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Brian Elam, principal planner in the Growth Management Department, told the agency the A-2 zoning is inconsistent with the property's agricultural-ranchet future land-use designation and therefore the rezoning is mandatory. \"The property's future land use is agricultural ranchet. The A-2 zoning district is inconsistent with the underlying future land use map ... Therefore, this request to rezone is considered mandatory,\" Elam said during the staff presentation.

The application, filed by 456 South Ocean LLC and presented by attorneys and consultants with Gunster and Hart Howerton, requested AR-5A because it aligns the zoning code with the comprehensive plan policies and current development patterns. Taylor Pankonian, a planner with Hart Howerton, described the site as adjacent to Interstate 95 and the Florida Turnpike and bordered to the southeast by the St. Lucie River. She said AR-5A provides an appropriate transition from higher-density properties along the Turnpike to more rural lands to the west.

Elam and the applicant noted two standard category A zoning options that implement the agricultural-ranchet future land use: AR-5A (one unit per five acres) and AR-10A (one unit per 10 acres). The AR-5A designation requires a five-acre minimum lot area, while AR-10A requires 10 acres; the PUD (planned unit development) option was also presented as a possible alternative offering design flexibility but requiring additional county benefits and controls. Staff reported that the application complies with applicable regulations and recommended approval of the AR-5A rezoning.

Gunster attorney Bob Raines also announced the applicant had submitted proof of mailed notices to surrounding property owners and told the board the proposed change better reflects the property's historic zoning context dating to 1967. Raines asked the board to accept staff's recommendation.

Elam pointed out a separate scrivener's-error correction would come forward as a consent agenda item to fix portions of the future land-use map and zoning map that omitted some abandoned rights-of-way during earlier map production.

After the presentations, an LPA member moved to approve the rezoning; the motion was seconded and the LPA approved the mandatory rezoning unanimously. No substantive public opposition or contested testimony is recorded in the transcript for this item.

The AR-5A rezoning updates the official zoning map for the affected parcels; any future development proposals on those parcels will continue to require the standard site-plan and public-facilities review and any additional permits required by county regulations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Local Planning Agency Meeting - August 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Local Planning Agency on Aug. 7 approved a mandatory rezoning of 38 parcels totaling about 1,913.23 acres in Palm City from A-1/A-2 zoning to AR-5A (agricultural ranchet).","taxTitle","Martin County, Florida","taxId",12775,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6138844,"Martin County LPA approves rezoning of 0.82-acre Tequesta parcel despite public environmental concerns",1577,203000,1780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5582024-61493e578d8cd8f20c786661f29fb974&start=203&end=1780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5582024-61493e578d8cd8f20c786661f29fb974/thumbnail_203000.jpg","/articles/6138844/Martin-County/Florida/Martin-County-LPA-approves-rezoning-of-082-acre-Tequesta-parcel-despite-public-environmental-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6138844-3f9cc1d398fc8d0e016bd231b3fe22fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1773579047&Signature=huQq~lvNEw0h0yLAnM1jiDwkT8uUwfKYewcGj8lf1vuCq3a3sKW6pzbitm297g04sEqpnQ2oGvTmsfw1Ycg~dXJ5V9RuIaCG6EC~Hy65TU1QgpcqjOzUsP3OzQSeisB3RJVpV1VFkIt-xkT3EUqHLcVozxOXf-Lucz9AWyuCIdMWg1AOcFd1UVkncTaBJfER8XJLvCnEfrMrQI7v03MT~ehJiJmG8NFNSuiUNnevs5MxYnhSikTx-1nwBmyMEhFVOk6ZsSnZ458hD4o6kz~WdgVxHED5DBZX2iiQnbFMP~dN~0siKXPMA0qr1Grhzt0-~-xfU9sfjFtR8KwteVz88w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Martin County Local Planning Agency on Aug. 7 voted unanimously to rezone a 0.82-acre property at 18071 Southeast Country Club Drive from HR-2 (multiple-family residential) to RS-10 (high-density residential).

The move, requested by Cannae Properties LLC and presented by Jared Gaylord, attorney for the applicant, and John Sennett, principal planner in the Growth Management Department, changes only the zoning classification; it does not authorize any construction or lot split. \"Staff recommends approving the request to rezone from HR-2, multiple family residential district, to RS-10, high density residential district,\" John Sennett said during the presentation.

The rezoning request was accompanied by a certificate of public facilities exemption because, as Sennett and other staff explained, a zoning action alone does not reserve or consume public-service capacity. \"This is just a rezoning. It's not authorizing any development on the property. This qualifies for [a] certificate of public facilities exemption,\" Sennett said. Growth Management Director Paul Shilling reiterated that any future development proposal would trigger the ordinary public-facilities reservation and review process.

The site is approximately 850 feet north of the intersection of Southeast Country Club Drive and Southeast Little Club Way North in Tequesta and sits adjacent to the Little Club Condominium. The applicant said the property owner intends to enable a lot split and possible single-family use by moving to RS-10, which has a 40-foot minimum lot width versus HR-2's 100-foot requirement. Gaylord told the board the parcel survey shows a 160-foot lot width, and rezoning to RS-10 would allow configurations that create a separate lot for a home while retaining the existing cell-tower lease area.

RS-10 development standards cited in the staff report include a 4,500-square-foot minimum lot area, 40-foot minimum lot width, a maximum density of 10 units per acre, a 40-foot maximum height and a minimum of 50% open space; setbacks for a one-story structure were listed as 25 feet front, 10 feet rear and 5 feet side.

Several residents spoke during the public-comment portion, raising environmental and neighborhood concerns. Christine White asked whether an environmental study had been done after trees were cleared on the parcel: \"They bulldozed all the trees down that the deer and protected turtles were living in … I would like to know if there was … an environmental study done,\" she said. D. D. McGill said earlier approvals for a cell tower had not been followed and argued the owner had \"shown no regard for current law\" and should not be granted further variances.

County staff responded to those concerns during and after public comment. Paul Shilling said county staff investigated the reported vegetation removal and concluded it involved invasive species removal and was related to compliance with the existing cell-tower approval. He told the LPA: \"We investigated that and determined that that was invasive, and vegetation [removal] was conducted as part of also compliance being demonstrated with their current approval for the cell phone tower.\" Staff also noted that if protected species such as gopher tortoises are found on the property, a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission would be required at the building-permit stage.

An intervener, identified in the record as Mr. Levine, asked whether the proceeding was strictly about zoning; Gaylord and staff confirmed the hearing was limited to the rezoning request and not to site-plan specifics such as traffic or exact building heights. The applicant and staff repeatedly emphasized that the hearing did not authorize vertical or horizontal construction.

After questions and public comment, a motion to approve the rezoning was made by Mr. Hartman and seconded by Dr. Brown. The LPA voted to approve the rezoning unanimously, 4-0. The board recorded no ex parte communications at the outset of the quasi-judicial hearing.

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