Lake Alfred staff backs land‑use amendment for Snyder parcels, increasing conservation area

City planning staff recommended the Planning & Zoning Board forward a future land‑use map amendment and rezoning for several Snyder parcels totaling about 56.87 acres to the Lake Alfred City Commission with a recommendation of approval.

Staff said the current designation totals roughly 48.92 acres of urban residential (RN2) and about 7.95 acres of conservation, and the proposal would refine the map to approximately 29.72 acres of urban residential and 27.15 acres of conservation. "The total area of the subject parcel is approximately 56.87 acres," staff said during the presentation. Staff added that the refined map increases mapped conservation where wetlands and floodplain constraints make development unlikely.

City planner Erla Tullock, who introduced herself to the board, tied the proposal to the comprehensive plan and the urban residential policy that accommodates higher‑density housing types. "I am Erla Tullock. I am the city planner of the city of Lake Alfred," she told the board and said the urban residential district includes uses such as townhomes and duplexes within a broad density range. Staff recommended approval on the basis that the amendment reduces effective developable acreage and is consistent with surrounding RN2 zoning.

The board voted to forward the future land‑use amendment to the commission with a recommendation of approval and subsequently forwarded the associated rezoning recommendation as well. The forwarding is a recommendation only; site‑specific development review, required environmental delineations and agency approvals would follow if the commission adopts the changes.