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r The future site of Central Assembly of God Church with a planned 2,000 seat auditorium, school for grades K-12, a youth center and a retirement center is also located south of the subject property. This proposed development has not received site plan approval as.of this date. East of the subject property the land is zoned for agriculture and designated LD -2 (up to 6 units/acre) in the Comprehensive Plan. The land use immediately to the east is groves. Residential development is sparse for a distance of approximately one mile east and moderate between one and two miles east. West of the subject property the land is zoned R-lMP (8.7 units/ acre) and the land use designation is LD -2 (up to 6 units/acre) for approximately one-half mile. Beyond one-half mile west of the site the land use designation is MD -1 -(up to 8 units/acre). A portion of Village Green Mobile Home Community, which includes 264 units at 5.07 units/acre is situated on th6,57 acres immediately west of the subject property. The Agricultural Center comprised of six offices, which serve the citrus industry, is located approximately .6 miles west. Over 1500 mobile home units are located within a distance of 2.5 miles west of the subject property. The dominate surrounding land use and zoning is agricultural, however, there are approximately 1850 residential units within a 2.5 mile radius of the site. STAFF POSITION: 1. As stated in the Comprehensive Plan, "Urban development shall be encouraged to fill in available land closest to service areas of the County so as to avoid "spot" development". Lower density development shall take place in areas having environmental sensitivity and in areas outside planned service." The Comprehensive Plat -further states, "Incompatible land uses should be separated from one another. Where they do abut,`appropriate physical or natural buffers will be established." The subject property is not within a service area of the County at the present time. The low density rezoning request reflects the land use objectives as stated above. Physical buffers to surrounding properties include a canal to the north and east and State Road 60 to the south. 2. Three general land use policies relating to Agriculture, in the Comprehensive Plan include: (a) "The County shall not permit encroachment by other land uses, of agricultural lands except where demon- strated that those lands are no longer viable for agricultural. purposes." (b) "The County shall permit urban development on agri- cultural fringe areas based on planned growth patterns as well as existing conditions in the immediate area of the proposed development." (c) "Prime agricultural land must be preserved wherever possible." I A large amount of the surrounding property is zoned and developed agriculturally. Residential development is moving west, from Vero Beach, toward the subject property. While the rezoning request is compatible with the planned growth patterns, it is important to realize the County is working with a 20 year plan.