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OCT 2 7.1987 AooK 69 F,,,GE 807 PUBLIC HEARING - AMEND CP ENLARGING OSLO RD./74TH AVE. NODE Staff Planner David Nearing made the staff presentation: TO: The Honorable Members DATE: September 2, 1987 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: 4g2,t .-X- SUBJECT: COUNTY INITIATED REQUEST Robert M. KeaftingyAICP TO AMEND THE COMPREHEN- Planning & Development Director SIVE LAND USE PLAN EN- LARGING THE OSLO ROAD/ THRU: Gary Schindler 1?AJ 74TH AVENUE COMMERCIAL/ Chief, Long -Range -Planning INDUSTRIAL NODE FROM 450 FROM: David C. Nearing t0l REFERENCECRES: TO 690 ACRES Staff Planner, 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 October 27, 1987. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS The Planning Department has initiated a request to amend the Comprehensive Land Use Plan by enlarging the Oslo Road/74th Avenue Commercial/ Industrial node from 450 to 690 acres. The property proposed for inclusion is located between 82nd and 74th Avenues and south of 5th Street S.W. On March 3, 1987, the Board of County Commissioners voted to establish the boundaries for the 450 acre node. Due to the interest by property owners in the area and the need for additional land for future industrial development, the Board, as part of its approval motion, directed staff to examine the possibility of expanding this node. On September 10, 1987, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend denial of this request. Their recommendation was based on their opinion that expansion of this node was premature at this time, and future expansion should be based on demand demonstrated by development. 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. Currently, this node is largely undeveloped, the principal occupants being the Oceanspray processing plant, a truss manufacturing plant, and the Hercules pectin processing plant. Adjacent to the node on agriculturally zoned property is a recently completed citrus packing plant. While not in the node, the packing plant abuts the node, and the use is similar to node uses. Normally, when staff looks at a node being considered for expansion, one key issue -is the recent activity in the subject node. Another issue is the interest which has been expressed in 34