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Presiding official (speaker 1) and staff explain the lot is split by elevation: the northern portion is inside the mapped floodplain while the southern portion sits at higher elevation and is buildable; an elevated home might be allowed but raises cost and design constraints. Staff emphasized restrictions on building in the mapped flood area and suggested concentrating development on the buildable portion.
City of Live Oak commissioners and residents debated several land-use and zoning requests including a contested density change for a small parcel with a flood‑prone portion and a separate 1.29‑acre commercial rezoning that planning staff recommended. Residents warned the density change could worsen flood risk and alter neighborhood character; an applicant and city staff argued the developments would clean up blight and enable investment. The commission moved and voted on first‑reading actions: the density/zoning request tied to ordinance 15‑47 was denied on a 3‑1 voice vote after concerns about floodability and insufficient competent evidence; the future‑land‑use change in ordinance 15‑49 received a first‑reading approval and staff presented a related zoning amendment (LDR‑25‑07/ordinance 15‑50) with recommendation to approve.
