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➢ SR 60/58th Avenue Node Currently, the SR 60/58th Avenue commercial/industrial node contains the Indian River Mall and multiple shopping centers, and is a regional shopping hub for the county. As of 2008, the node was over 78% developed and contained over 2 million square feet of commercial building square footage. Because of the concentration of retail in that area, that node is one of the most visited in the county. Consequently, the SR 60/58th Avenue intersection is one of the busiest intersections in the county. Given the intensity and concentration of commercial uses within that node, however, and given the amount of traffic that traverses the SR 60/58th Avenue intersection, the county should cap that node at its current size and prohibit its expansion. ➢ Roseland Node One component of the Historic Roseland Neighborhood Plan is that the county will initiate a Future Land Use Element amendment to "cap" the commercial/industrial node boundaries in Roseland. That plan determined that there is sufficient land within that node to accommodate needed commercial and industrial uses for area residents. At this time, the Roseland/U.S. Highway 1 Node is 55% developed. Consistent with the Historic Roseland Neighborhood Plan, the size of that node should be capped, with no expansion permitted. ➢ Oslo Road/74th Avenue Node Eventually, expansion of the Oslo Road/74th Avenue node may become necessary. Besides normal growth, a possible Oslo Road/I-95 interchange would likely create a need for expansion of the node. If that interchange is constructed, a significant amount of developable land in the node would be converted to road right-of-way. Also, construction of the interchange will increase demand for additional commercial/industrial development within the node. For those reasons, expanding the node eventually may be necessary. An expansion of that node to the east side of 74th Avenue would capitalize on existing infrastructure improvements within the 74th Avenue right-of-way and would not adversely affect existing uses (groves and packinghouse use) east of 74th Avenue. Because expansion of the node would allow for additional employment opportunities in the south county, the county should consider expansion of that node if the Oslo Road/I-95 interchange is constructed. ➢ Strip Development of Commercial Areas In the past 50 years, the development of commercial shopping areas along arterial roadways has been common practice throughout the United States. That pattern was initially designed to take advantage of high traffic volumes and easy access. Initially, that design pattern achieved its desired results; however, the intended purpose was often defeated with increased development. Eventually, however, excessive curb cuts, unlimited access, lack of frontage roads, high traffic Future Land Use Element 96