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FEB 12 1987 <br />BOOK 6 7 F'A;E <br />Existing Land Use Pattern <br />The subject property is part of a 10 acre parcel which contains a <br />single-family house on the south 5 acres zoned A-1, Agricultural <br />District (up to 1 units/5 acres), and vacant land on the north 5 <br />acres zoned RM -6. North of the subject property, across State <br />Rpad, 60, is a citrus grove_ zoned RM -6 and a life care facility" <br />`zonedd "-RM-8, "Multiple -Family Residential District (up to 8 <br />units/acre), and CN, Neighborhood Commercial District. East of <br />the subject property is undeveloped land zoned RM -6, CN, and A-1. <br />South of the subject property is a single-family house zoned A-1. <br />Further south is a single-family subdivision zoned RS -1, <br />Single -Family Residential District (up to 1 units/acre). West of <br />the subject property are single-family dwellings zoned RM -6 and <br />A-1. <br />-�aFuture Land IIse Pattern" " — - -- "-' - <br />The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property and all of <br />the land around it as MD -P1, Medium -Density Residential 1 (up to 8 <br />units/acre). There are two neighborhood commercial nodes on the <br />west side of 74th Avenue on either side of State Road 60 which <br />are zoned CN. <br />The Planning Department is concerned with the increasing pressure <br />to strip zone arterial streets in the County for commercial <br />development. Strip commercial development is contrary to the <br />policies of the Comprehensive Plan and damages the effectiveness <br />of the arterial streets in moving traffic. Staff feels that this <br />pressure will continue on State Road 60. <br />As an alternative to strip commercial zoning, the Board could <br />consider rezoning this property to the new PRO, Professional <br />Office zoning district. The applicants have expressed an <br />interest in this zoning district. However, when the Board of <br />County Commissioners decided to send this zoning district back to <br />the planning department for further study on July 23rd, 1986, the <br />applicants decided to apply for a Comprehensive Plan amendment <br />and rezoning of the subject property. <br />Transportation System <br />The subject property has direct access to State Road 60 <br />(classified as an arterial street on the County's Thoroughfare <br />Plan). The maximum development of the -subject property under CG <br />zoning could generate up to 4,171 average annual daily trips. <br />Environment <br />The subject property is not designated as environmentally <br />sensitive, nor is it in a flood -prone area. <br />Utilities <br />A County watermain runs along the north side of State Road 60. A <br />wastewatermain runs along the south side of State Road 60. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The planning staff respects the Planning and Zoning Commission's <br />opinion, but, based on the above analysis, particularly the fact <br />that this request would encourage further strip commercial <br />development along State Road 60 which is contrary to the policies <br />of the Comprehensive Plan, staff recommends that this request to <br />amend the Comprehensive Plan to designate the subject property to <br />commercial be denied. The Board could, however, rezone the <br />subject property to the new PRO, Professional Office District. <br />36 <br />