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ire z 11/20/86 pnot2 LR -Planning RS/vh ORDINANCE NO. 87-8 AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES, KNOWN AS THE ZONING CODE, ENACTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND SEVERAL RELATED ZONING REGULATIONS BY: 1) CREATING SECTION 17, "PRO: PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT; 2) AMENDING SECTION 25.1, "REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES"; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS AS WELL AS CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: A new Section 17, entitled "Professional Office District", is hereby adopted and shall read as follows. SECTION 17 PRO: PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT A. Purpose and Intent The PRO, Professional Office District, is designed to encourage the development of vacant land and the redevelopment of blighted residential areas along major thoroughfares in selected areas of the County. The selected areas will be deemed as no longer appropriate for strictly single-family use but which are not considered appropriate for a broad range of commercial uses, as permitted in a commercial zoning district. The PRO district may serve as a buffer between commercial and residential uses or be estab- lished in areas in transition from single-family to more intensive land uses. The PRO district shall be limited in size so as not to create or significantly extend strip commercial development. The PRO district may be considered consistent with the LD -2, MD-11 MD -2, MXD, and commercial land use designations of the County's Comprehensive Plan when established based on the criteria in this ordinance. Be Standards for PRO: Professional Office District The establishment of all professional office districts shall be subject to the following standards: 1. Location On land designated as residential on the county's Comprehensive Plan the Professional Office District shall only be established for properties with frontage on an arterial street (as identified on the Thoroughfare Plan in the Traffic Circulation Element of the Comprehensive Plan). C. Permitted Uses Outdoor storage shall be prohibited within the PRO district. Site plan review shall be required for all uses except single-family dwellings, pursuant to the provisions of Section 23.1. In the PRO: Professional Office District, no building or structure shall be erected, altered or used, except for one or more of the following.