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Planning & Zoning Board backs lot split for 9009 Astronaut Boulevard with easement and lender conditions
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Summary
The board voted to recommend approval of a lot split at 9009 Astronaut Boulevard (a 7.19-acre tract with two operating hotels), subject to recorded reciprocal easements for shared utilities and drainage and joinder/consent by the mortgagee; staff found the proposal compliant with City of Cape Canaveral code 98-66.
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended the City Council approve a lot-split application for 9009 Astronaut Boulevard, a roughly 7.19-acre property that currently contains two hotels.
Connor, city planning staff, told the board the two existing hotel structures each have certificates of occupancy and that staff found the proposed split complies with City of Cape Canaveral Code of Ordinances section 98-66. He said the split largely formalizes tax-parcel divisions and does not itself authorize new development: "Both structures on the lot currently have CO and are 2 fully operational hotels," Connor said.
Board members asked why the county had different parcel records. City staff and the city attorney explained that the Brevard County property appraiser/tax collector can issue tax-parcel identifiers without the city's subdivision review; a county tax-parcel split does not replace the city's lot-split process. The attorney explained staff negotiated a reciprocal-easement declaration and that the city will condition approval on recorded reciprocal easements and the mortgagee's joinder so shared utilities and drainage remain enforceable.
After questions about setbacks, minimum lot size for hotels, and whether the split might be driven by future sales or separate lenders, a board member moved to recommend approval of the lot split for applicant Portview Suites LLC at 9009 Astronaut Boulevard; the motion was seconded and the roll call recorded all votes in favor.
The board's recommendation asks the council to approve a resolution that will record the reciprocal easement and require lender consent before the lot split is finalized. That resolution and the council's vote will be necessary for the split to be effective.
