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NOV 16 1993 FUTURE LAND USE PATTERN The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Agricultural. However, part of the subject property could be included in the Commercial node at the intersection of I-95 and C.R. 512. This 150.acre node cannot logically accommodate the existing commercial uses at the interchange, all of the subject property, and a reasonable amount of infill land in between to provide a concise node. This node would have to be enlarged to 175 acres to include all of the subject property. In addition, the node at I-95 and C.R. 512 is designated as a commercial node. In order to accommodate industrial uses in this node, the designation must be changed to a commercial/ industrial node.- This type of node already exists at several other major intersections in the County, including the I-95 and State Road 60 interchange. Because industrial facilities generally need access to major transportation facilities, good land use planning principles indicate that -industrial locations near interstate highway interchanges are desirable. Many industrial activities desire locations near interstate highways because the raw materials they need and the finished products they produce are shipped by trucks using these highways. In addition, modern industrial facilities require large tracts of land to accommodate single -level buildings for manufacturing processes as well as adequate area for employee parking spaces. Within the County, large tracts of available industrial land are difficult to find. In this case, the existing transportation facilities have sufficient capacity to handle the traffic needs of indus- trial land uses in this area, and the large amount of vacant land ensures that adequate space is available. For these reasons, there is justification for changing the designation of the node at I-95 and C.R. 512 to a commercial/industrial node. Such a redesignation would also warrant an enlargement of the node to accommodate industrial type land use activities. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM The subject property will be connected to C.R. 512 by a 24 foot wide paved road with an 80 foot wide right-of-way. The initial development of a 50,000 square foot industrial building on the site would generate 945 average daily -trips (ADT). This additional traffic will have little effect on C.R. 512 which currently carries less than 4,000 ADT at level -of -service "A" (capacity is 12,000 ADT). ENVIRONMENT The subject property is not designated as environmentally sensitive. However, a significant portion of the site is located in a flood. hazard area (flood elevations have yet to be determined) as detailed in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (map #120119 0075C). The applicant's engineer would have to deter- mine flood elevations prior to site plan approval. Soils on the subject property are generally poorly drained and sandy. The site contains South Florida Slash Pines, Sand Pines, Palmettos, Wax Myrtles, and Cabbage Palms. UTILITIES The subject property is not served by County water nor wastewa- ter facilities. 99