Planning and Zoning Meeting Agenda Item

A rezoning application has been filed with the Town of Lady Lake by the First Baptist Church of Lady Lake, Inc., requesting the rezoning of one parcel located along West Lady Lake Blvd., addressed as 1241 West Lakeview Street. The property is located just south of the existing First Baptist Church of Lady Lake site, approximately 1,300 lineal feet east of the intersection of Rolling Acres Road and West Lady Lake Blvd.

The parcel involves rezoning approximately 8.94 acres proposing the following uses:

Broadcasting Facilities, Cemeteries, House of Worship, Educational Institutions, Daycare Centers, Adult Care Facility, Funeral Homes, with or without crematorium, and Church with associated ministries including community outreach, Christian Education, Congregation Meetings, and Worship.

The property features a single family residence (1818 Sq. Ft.), an open-air pavilion (1,200 Sq. Ft.) and a steel structure garage (1,200 Sq. Ft.). First Baptist Church of Lady Lake elaborated that currently and in the future, they do not see any changes to the use of the existing buildings on the property. In a Statement of Purpose, the applicant stated that “A residential home exists on the property that is intended for occasional use by traveling missionaries, visiting ministers and church members in time of distress (e.g. hurricane safety, home construction)”. Further, the 1,200 square-foot covered pavilion is located on the property and is used for barbeques and outdoor gathering by the church, ministries and members. Lastly, there is an additional 1,200 square-foot concrete pad currently used as additional outdoor work area when required which is planned to be developed into a building within the next five years.

ADJACENT PROPERTY ZONING

To the west: Vacant commercial property with a zoning district designation of Lady Lake Multi-Family Low Rise (MF-12.)

To the east: Vacant residential property with a zoning district designation of Lake County Agriculture.

To the north: The First Baptist Church site and Sabal Palm Plaza. The First Baptist Church has a zoning district designation of Public Facilities District (PFD) and the Sabal Palm Plaza site has a zoning district designation of Planned Commercial (CP).

To the south: Single family residence with a zoning district designation of Lake County Agriculture.

The rezoning application was received on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, and has been reviewed and determined to be complete, satisfying the necessary criteria as required for annexation under statutory requirements. A large-scale future land use comprehensive plan amendment and a rezoning application has been submitted concurrently for the parcel.

The subject property lies in Section 20, Township 18 South, Range 24 East, in Lake County, Florida. Appropriate legal descriptions, a location map, and a survey of the property have been included with the submitted application. The application was found to meet the requirements of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs,) as well as the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and is ready for final consideration by the Town Commission.

Notices to inform the nine surrounding property owners within 150 feet of the property proposed by the annexation request were mailed Monday, November 26, 2018. The property was posted Tuesday, November 27, 2018.