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hensive Plan which provided for establishing boundaries for each <br />of the nodes as generally described in the text of the Land Use <br />Element of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />On November 14, 1985, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted <br />4 -to -0 to recommend approval of the proposed node boundaries to <br />the Board of County Commissioners. The Planning and Zoning <br />Commission also suggested that the Comprehensive Plan be amended <br />to change this commercial/ industrial node to a commercial node <br />based on the existing zoning and land use patterns in the area. <br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS <br />The proposed boundaries of the Hobart Road and U,S. #1 Commer- <br />cial/ Industrial node were prepared based on the following <br />criteria: <br />1. The general description and size constraint of the node <br />as described in the text of the Land Use Element; <br />2. The existing commercial uses in the general area of the <br />node; <br />3. The existing zoning pattern; <br />4. Property boundaries; <br />5. Traffic considerations; and <br />6. Environmental considerations. <br />A All of the nodes are generally described in the Comprehensive <br />Plan. The Hobart Road and U.S. #1 node is described as: <br />"A fifty (50) acre commercial/industrial node is <br />located at the intersection of U.S. #1 and Hobart Road." <br />All of the property proposed for inclusion in the node is located <br />on the east side of U.S. Highway #1. All of the property is <br />currently zoned C-lA, Restricted Commercial District, except for <br />the Polish -American Club parcel, which is zoned C-1, Commercial <br />District. The proposed -node boundary follows property lines and <br />the existing commercial zoning district boundaries. <br />The acreage represented in the proposed node boundary -does not <br />include any property within the MXD area. The MXD area is <br />located on the west side of U.S. #1 to a point three hundred <br />(300) feet west of the F.E.C. Railroad or Old Dixie Highway, <br />whichever is most westerly. The Comprehensive Plan states that <br />within the designated MXD areas, the County shall encourage, <br />where appropriate, redevelopment in accordance with the dominant <br />land uses of the area, and that commercial and industrial land <br />uses are anticipated to "utilize" the majority of the MXD area. <br />The MXD areas provide for the expansion of the dominant land uses <br />within each section of the MXD':. Together, the MXD areas and <br />the nodes provide for the anticipated commercial and industrial <br />growth in the County for the next twenty (20) years. <br />Existing Land Use Pattern <br />There are a variety of commercial uses located in the proposed <br />node area on the east side of U.S. #1. The largest use is the <br />Polish -American Club, currently under construction. There are <br />also several offices, including a real estate office and a citrus <br />sales office. A craft shop is located at the northern edge of <br />the proposed boundaries. In addition to the various commercial <br />uses, several residences are located north of Hobart Road. The <br />MXD area on the west side of U.S. #1 is largely vacant, but there <br />are several large commercial establishments. These include Mama <br />Mia's Restaurant, Busy Bee Nursery, and Procter Plaza, a trade <br />contractor's office building. <br />E� 19185 57 <br />• BQOK 6 2 FAG{ <br />