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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

No "Upzoning" on Innerarity from One (1) Home to Fifteen (15) Homes Per Lot




Several concerned individuals contacted me with the rumor that a single family lot on Innerarity in District 1 was going to be "upzoned" to allow 15 housed to be built on that one lot.

I knew this wasn't right, so I asked our Development Services Department staff about this.

I was told there was a pre-application submitted about a month ago, but nothing since.  This pre-application was for the utilization of multiple lots, once acquired, to be developed for single family homes not simply one lot.  An LLC has apparently been formed, it is a developer from Perdido Key, and he is acquiring contiguous parcels that once all owned by him, may allow him to develop multiple dwellings under the current zoning (MDR 10 per acre) once he has the property to accommodate the necessary stormwater retention and street requirements.  

But I was also told all of this is under the current zoning and that no upzoning was being requested.

I asked staff if there was any way---even if he assembled multiple lots---to get to 15 homes.

I was told it was doubtful under the current zoning.  The rendering presented does indicate 18 lots over what appears to be multiple existing parcels on both sides of Innerarity Point Road.

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