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Council approves small-scale land-use change and rezone on Sedgwick Avenue for up to eight units
Summary
Council approved a small-scale comprehensive-plan change and rezoning for a 0.9-acre Sedgwick Avenue parcel, increasing allowable density from low to medium residential and permitting multifamily forms that could yield up to eight units under the new zoning.
The Titusville City Council approved a small-scale comprehensive-plan amendment and concurrent rezoning for a 0.9-acre parcel on Sedgwick Avenue at its Jan. 28 meeting, changing the future land use from low-density residential to medium-density and rezoning the property to a multifamily medium-density district. The change allows development up to the zoning maximum (9 units/acre) but — because of parcel size — would permit up to eight dwelling units.
Staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval after reviewing the parcel’s context: the site is a dead-end off Sedgwick that extends an existing medium-density designation across the street and sits adjacent to higher-density uses (an apartment complex to the north and a manufactured-home park to the south). The comprehensive plan includes an infill policy that encourages development on already-developed lots that meet certain criteria; staff found the request consistent with those policies.
City staff noted that the applicant did not submit a detailed concept plan; analysis therefore assumed a maximum density buildout under the requested designation but explained that any actual development must still meet zoning development standards (setbacks, parking, stormwater) and utility requirements, including future reclaimed-water connections where applicable. The council and planning commissioners discussed compatibility and whether the property should connect only to a collector; planners said the site’s context and existing adjacent medium-density land uses supported the limited increase.
After public comment from the applicant and neighbors, council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 6-2025 (future land use change) and Ordinance No. 7-2025 (rezoning). The change is effective as provided by the city’s ordinance procedures and allows up to eight units under the new zoning. Council members emphasized that any specific development proposal would return for site-plan review and must conform to the city’s development standards and infrastructure requirements before building permits are issued.
