PLANNING & ZONING BOARD/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: November 29, 2023
Agenda Date: December 6, 2023
Prepared By: Eric Raasch, AICP - Inspire Placemaking Collective, Inc.; Contract Planner to the City of Cocoa
Through: Stockton Whitten - City Manager
Requested Action:
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Approval of a PUD / Rezoning (Ordinance 22-2023) for one (1) parcel from Brevard County General Use (GU) to City of Cocoa Planned Unit Development (PUD), a Large-Scale Site Plan, and a Preliminary Subdivision consistent with Chapter 18 Subdivisions and Appendix A Zoning of the City Code for Windward Preserve...End
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BACKGROUND:
Project Information:
The proposed Windward Preserve PUD is located south of State Road 528 (Beachline) and east of Interstate 95. Windward Preserve includes one parcel of land identified by the Brevard County Property Appraiser as parcel identification number 24-35-10-00-502. The proposed project will be accessed through two access points off of James Road.
History:
This project dates back to 2004, at which time the City approved Ordinance 31-2004 to annex the subject property into the City of Cocoa. Later in 2004, Brevard County filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to challenge the annexation. In 2005, the City entered into the City of Cocoa / Hagen-Nicolson Properties, LLC Preceding Development Agreement, which contemplated the exchange of development rights and City services in exchange for the annexation. This agreement was amended in 2006 to replace Hagen-Nicolson Properties, LLC with a new development entity, Barrera Shores, LLC. In 2008, Brevard County and City of Cocoa entered into a Stipulated Settlement Agreement to resolve the outstanding litigation associated with the annexation. This agreement included certain provisions related to density, buffering, access, and traffic calming for the project. In 2022, the City and Beachline Partners, LLC entered into a Settlement Implementation Agreement to further outline the resp...
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