To change the Future Land Use Map designation of the subject property (18.36 acres) located in the Lake Avalon Rural Settlement from Rural Settlement (1/5) to Institutional (INST) to allow a non-profit educational and residential care facility for persons with disabilities to provide life skills in agriculture and agribusiness at the farm. The PD rezoning request from A-1 (Citrus Rural District) to PD (Planned Development District) of the subject property proposes to allow the construction a residential care development including a 15,000 square foot (SF) training facility for 50 students and 20 staff members. In addition to the training facility, the campus will include farming, 12,000 SF animal and storage barns, a 1,712 SF residential care-taker home, a 3,500 SF event barn, and an 8,000 SF residential care facility for 30 overnight student residents in the form of cottages. Residential care cottages will house up to 6 residents in a 3 bedroom and 3.5 bath cottage with a full kitchen and a common room. A staff person will stay overnight awake in the common area. In addition, one (1) waiver is requested from Sec. 38-1479(a) to allow up to 50 unimproved parking spaces for overflow parking, in lieu of improved surface areas, for overflow parking related to special events and use of the event barn.

• Special Hearts Farm 9.18.24 CM Notice SS-24-03-006 and LUP-23-12-360 Updated.pdf
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