Keystone Heights board debates density, mixed-use split and industrial definitions in FLUM review

The Planning and Zoning Board conducted a line-by-line review of LU1.4.1 and the Future Land Use Map and reached consensus to approve a draft as amended. Board members discussed several substantive policy choices, including residential density caps and mixed-use allocation.

The board "had a broad discussion about keeping residential maximum density at 6 units per acre," and members debated whether the mixed-use category should remain 70% residential and 30% commercial or shift to an 80%/20% split. Regarding downtown mixed-use, Dr. Geraldine Robbins said she continued to favor a 50% residential/50% commercial split and requested the minutes reflect that "They still have not been given any options other than the 50/50."

City attorney Rich Komando summarized the Live Local Act and told the board it was unlikely to affect Keystone Heights' choices under the draft, according to the minutes. The board directed edits to the industrial definitions: the light industrial description will explicitly require that activities occur indoors and clarify that "processing" refers to "processing, packaging, or fabricating" and not to auto repair; the industrial category language will be shortened to end after "an enclosed building," and "Outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles, and materials" will be made a separate sentence.

The board's recorded outcome for the FLUM item was consensus to approve the draft as amended; the minutes do not show a recorded roll-call vote on that item.