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ZONING §911.10 Section 911.10. Commercial districts'. legally nonconforming structure receives site plan approval,or any other necessary (1) Purpose and intent. The commercial dis- approvals. tricts are established to implement the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan policies for (b) OCR: Office, commercial, residential dis- commercial development. These districts are in- trict. The OCR, office, commercial, resi- tended to permit the development of commercial dential district, is intended to provide property to provide an efficient use of land and areas for the development of restricted public infrastructure, promote the economic well office, commercial, and residential activi- being of the county, protect the natural resources ties in a manner which will be compatible and beauty of the county and ensure commercial with surrounding neighborhoods.The OCR development compatible with existing and pro- district is further intended to provide land posed development. use controls for ensuring the separation of potentially incompatible activities, such In order to achieve this purpose,these districts as intense commercial uses, from estab- shall regulate the size, scope, and location of lished residential areas. commercial uses and provide standards to ensure development compatible with the built and natu- (c) MED:Medical district. The MED,medical ral environment. district,is intended to provide a variety of uses which support a major medical facil- (2) Districts. The following districts are estab- ity, and to protect such major medical lished to implement the provisions of this chap- facility from encroachment by land uses ter: which may have an adverse effect on the operation and potential expansion of the (a) PRO:Professional office district. The PRO, facility. Land uses that could cause an professional office district, is designed to adverse effect would generally include those encourage the development of vacant land uses that are likely to be objectionable to and the redevelopment of blighted or de- neighboring properties because of noise, clining residential areas along major thor- vibration, odors, smoke, amount of traffic oughfares in selected areas of the county. generated, or other physical manifesta- The selected areas will be deemed as no tions. longer appropriate for strictly single- family use but which are not considered (d) CN:Neighborhood commercial district.The appropriate for a broad range of commer- CN, neighborhood commercial district, is cial uses, as permitted in a commercial intended to provide areas for the develop- zoning district. The PRO district may ment of highly restricted commercial ac- serve as a buffer between commercial and tivities to serve primarily the residents of residential uses or be established in areas the immediate area. The CN district is in transition from single-family to more further intended to limit the intensity of intensive land uses. The PRO district commercial activities in order to ensure shall be limited in size so as not to create compatibility with nearby residential uses. or significantly extend strip commercial development. (e) CL:Limited commercial district. The CL, limited commercial district,is intended to In order to further encourage redevelop- provide areas for the development of re- ment, any legally nonconforming struc- stricted commercial activities.The CL dis- ture may continue to be utilized, and its trict is intended to accommodate the con- use may be changed from one nonconform- venience retail and service needs of area ing or conforming use category to another residents,while minimizing the impact of use category permitted in the PRO dis- such activities on any nearby residential-- trict, provided the change of use of the areas. Supp.No. 92 911125 ATTA C Nis FN T 3 156 ,1 i '