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$EP 21 1983 a54 PACE .664 The Board reviewed the following memo dated 9/6/83: TO: DATE: � E The Honorable Members September 6, 1983 of the Board of County Commissioners DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCEUBJECT: � J Robert M. Keatifig, 41CP Planning & Zoning Manager VISTA PROPERTIES REQUEST TO AMEND THE COMPREHEN- SIVE PLAN BY REDESIGNAT- ING 19.68 ACRES FROM MD -2, MEDIUM -DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, TO COMMER- CIAL FROM:REFERENCES: Pilchard Shearer, AICP Vista 19.68 Acres Principal Planner _ WORKB It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of September 21, 1983. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS The applicant, Robert Gaskill, an officer of Vista Properties, is requesting to amend the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. His request is to redesignate approximately 19.68 acres located on the east side of U.S. Highway #1 and the north side of the South Relief Canal from MD -2, Medium -Density Residential, to Commercial. The applicant proposes to develop the property into retail and office uses. The property is currently zoned C-1, Commercial District. On August 11, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3 -to -1 to deny the applicant's request for the following reasons: 1) This is a large amount of acreage to be redesignated for commercial use; 2) The commercially designated areas on the land use map have not been given enough time to succeed; 3) The Commission spent long hours going over this area when the Comprehensive Plan was prepared. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the application will be presented. The analysis will include a description of the current and future land uses of the site and surrounding areas, potential impacts on the transportation and utility systems, and any significant adverse impacts on schools or environmental quality. Existing Land Use Pattern The subject property is currently vacant. The south relief canal borders the subject property to the south with an old radio station site on the south side of the canal. The subject property has frontage on U.S. Highway #1 to the west. The area west of U.S. #1 is vacant. North of the subject property there is a mobile home park and convenience store along U.S. #1. East of the mobile home park is vacant land. The area east of the subject property is part of a golf course.