Planning and Zoning Board

AGENDA Planning and Zoning Board PUBLIC HEARING/REGULAR MEETING April 2, 2026, at 6:00 PM COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 412 WEST ORANGE STREET, ROOM 102, WAUCHULA, FL 33873 1

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 4. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 5. NOTICE OF BOARD EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION 6. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE 7. APPOINTMENTS A. Agenda No. 26-29- Jorden Eisenstein, Planner 1 - Tami Halstead, as property owner, is requesting approval of a waiver from Code requirements of Table 3.03.00(C) of the Hardee County Unified Land Development Code for minimum lot size requirements in the A-1 zoning district, Agricultural Future Land Use Category. 8. ADJOURNMENT BOARD MEMBERS STAFF ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chairman Cody Gullatt Community Development Director Todd Miller Vice-Chairman Lesley Bateman Senior Planner Joshua Cheney Roger Conley Planner 1 Jorden Eisenstein Glenn Bergens Michael Burch Daniel Cisneros _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Staff's Recommendation: BOARD'S DISCRETION. 2

Item Cover Page DATE: April 2, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: Jorden Eisenstein, Community Development Department ITEM TYPE: Appointment AGENDA SECTION: APPOINTMENTS SUBJECT: Agenda No. 26-29- Jorden Eisenstein, Planner 1 - Tami Halstead, as property owner, is requesting approval of a waiver from Code requirements of Table 3.03.00(C) of the Hardee County Unified Land Development Code for minimum lot size requirements in the A-1 zoning district, Agricultural Future Land Use Category. SUGGESTED ACTION: Staff's Recommendation: BOARD'S DISCRETION. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.A PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: STAFF REPORT (2 - final).docx complete app.pdf 3

HARDEE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT Request for Waiver Agenda No: WAV 26-29 Request: Request for a Waiver to Section 9.11.04 (2) and Table 3.03.00(C) to allow the creation of a parcel of land that would not meet the minimum lot size requirements out of an 9.21 +/- acre parcel zoned A-1 (Agriculture) in the Agricultural Future Land Use Category. Property Owner/Applicant: Tami Halstead 132 N Barlow Rd Wauchula, FL 33873 Location: 132 N Barlow Rd, Hardee County Located on the northeast corner of N Barlow Rd and Main St E. Parcel Identification: 04 34 26 0000 07470 0000 Site Size: 9.21 +/-acres Existing Zoning/Land Use: A-1 (Agriculture) zoning/Agriculture Surrounding Zoning/Land Use: All Adjacent properties: A-1 (Agriculture) zoning/Agriculture FLU Subject Property History The subject 9.21 +/-acre parcel is zoned A-1, with a Agriculture Future Land Use designation. The property and surrounding acreages were owned at one point by the applicants Grandfather, who granted several family members nearly 10.0 acres of land each. Ms. Halstead owned land to the north and land swapped with her aunt, Thelma Hendrix, back in 2016. The applicant is requesting to split her property into a 4.21 acres parcel for her home and have the remaining 5.0 +/- acres to sell or to build on. In order to discuss the issue, the property owner has met with County staff to consider options for resolution but Property appraiser and Planning/Zoning records both show that the property has been recorded as a 9.21 +/- acre parcel since at least 1974. Ultimately, it was decided the only option outside of the minimum 5.0 +/- acre lot size requirement would be to ask the Planning and Zoning Board for a Waiver from the ULDC requirements. Procedural Background Under Section 11.04.02 of the Hardee County Unified Land Development Code (ULDC), waivers from the ULDC requirements are reviewed based on the criteria outlined in Section 11.04.02(A) through (E). Staff Analysis The criteria for review are as follows: (A) General. Except for those waivers authorized by Section 11.04.01, the Planning and Zoning Board may approve a waiver where it is determined that undue hardship due to unreasonable practical difficulties may result from strict compliance with a requirement of the Unified Land Development Code. Staff Response: Compliance with the requirement to provide a 5.0 +/- parcel would not create an undue hardship. 4

HARDEE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT – HALSTEAD– 132 N BARLOW RD - WAIVER 2 (B) A waiver shall not modify any requirement or term customarily considered as a variance. Staff Response: N/A (C) A waiver shall be considered only in cases where alternative administrative procedures are not set forth within the Unified Land Development Code. Staff Response: The property owner has enough road frontage but not enough acreage to administratively split the land in such a way that would meet the minimum lot area requirements for the A-1 zoning district for an administrative lot split to sell, however, there is an option to give no-less-than 2.5 +/- acres to a family member to build a primary residence. (D) A waiver may be approved only upon showing of good cause, and upon evidence that an alternative to a specific provision(s) of the Code shall be provided, which conforms to the general intent and spirit of the Unified Land Development Code. In considering any request for a waiver, the Planning and Zoning Board may require conditions as appropriate to ensure that the intent of this Unified Land Development Code is enforced. Staff Response: Considering that the approval of the requested waiver would not result in more than one new parcel or access point off of E. Main St, and that the new parcel would continue to utilize the existing access, the approval of the request would not be inconsistent with the intent and purpose of the ULDC, which is to minimize the number of access points onto public roads and ensure development is consistent and compatible within each zoning district. However, the Future Land Category, existing land use patterns and zoning standards within the Agricultural district call for a density of 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres and the granting of a 4.21 +/- acre parcel is inconsistent with those standards. (E) Conditions of Waiver. An applicant seeking a waiver shall submit a written request to the Planning and Development Director stating the reasons for the waiver and the facts which support the waiver. The Planning and Zoning Board shall not approve a waiver unless: (1) Compliance with such provision(s) would be unreasonable; or (2) Compliance with such provision(s) are in conflict with the public interest; or (3) Compliance with such provision(s) are a practical impossibility. Conclusion: Though staff recognizes that alternative administrative procedures are not set forth within the Unified Land Development Code to allow the creation of a lot less-than 5.0 +/- acres in the A-1 zoning district to be able to sell the property, there does exist an option to allow a family member to build a home on no-less-than 2.5 +/- acres. Therefore, pursuant to the review and analysis of the above-cited standards staff finds that a waiver from Section 9.11.04 (2) and Table 3.03.00(C) requirements which would allow the creation of a parcel of land that would not meet the minimum lot area requirements in the Agricultural zoning district for residential or agricultural uses, thus not meeting all of the criteria for the granting of such waiver. Attachments: Location Map Zoning Map FLU Map 5

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