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Planning board approves rezoning of 9.03 acres to single‑family and names alternate to comply with ordinance
Summary
The Palatka Planning Board unanimously approved a future land‑use amendment and rezoning of about 9.03 acres from commercial to single‑family residential and voted to appoint an alternate to satisfy a new city ordinance reducing board membership.
The City of Palatka Planning Board voted unanimously to approve a future land‑use designation change and a concurrent rezoning for roughly 9.03 acres from City commercial to City residential‑low density (R‑1 single‑family zoning), following a staff recommendation and public support.
Senior planner Michael Hill presented the application, explaining staff's analysis under the city's comprehensive plan and land‑development code and concluding the request met the applicable guidelines for both the future‑land‑use amendment and the zoning map amendment. Hill told the board the property lies within an older subdivision of platted lots and that, under R‑1 standards, the parcels would likely support a limited number of single‑family homes given dimensional requirements.
Carl Plagg, senior pastor of Mount Tabor First Baptist Church, spoke on behalf of his congregation and trustees in favor of the change, saying the rezoning would make the property compatible with surrounding residential uses and improve the quality of the area. Planning staff answered board questions about the likely unit yield, noting that, given minimum lot sizes and historic lot lines, the acreage could yield only a modest number of single‑family homes.
The board moved to approve the future land‑use amendment and then approved the zoning change from C‑1 to R‑1; both motions passed unanimously. The decisions will be forwarded to the city commission as recommended actions.
Separately the board addressed compliance with a new city commission ordinance reducing the planning board's membership. Members discussed whether to appoint an alternate immediately or wait until the next meeting when an absent member could weigh in. For immediate compliance a board member volunteered to serve as the alternate and the board voted unanimously to appoint that member as the interim alternate; they noted the appointment can be changed at a future meeting.
The board adjourned after brief final clarifications about annexation policy and staff procedural reminders.
