PLANNING & ZONING BOARD/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: October 24, 2024
Agenda Date: November 6, 2024
Prepared By: Alexis Crespo, AICP - Planning Consultant
Through: Stockton Whitten - City Manager
Requested Action:
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Consideration of an Expedited State Review Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to City of Cocoa Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1.2.6(F), relating to the Mixed-Use future land use category, to provide additional flexibility for allowable uses on the ground floor of vertical mixed-use buildings eligible for density bonuses under the Comprehensive PlanEnd
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BACKGROUND:
The City has initiated a request to amend the City of Cocoa Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1.2.6(F) to provide additional flexibility related to uses permitted on the ground floor of vertically mixed-use buildings eligible for density bonuses under the Comprehensive Plan. No changes are proposed to the maximum allowable density or intensity in this category via this text amendment. A full description of the request and its impact on the Comprehensive Plan are outlined below.
In 2010, the City created the Mixed-Use (MU) Future Land Use (FLU) category. The MU FLU is intended to provide a mixture of residential, commercial, office, recreational and institutional uses along the major transportation corridors. Accordingly, the majority of parcels designated with the MU FLU are generally located along SR 520, US 1, Brunson Blvd., King St., and the Cocoa Village Area, as more accurately shown on the attached FLU Map.
The density that is generally allowed within the MU FLU category is 25 du/acre and includes a bonus of up to 5 du/acre if residential housing units are developed as part of a vertically integrated mixed-use project, where both residential and non-residential uses are located in the same building, typically with ground floor non-residential uses and upper floor dwelling units. Thus, the maximum allowable density per FLU Element Policy 1.1.2.6 is ...
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