Martin County LPA approves rezoning of 0.82-acre Tequesta parcel despite public environmental concerns

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…