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| TO: | City of New Port Richey City Council | | FROM: | Earl R. Hahn, Development Director | | DATE: | 6/2/2020 | | RE: | First Reading, Ordinance No. 2020-2187: Rezoning of 6626 Orchid Lake Road (Unicam Group II) |
REQUEST:
The request is for the City Council to approve on first reading an Ordinance of the City of New Port Richey, Florida amending the Land Development Code (LDC) Zoning District Map; granting to the Owner Unicam Group II, Inc. a development order (REZ 2020-01) approving a change in the zoning district as is displayed in Exhibit A from General Commercial (C-2) to Light Industrial (LI) for a 0.46 acre property, the street address being 6626 Orchid Lake Road, the parcel identification number being 33-25-16-015A-00000-0200, and the legal description being Lot 20 and the East 1.0 foot of Lot 19, ORTERO & FRANCINE COMMERCIAL CENTER, FIRST ADDITION, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 23, Pages 131-134, in the public records of Pasco County, Florida; and providing for an effective date.
DISCUSSION:
This is one of two agenda requests on tonight's agenda for two contiguous properties that change the zoning district from C-2 to LI to accommodate existing land uses. Recently, a new business, Paratec Door Solutions, began operating in the space for warehousing of supplies. Subsequently, the City of New Port Richey Code Enforcement Department became aware the business did not have a Local Business Tax Receipt (LBTR) and Paratec Door Solutions was issued a citation. In addition, warehousing is in industrial use prohibited in the C-2 General Commercial zoning district but allowed in the LI Light Industrial zoning district.
On February 10th, 2020, Unicam Group II Inc, filed with the Development Department a rezoning application and fee to change the zoning district from General Commercial to Light Industrial.
The Department finds the area where the property is located is undergoing a transition and although there are no abutting properties zoned IL district there are four other properties in the same area zoned IL district. Further, one of the properties contiguous to this property also is requesting a rezoning to LI district. Finally, based on the totality of the circumstances, the rezoning application is consistent with the rezoning application guidelines.
RECOMMENDATION:
At the May 21, 2020 Land Development Review Board (LDRB) meeting, the LDRB recommended the City Council approve the Ordinance as submitted. The Department recommends the City Council approve on first reading the ordinance as submitted.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
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