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The second alternative, permitting medical offices by right, <br />acknowledges that no special conditions should be imposed on <br />proposed medical office uses in the PRO district. This <br />alternative would treat medical offices in the same manner as <br />professional offices, limiting site plan conditions to general <br />site plan requirements. Based upon staff's analysis, that <br />appears appropriate. While some uses by their nature require <br />additional buffering or other conditions to fit in an area, the <br />staff has determined that medical uses function more like <br />professional office uses and therefore do not require special <br />regulation. For that reason, alternative three was eliminated. <br />Conclusion <br />Staff feels that the available evidence is sufficient to conclude <br />that medical offices are appropriate in the PRO district. While <br />more intensive than professional offices, medical offices appear <br />to be workable in areassuitable for PRO zoning, given the <br />district's buffering and other -requirements. With the <br />prohibition of 24 hour medical offices, there will be even less <br />of a chance that the addition of medical - related offices as a <br />permitted use in the PRO district will result in incompatibility <br />between PRO sites and adjacent residential areas. <br />The attached ordinance reflects the approved language noting <br />medical - related offices as permitted uses, with an explanation <br />in parentheses noting that 24 - hour service facilities are not <br />included. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the analysis performed and the recommendation of the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission, staff recommends that the <br />Board of County Commissioners approve medical offices and optical <br />firms as permitted uses in the PRO. district, excluding medical <br />offices featuring 24 - hour treatment facilities. <br />Planner Nearing commented that staff looked at several <br />alternatives, among them special exceptions, but could not find <br />anything to substantiate the criteria to make it a special <br />exception. Since the City of Vero Beach has had such success <br />with it, staff felt that it would be best as a permitted use. <br />Commissioner Eggert believed the Board had directed staff to <br />look into the possible inclusion of medical related office in the <br />PRO District as a special exception use. At that time the big <br />concern was traffic, and now she found it difficult to understand <br />that there is nothing for staff to hang their hat on as to making <br />this a special exception use when the traffic concern is still <br />there. <br />Community Director Keating stated that there is really <br />nothing to preclude the Board making it a special exception. <br />Staff originally was considering making it a special exception, <br />26 <br />NOV 1 1988 <br />BOO. 75 TACE 28 <br />