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Existing Land Use Pattern All of the existing industrial uses in the general area of the node are included within the proposed node boundary. These existing uses include East Coast Trenching and Trodglen Paving Company. Approximately 19.86 acres of the area proposed to be in the node is devoted to mining activity and is zoned A, Agricultural District which allows mining as a permitted use. It is the staff's position that it would not be economically feasible to restore the land for agricultural use upon completion of the mining operation. The existing industrial uses adjacent to the mining operation render the property unsuitable for residential development. The area characterized by existing industrial use is surrounded by undeveloped land and commercial development to the east, single-family residences and undeveloped land to the south, residential development and undeveloped land to the west, and undeveloped land to the north. Future Land Use Pattern All of the nodes are generally described —in—the--Comprehensive Plan. The Lindsey Road node is described as: "Another one hundred (100) acre node in the Gifford area is located west of U.S. #1 to Lateral H, south of the North Relief Canal to Lindsey Road." The proposed node boundary includes industrial property on the west side of Old Dixie Highway between Lindsey Road to the south, the North Relief Canal to the north, and the Lateral H Canal to the west. The general area of the node will concentrate future industrial development around existing industrial development. It is the staff's position that the impact any new industrial development will have on adjacent residential uses will be lessened due to the adoption of new dimensional and bufferyard requirements for industrial uses. For the most part, the proposed node boundaries follow existing property boundary lines except that two properties in the northeast quadrant of the node will be split between the proposed node boundaries and the adjacent U.S. 1, Mixed -Use Corridor. The Comprehensive Plan MXD designation allows for growth to occur in the MXD area in conformance with the predominant land use pattern. Therefore, the property designated as MXD situated between the western right-of-way of the Florida East Coast Railroad and the eastern boundary of the Lindsey Road node can be developed for industrial uses. Physical Considerations The slope of the land in the node is from slight to moderate in character; elevations range from 10' to 15' mean sea -level. The soils in the node possess the following characteristics: poor compaction characteristics, poor shrink -swell potential, and poorly drained. Overall, the aforementioned physical features indicate poor development potential. Environment The node area is not designated as environmentally sensitive, nor is it located in a flood -prone area. However, a large amount of land included in the proposed node boundary is located on the sand ridge, an important aquifer recharge area. The staff is developing a proposed ordinance entitled "Costal Sandridge Design District." These regulations will minimize the impact industrial development will have on the shallow groundwater aquifer. 23 Bou 63 Fn,]E 2 4