portion to RM-6 to establish consistent zoning across the entire parcel. The proposed future development consists of single-family attached dwellings (townhomes), which are a permitted use within the RM-6 zoning district but would not be allowed in the RS-6 district.
The property is currently undeveloped and is bounded by public rights-of-way on three sides: 9th Street SW (Oslo Road) to the north, 11th Street SW to the south, and a 30-foot-wide unimproved right-of-way along the eastern property line. These surrounding rights-of-way offer separation from adjacent properties and provide access flexibility. The exception is the southwest portion of the property where it abuts the Grace Woods ...
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