11390 Us Hwy 1st 1 Sebastian, FL 32958-8482

Commerce Center -- Current Land Use to remain is CG (General Commercial) -- Zoning to remain as PUD-C (Planned Unit Development -- Commercial) B. Public Hearing -- Recommendation to City Council -- Chesser’s Gap PUD - Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Amendment, Small Scale -- Sebastian Townhouses, LLC, Applicant -- 29.43 Acres, More or Less -- Located at Sebastian Boulevard and Fleming Street, Southwest of the Sebastian 512 Commerce Center -- Current Land Use is CG (General Commercial) -- Requested Land Use is MDR (Medium Density Residential, 10 units/acre) C. Public Hearing -- Recommendation to City Council -- Chesser’s Gap PUD -- Rezoning /Conceptual Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan -- Sebastian Townhouses, LLC, Applicant -- 29.43 Acres, More or Less -- Located at Sebastian Boulevard and Fleming Street, Southwest of the Sebastian 512 Commerce Center -- Current Zoning is PUD-C (Planned Unit Development -- Commercial) -- Requested Zoning is PUD-R (Planned Unit Development -- Residential), with RM-10 (Multiple Family Residential District) as the underlying district Ms. Kautenburg called on the applicants to make their presentation. Mr. Doug Vitunac, attorney for the applicant, stated that Todd Howder, the Project Engineer, and Alex Mesmering, and the developer representative, Nelson Fernandez, are also present. He urged everyone to keep an open mind, and he believes some of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY PAGE 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 2026 public will see that this project is better than some of the alternatives that could go in there. He reviewed the history of the project, the history of the property, what their project would entail, and some of the benefits that it would provide. He mounted a drawing on the screen which showed the property as it now exists and another drawing which showed the property with the proposed development . He opined those businesses have a problem finding employees who can live in our community because housing costs are expensive, rents are high, and this is a problem for Sebastian because of, in part, a lack of multi - family housing, which this will work to solve . In this proposed development, people will own the lots, and the units will be attainable housing . He stated that the price point on these houses wi ll start at $285,000.00 . He said that attached to the agenda packet is something called a Data Inventory and Analysis, which he explained. Mr.