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developments should not be located there. The intent of this policy is to create a compact development pattern, reducing urban sprawl, leap -frog development, inefficient growth patterns, and other characteristics. The Regional Planning Council chose only to comment on, rather than object to, the proposed amendment for several reasons. First, the County's existing comprehensive plan has not yet been updated to comply with the 1985 growth management act and there- fore has not had to meet requirements of consistency with regional policies. Second, the staff indicated that urban services are programmed for this area in the future. And, third, there was no project proposed for the site necessitating the action. For the proposed amendment, the DCA/Regional Planning Council comments do not affect the Board's decision. Although the comments demonstrate inconsistency with the Council's policy, the proposed amendment does comply with County policy. As proposed,. the amendment would constitute only a minor enlargement of an existing node; it is located in an area with sufficient traffic capacity; it will not create strip commercial development; it will not result in the creation of incompatible land uses; and it is not located in an environmentally sensitive area. In addi- tion, this amendment is consistent with the County Commission's intent to provide nodal areas sufficient in size to accommodate industries requiring large campus type locations and needing good transportation access. For those reasons, the staff supports the proposed amendment. The Regional Planning Council's comments, however, provide an indication of the type of comments which will be sent to the County upon review of the comp plan update - due in September of 1989. AT that time, this issue will assuredly rise again. To include the I-95/CR 512 node in the new comp plan without objec- tion from the region and the state, the commission will need to include this area in a designated urban service area and ensure that urban services will be provided concurrent with development. Transportation System The subject parcel has no access to a county road; however, the Thoroughfare Plan is proposed to be amended to include sub- division collector roads through which the property will have access. The existing interchange at County Road 512 and I-95 provides access to one of the major north -south transportation systems for the State of Florida. Environment The subject property is not designated as environmentally sensi- tive, nor is it located on the sand ridge or 10 mile ridge aquifer recharge area. However, the property is located in the 100 -year flood -plain as depicted on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for the area, and is therefore subject to occasional flooding. Special engineering techniques will be required at the time this property is developed in order to comply with the County's Flood Protection and Stormwater Management Ordinance. Utilities The subject property does not have public water or wastewater facilities at this time and is not located within a designated Urban Services Area. The Hetra Manufacturing plant does have a utilities system capable of expanding to accommodate future development within the node. 59 MAR 15 1988 BOOK 71 wE 2LLJ