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is not located in an environmentally sensitive area. In addition, 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 and the additional reasons discussed below, the staff supports the proposed amendment. Normally, when the County 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 the subject node. In the case of the Oslo Road/74th Avenue node, the truss plant went into production within the last two years and is currently proposing expansion, and the adjacent citrus packing plant has recently come on-line. Also within the last two years, the Oceanspray facility has gone through expansion, and Hercules has completed renovations. A great deal of interest has also been expressed in this node, including a recently submitted request to rezone 34+ acres lying within the current boundaries from CG, General Commercial District to IL, Light Industrial District. This request received a recommendation for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their regular meeting of October 8, 1987. Another characteristic to be considered is the location of this node, especially its proximity to I-95 and Oslo Road. Eventually, the State FDOT will construct an interchange at Oslo Road and 1-95. This interchange will then provide the node with direct access to a major north/south state transportation. corridor. The access will increase the attractiveness to this area, and it can be anticipated that development will then increase at a rapid rate. Because of demand for industrial and commercial uses in this area expected to arise from an I-95 interchange, there is a need to ensure that the buildout acreage of the node is protected from residential encroachment. Once residential development estab- lishes itself in an area, expansion of a node near the area of residential development is difficult. Therefore, it is often desirable to ensure that adequate node acreage is reserved. On the other hand, if too large an area is proposed for node use, inefficient and undesirable land development patterns occur. If the proposed node expansion is approved, it will assist in establishing a future development pattern in this area which will provide for an orderly transition from residential to commercial, as well as provide ample room for future commercial and indus- trial development. The Regional Planning Council's comments, while not directly affecting the proposed amendment, do 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 Oslo- Rd./74th Avenue node in the new comp plan without objection 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. RECOMMENDATION Based on the analysis performed, and fully respecting the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation of denial, staff recommends that the Board of County -Commissioners approve this request as presented. 72 MAR 15 1988 BOOK 71 FA[ E 241