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The Board reviewed the Administrator's memo: TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: February 10, 1982 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners FROM: /// Neil A. Nelson County Administrator SUBJECT: Highway 60 Set -Back Ordinance. REFERENCES: DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Highway 60 is a major east/west arterial roadway extending from the eartern portion of Indian River County and extending west- ward to the Gulf of Mexico. The four lane roadway has sparsely scattered commerical businesses service stations, hotels., mobile home parks, citrus groves and the like. Ordinance #72-3 provided for a 75 foot set -back re- striction including both sides of highway 60. Historically these ordinances have been adopted for a one year period. The Planning and Zoning Department as a part of this memorandum is requesting that the County Commission adopt an ordinance which will establish a permanent 75 foot set -back on both sides of highway 60. The proposed ordinance is appropriate for your consideration and has been duly advertised in the Press Journal on January 28, 1982 and again on February 10, 1982. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS A. Affirmative vote by this Board to adopt the ordinance will ensure; 1. That the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Indian River County and those traveling along this thoroughfare will be addressed. 2. It will protect the County tax payers from future expense for condemnation brought about due to having to remove expensive structures in order to establish an appropriate service road along the highway 60 corridor. It will provide necessary land for a future service road if and when one is needed to address the traffic flow in this particular area. By adopting this ordinance on a permanent basis it will necessitate the Board only having 31 FEB 171982 ON 860