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OCT 12 1983 c Existing Land Use Pattern The subject property is currently vacant. In the past it has been used primarily as pasture land, although part of the property contains groves. The area south of this property contains a pasture and residential land. Included in the residential area is Lindsey Pines Subdivision which contains houses on one -acre lots. To the west of the subject property, the land is predominantly devoted to citrus groves. However, there are several small tracts of land (five -to -ten acres each) west of the site and south of Kingsberry Road which are predomi- nantly undeveloped, although one tract has a house on it. The north relief canal borders the subject property to the north with groves north of the canal. This site has 3,765.5 linear. feet of frontage on Kings Highway, its eastern boundary. East of Kings Highway is pasture land. Future Lard Use Pattern The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as LD -1, Low -Density Residential (maximum of 3 units/acre). All of the property surrounding this site is also designated as LD -1 except for the property east of Kings Highway which is designated as LD -2, Low -Density Residential (maximum of 6 units/acre). While redesignating the subject property to LD -2 would allow a maximum of 6 units/acre, the applicant has indicated that he would limit the density of the property to 4 units/acre. At this density, development would allow approximately 600 dwelling units on the site. The applicant feels that allowing 4 units/acre on this site would provide a buffer between the maximum of 6 units/acre allowed east of his property and.3 units/acre allowed west of his property. However, this buffer could be established on the -east side of Kings Highway without amending the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan describes the LD -1 and LD -2 designations. as low-density residential areas of a suburban nature. The LD -2 classification was designed for areas which are in close prox- imity to the -existing urban or built-up areas of the county and can naturally be expected to develop in the near future. The LD -1 classification was created for areas which are further from the urban parts of the county and which will be a buffer between higher density residential areas and rural residential areas. One ,of the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan states that "Urban development shall be encouraged to fill in land closest to service areas to avoid 'spot development'." Development of the subject property at 4 units/acre would be spot development and will not promote the compact and orderly development of the county. Transportation Svstem This property has direct access to Kings Highway (classified as an arterial street on the Thoroughfare Plan), Kingsberry Road (classified as a primary collector street) and Lindsey Road (classified as a secondary collector street). Utilizing the maximum density allowed under a plan amendment, the residential development of the property would generate 11,200 average daily trips (ADT). However, based on four condominium units/acre, this development would generate 4,345 ADT. Additional trips would be made to the golf course but it is difficult to estimate the total ADT before a site plan has been submitted. Under the existing land use designation, LD -1, this site would generate 5,600 ADT if developed to maximum density. M M M