(CMR) The Central Planning Authority (CPA) will discuss a proposal to amend Development Plan 1997 to rezone a South Sound parcel from Low-Density Residential and unassigned zoning to Beach Resort Residential.
According to the agenda for the January 31 meeting, the proposed rezone concerns a small (0.09ac) section of Block and Parcel 23B112. This section is made up of 0.07ac of Low-Density Residential (LDR) zoning and 0.02ac of unassigned land, which reflects the former alignment of South Sound Road.
The subject parcel is occupied by a single house that was approved in 2019.
The Department of Planning recommends that the Central Planning Authority consider the proposal for an amendment to the Development Plan in order to create a consistent and contiguous zoning swath.
According to the agenda, the adjacent four (4) parcels to the west – Block and Parcels 23B 108. 109, 110 and 111 – are the subject parcels for Rezone application RZ23-0001. This application seeks to amend the Development Plan 1997 from Low-Density Residential to Beach Resort Residential and to relocate Public Open Space.
The Central Planning Authority heard the request during meeting 11 on the 10th of May 2023, and it was resolved to forward the application for 60-day notification and advertising per Section 11 (2) in the Development and Planning Act (2021 Revision). The notice period commenced on June 9th, 2023, and concluded on August 8th, 2023, during which time no letters of objection were received by the Department of Planning.
The Authority then considered the rezoning application at meeting 26 on the 8th November
2023, and the CPA directed the Department to forward the application to the Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing, and Infrastructure for onward transmission to the Cabinet and Parliament for determination.
It has been observed that if RZ23-0001 is accepted and those 4 parcels are rezoned to
Beach Resort Residential zoning, it would leave a small section within the Block and Parcel
23B112 with Low-Density Residential Zoning. Therefore, for the purposes of creating a
contiguous zoning swath and to apply zoning to the blank space on the map where South
Sound Road was previously located, the Department of Planning recommended rezoning that small 0.09ac section to Beach Resort Residential.
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