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Existing Land Use Pattern All of the existing commercial and industrial uses in the general area of the node are included within the proposed node boundary. These existing commercial uses include Wayfara Travel Center (Gulf Service Station and Dairy Queen) and the Sebastian Lakes Sales Center. In addition, the node boundary includes the He -Era Corporation property. The node is surrounded by undeveloped land to the north, south, east,_ and w(kst. Future Land Use All of the nodes are generally described in the Comprehensive Plan. The I-95/C.R. 512 node is described as: "This is a commercial/industrial node containing 240 acres." The proposed node boundary includes commercial property on the north and south side of County Road 512, and Hetra Corporation's property to the east of Interstate 95. The general area of the node will concentrate future commercial and industrial uses around the I-95, County Road 512 interchange. It is the staff's position that the impact any new commercial development will have on future residential uses adjacent to the node will be lessened due to the adoption of new dimensional and bufferyard requirements for commercial uses. In most instances, the proposed node boundary follows existing property boundaries. The proposed node boundary does transect two existing property lines. These parcels are rather large, and transecting them with the proposed node boundary will allow the property owners to develop a portion of their property for commercial use. Physical Considerations The slope of the land in the node is from 2 to 4 % with elevations range from 21' to 25' mean sea -level. The soils in the node possess the following characteristics: poor compaction, poor shrink swell potential and are poorly drained. The aforementioned physical features indicate poor development potential. Environment The node area is not designated as environmentally sensitive, nor is it located on the sandridge or ten -mile ridge aquifer recharge area. However, approximately 60 % of the land 'in the node is located in the 100 year flood -plain as depicted on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for the area. Access to the Transportation Network All of the parcels of land located in the I-95/C.R. 512 commercial/industrial node have either primary or secondary access to County Road 512 (designated as an Arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan). The existing interchange at County Road 512 and I-95 provides access to the major north -south transportation system for the State of Florida, for all of the parcels in the node. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, including the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, staff recommends the proposed boundary of the I-95/C.R. 512 Commercial/Industrial node to the Board of County Commissioners for approval. 31 JAN 15 1986 BOOK 63 pnljr- 272