AGENDA MEMORANDUM

MEETING DATE:   January 28, 2007

FROM:                       Bill Wiley, AICP, Interim Community Development Director

SUBJECT:                  Ordinance for Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment for John Christian

Staff Recommendation

The Planning staff and Planning Commission recommend approval of the proposed small-scale comprehensive plan amendment to the City’s adopted Growth Management Plan.

Analysis

The project site is approximately 1.0 acres. The property is generally located west of C.R. 468, north of Veech Road. The project site is ten or less acres and is, therefore, considered a small-scale comprehensive land use plan amendment. The City will notify the Florida Department of Community Affairs of the plan amendment and the Department will review the project site area to confirm that it is ten acres or less. At that time, the Department will determine it is a local issue and not subject to Department review.

Currently, the property is developed as a single family home. The surrounding City Future Land Use Map designations are to the north, south and west are County Urban, and to the east is City Low Density. The existing Land Use designation for the property is County Urban. The proposed future land use designation of City Low Density is consistent with the City’s adopted Growth Management Plan.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the application on January 10, 2008 and by a vote of 7 to 0, recommended approval.

Options         

1.         Approve the requested small scale comprehensive plan amendment to City General Commercial.

2.         Other such action as the Commission may deem appropriate.

Fiscal Impact

There is no fiscal impact to the City.

Submission Date and Time:    2/7/08 2:27 PM____

Department:  Community Development Prepared by:   Bill Wiley, AICP, Dan Miller, AICP Attachments:  Yes__X__   No ______ Advertised:   ____Not Required ______ Dates:   __________________________                      Newspapers: _________________________________                                                     _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________________

Account No. _________________ Project No. ___________________ WF No. ______________________ Budget  ______________________ Available _____________________

ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LEESBURG, CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.0 ACRES AND GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF CR468 AND NORTH OF VEECH ROAD, LYING IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FROM COUNTY URBAN TO CITY LOW DENSITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the City Commission has received written objections, recommendations, and comments from the City of Leesburg Planning Commission acting as the Local Planning Agency, regarding amendment of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Leesburg, and has made recommendations to the City Commission for amendment of the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Leesburg has held public hearings on the proposed amendment to the plan, in light of written comments, proposals and objections from the general public; 

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, that:

Section 1. 

The Growth Management Plan of the City of Leesburg, adopted by the City of Leesburg on September 22, 2003, pursuant to the Local Government Planning and Land Development Regulations Act of 1985, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, after public hearings by the City of Leesburg Planning Commission, is hereby amended in the following manner: 

The Future Land Use Map is amended by changing the designation of the parcel of land generally located west of C.R.468 and north of Veech Road, Section 21, Township 19 South, Range 24 East, Lake County, Florida, legally described as:             

Legal Description

(See Exhibit A)

Alternate Key Number: 1173906

from County Urban to City Low Density as shown on Attachment 1, the revised map of said area. 

Section 2.   

All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 3. 

This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and adoption, according to law.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, held on the ______ day of __________________, 2008. 

THE CITY OF LEESBURG

By: __________________________________

   Mayor

ATTEST:

___________________________________

City Clerk

Exhibit A

Legal Description, Christian Small Scale Comp Plan

Begin 106.5 feet North of the SE corner of the SW ¼  of the NW ¼, run thence North 91.5 feet, West 445 feet, South 146.17 feet, Easterly 457.5 feet to the Point of Beginning, in Section 21, Township 19 South, Range 24 East, Lake County Florida, LEES an portion lying within road right-of-way for State road 468.

Alternate Key 1173906