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Planning board recommends R-2 zoning for annexed home at 517 Waddell Drive
Summary
The Safety Harbor Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend that the City Commission adopt Ordinance No. 2024-17 to assign R-2 single-family residential zoning to a 0.251-acre property at 517 Waddell Drive following annexation.
The Safety Harbor Planning and Zoning Board on Jan. 8 recommended that the City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-17 to assign R-2 single‑family residential zoning to a recently annexed property at 517 Waddell Drive.
Cecilia Sarcon, a city staff member, told the board the site is developed with a single‑family home, is 0.251 acres and is surrounded by properties already zoned R-2. "We believe that is the most appropriate to assign R-2 single family residential zoning to this property," Sarcon said, and noted the proposal is consistent with the city's residential‑low future land‑use category.
Sarcon said the City Commission will hear first reading of the ordinance on Jan. 21 and second reading on Feb. 3. After staff presentation, the board had no public speakers and moved to act. A motion to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 2024‑17 — finding the request consistent with the Land Development Code and the comprehensive plan — was made and seconded; board members voted in favor and the motion passed.
The board's recommendation will go to the City Commission for final action on the ordinance at the dates Sarcon provided. No additional conditions or amendments to the requested zoning were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance: The Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 2024‑17 (assign R‑2 zoning to 517 Waddell Drive). The meeting transcript records the motion, a second and the chair calling for approval; specific roll‑call tally numbers were not recorded in the transcript.
Background: The action is a routine annexation zoning assignment: the property was annexed into Safety Harbor and, as Sarcon described, it lacked an assigned zoning district after annexation. Staff recommended R‑2 because surrounding parcels are R‑2 and the requested zoning matches the city's consistency matrix.
What's next: The City Commission will consider first reading on Jan. 21 and a second reading on Feb. 3, per Sarcon's presentation.
