Sebastian planning commission recommends approval of Treasure Bay rezoning, 7-0

The City of Sebastian Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 Thursday to recommend that City Council rezone about 148 acres for Treasure Bay, a planned unit development that would include 180 residential units and public amenities.

The recommendation, made during a public hearing, covers a conceptual PUD plan proposing 110 single-family lots and 70 paired villas on a site west of U.S. 1, west of the FEC railroad tracks, south of Schumann Drive, east of Lance Street and north of Beach Cove Mobile Home Park. The commission’s motion approves the rezoning and the conceptual plan “with the following conditions spelled out by the community development department 1 through 8,” a commissioner said before the roll call vote.

Treasure Bay would use an existing, mined lake as the project’s central stormwater feature. Applicant materials and staff presentations say roughly 85 acres of the site — about 58% of the property — are lake, producing a gross density of about 1.21 units per acre. The developer proposed public benefits including a 30-foot buffer and an 8-foot shared-use path along the east side of the site, a kayak launch, pickleball courts, a dog park, a 0.43-acre public rest area with exercise and bike maintenance equipment, and multiple…