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DEC 18 1985 80% 63 FACE 82, <br />hospital's property) to MED, Medical District. Subsequently, two <br />other requests for MED zoning (totalling 19 acres) have been <br />approved bringing the total acreage in the node area zoned MED to <br />169 acres. <br />On April 10, 1985, the Board of County Commissioners adopted <br />boundaries for this node encompassing 120 acres of the total 130 <br />acres allocated. At that time, the Board indicated that they <br />felt the node should be enlarged to include all of the hospital's <br />property which consists of 75 acres. <br />On October 24, 1985, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted <br />4 -to -0 to recommend approval of this request. <br />On December 4, 1985, the Board of County Commissioners tabled <br />action on this request until they could review a map of the <br />proposed boundaries of the enlarged node. <br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS <br />In this section, a description of the hospital/commercial node <br />will be provided along with an analysis of the -general proposal <br />to expand the size of the node. <br />The Comprehensive Plan describes the hospital/commercial node as: <br />A one hundred thirty (130) acre hospital commercial node is <br />located north of the present Indian River Hospital along <br />37th Street (Barber Avenue). Commercial uses related to the <br />needs of the hospital shall be the primary use permitted as <br />well as residential uses. <br />Based on the Comprehensive Plan's definition of the node as being <br />located north of the hospital, staff has interpreted this to mean <br />that the hospital was not originally considered part of the node. <br />However, now that the hospital and surrounding area.is zoned MED, <br />Medical District, it does seem more logical to include the <br />hospital in the hospital/commercial node. <br />Currently, the 120 acre node boundary includes the fc <br />Land Use <br />Indian River Medical Center <br />Indian River Village Care Center <br />Vero Care Center <br />Medical Arts Center & Other Doctor's offices <br />Rehabilitation Hospital (under construction) <br />Indian River Associates Medical Office <br />15ldg. (under construction) <br />Psychiatric Hospital (site plan approved) <br />Total Developed or committed acreage <br />Infill land acreage <br />Total <br />r <br />Aci <br />9.5 <br />5.3 <br />3.25 <br />4.92 <br />9.5 <br />2.5 <br />8.0 <br />42.97 <br />77.03 <br />120 <br />The proposed 205 acre node would include the following: <br />Total Developed or committed acreage 42.97 <br />Infill land acreage 77.03 <br />Hospital property 75 <br />Property located east of hospital and <br />south of Indian River Medical Center 10 <br />Total 205 <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the above analysis, including the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission's recommendation, staff recommends approval. <br />82 <br />