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The purpose of this request is to secure the necessary land use designation and zoning for a regional shopping center. The applicant is proposing to construct a 747,000 square foot commercial facility as part of a multi -use project that includes 64 residential units. The entire project is to be reviewed as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI). Only that portion of the project designated as commercial is covered in this request. The procedures for reviewing Comprehensive Plan Amendments associated with DRI's are the same as those which are normally used; however, these amendments are exempt from the normal amendment submittal timeframe. The concurrent Comprehensive Plan/Rezoning/DRI review process is outlined in attachment 1. The following steps occur upon completion of the DRI review by the regional planning council. The Planning and Zoning Commission as the Local Planning Agency conducts a public hearing to review the request. The Commission has the option to recommend approval or denial of the comprehensive plan amendment request to the Board of County Commissioners. As is normally the case, the Planning and Zoning Commission may approve or deny a rezoning request. In the case of denial, only the land use amendment request goes on to the Board, unless the denial to rezone is appealed. Following the Planning and Zoning Commission action, the Board County Commissioners (BCC) conducts two public hearings. The first of these two hearings is for a preliminary decision on the land use amendment and to consider the rezoning request. The Board may transmit the request to the State Department of Community Affairs (DCA) if the request warrants further consideration. Once transmitted, the DCA conducts a 90 day review of the request including comments from the Regional Planning Council and neighboring local governments. Failure by the Board of County Commissioners to transmit the request constitutes denial. The second and final Board of County Commissioners public hearing is conducted after the receipt of. comments from the DCA. It is at this time that the Board takes final action to approve or deny the request. On January 26, 1989, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend the enlargement of the node from 10 acres to 92 acres, and the rezoning of 82 acres from CL, Limited Commercial and RM -6, Multi -Family Residential (up to 6 units/acre) to CG, General Commercial for inclusion in the node. On February 28, 1989, the Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to transmit this request to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for review and comment. On May 10, 1989, the DCA responded to this request with a statement of no objections. 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. �I� r JUL 111989 16 soar l F -,,u 2.,76