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On October 27, 1987, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously (4 to 0) to approve the transmittal of this comprehensive plan amendment request to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for a required 90 day review period. On January 20, 1988, the Planning Department received comments from DCA relative to this comprehensive plan amendment application. The DCA's comments on this request are as follows: "Our review of the proposed amendments to the Transportation Element of the comprehensive plan indicates that they are consistent with the provisions of Section 163.3177, Florida Statues, which were in effect prior to October 1985." The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and the Florida Department of Transportation had no comments on this comprehensive plan amendment. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS The proposed changes to the functional classification nomenclature for roadways on the Thoroughfare Plan are requested in order to provide a better description for the actual function of the roadways, to be consistent with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) classifications, and to designate a new class of road called subdivision collector. The requested addition to the Thoroughfare Plan of 43rd Avenue between 69th Street and 77th Street as a subdivision collector is proposed in order to ensure access to individual parcels of property in the area. Also, 43rd Avenue is necessary to provide proper access for proposed future development in the area. Adding 2nd Street between 20th Avenue and Old Dixie Highway as a subdivision collector is proposed due to the fact that this street is functioning and is designed as a subdivision collector at the present time. The re-classification of 73rd Street, east of U.S. Highway #1 to the Indian River from a secondary collector to a subdivision collector has been requested by the applicant. The staff proposes extending the request to include the area east of Old Dixie Highway to the Indian River due to the fact that 73rd Street between 58th Avenue and Old Dixie Highway has previously been deleted from the Thoroughfare Plan to accommodate the County's Sandridge Golf Course. Also, 73rd Street east of U.S. Hwy. #1 does not serve a large enough area of land to generate traffic volumes demanding a secondary collector road. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, including the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation and the Transportation Planning Committee's recommendation, staff recommends approval of these changes to the thoroughfare plan as an amendment to the Transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan. Director Keating advised that the only advantage to having a subdivision collector is to keep driveways on the roads of lower functional classification. Commissioner Bird asked if Director Keating was sure they have the right streets. He noted that 69th Street is North Winter Beach Road, and he believed 77th goes through Sandridge Golf Course and right through Hobart Park. 48 MAR 15 1988 BOOK 71 F[217