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r FEB 17 1987 BOOK 6 7 u,� TO: The Honorable Members DATE: February 4, 1987 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: SUBJECT: ZAMBATARO REQUEST TO Robert M. Keat ng, ICP AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE Planning & Development Director PLAN AND TO REZONE 2.5 ACRES FROM RM -10 TO CL FROM: Richard Shearer, REFERENCES: . Chief, Long -Range Planning It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of February 17, 1987. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Dennis Zambataro, an agent for Frank Baratta, the owner, is requesting to amend the Comprehensive Plan by redesignating 2.5 acres located on the south side of 17th Street and the west side of 6th Avenue from MD -2, Medium -Density Residential 2 (up to 10 units/acre), to Commercial. On September 11, 1986, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 -to -0 to recommend that this request be denied. They indicated that they did not feel that this area is suitable for commercial development but is suitable for -professional offices. They indicated that the County may need to consider a new professional office zoning district. On October 21, 1986, the Board of County Commissioners voted 4 -to -0 to authorize transmittal of this Comprehensive Plan amendment request to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for a required 90 day review period. On January 12, 1987, the Planning Department received comments from the DCA relative to these Comprehensive Plan amendment applications. The DCA's comments on this request are as follows: "CPA -077 through CPA -079: These applications to redesignate existing land uses to commercial use, as discussed in the staff comments, may well establish spot zoning and commercial strip development precedents not compatible with the County's established commercial node areas. However, if sufficient pressure for commercial expansion is there, the properties in question could perhaps be accomodated as commercial sites if adequate buffering, infrastructure, and access routes are provided for." On January 13, 1987, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the PRO, Professional Office zoning district. The staff has - identified the.area around the subject property as an area that could be rezoned to the PRO district. However, the PRO district contains a provision requiring a minimum of five acres for the establishment of a PRO district and the subject property contains only 2.5 acres. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the appli- cation will be presented. The analysis will include a descrip- tion of the current and future land uses of the site and sur- rounding areas, potential impacts on the transportation and utility systems, and any significant adverse impacts on environ- mental quality. 16