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ois ® STAFF REPORT PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR A CHANGE TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LEE COUNTY PETITION 42008-0401 Application by Mr. Archie Brooks to rezone 7.36-acres of land located at 283 Saw Mill Road, from Residential Agricultural (RA) district to Light Industrial (LI) district. A public hearing was held with the Planning Board on April 21, 2008 to consider this request. At the public hearing Mr. Brooks spoke in favor of his request. No one spoke in opposition to the request. RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD: The Planning Board by a unanimous vote recommends that the Board of Commissioners approve the application to rezone 7.36-acres of land located at 283 Saw Mill Road from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Light Industrial (LI) district. Land use information presented at the public hearing is listed below for your reference. Site and Area Description The property requested to be rezoned consists of a 7.36-acre tract of land that was created as a result of the US Highway 1 widening and realignment project. The property is situated on the east side of the new US Highway 1 and is accessed by way of Saw Mill Road, a new public service road. A saw mill has been in operation on this site for many years. All adjoining properties are zoned residential agricultural. Land uses consist of very low-density single- family homes. Goodwin Trucking Company, an industrial zoned property and use is located northwest of the site on Old Jefferson Davis Highway. Also further south are two properties that were rezoned to commercial in 2006. Staff Analysis Public water is not available to the subject tract. Redevelopment of the tract will be required to utilize a private well and a private waste water disposal system. The Residential Agricultural District is intended for very low-density residential and agricultural uses. The minimum dimensional requirements for the RA district include a lot size of 40,000SF, building setbacks of 30' from a street r-o-w, 30' from a rear property line, and 15' from all side property lines. The Light Industrial (LI) district is established to provide for areas that contain a mix of light manufacturing uses, office park and limited retail and service uses that service the industrial uses in an attractive business park setting with proper screening and buffering, all compatible with adjoining uses. LI districts should include areas which continue the orderly development and concentration of light industrial uses. LI zones should be located so as to have direct access to or within proximity to a major or minor thoroughfare. The minimum dimensional requirements of the LI district include a lot width of 80 feet, a front yard setback of 30 feet, and 0 rear and side yard setbacks. Some of the manufacturing uses allowed in the LI district include furniture, sign and metal manufacturing, textile mills & apparel manufacturing, wood products, warehouse structures, contractor's offices/shop without outdoor storage areas, machinery and equipment manufacturing without outdoor storage. Additionally, a variety of general sales or service, arts, recreation/entertainment, education, institutional, transportation, communication, utilities and agricultural uses are permitted in the Light Industrial zoning district. (Please see attached list of uses permitted in the LI district). 2of3