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"CONCEPT A" Concept A develops a master plan which includes a totally new Judicial Complex. Located in the block between the existing courthouse and the new library, it will provide a unique link for county facilities. Leaving the Woman's Club building in its existing location, the new complex can be built to three stories to house 74,857 square feet of usable space with 28,544 square feet of shell space for future use. This will also allow for the construction of approximately 30 parking spaces where the State's Attorneys office currently exists. Once the new complex is constructed, the existing county buildings can be removed. This will include the State's Attorneys building, the Annex Building, and the Courthouse. The facade of the original portion of the Courthouse will be left to act as a monument and gateway to the new complex. A greenspace/pedestrian link will then be created which begins at the Courthouse facade, travels through the new Judicial Complex, and terminates at the entry to the new library complex. To satisfy the parking program that has been developed for this project (420 to 464 spaces), additional land must be obtained. Block 44 in the SW corner of the nine block study area has been identified for surface parking. Approximately 230 spaces can be constructed on this block. This is the least expensive block within the study area, and therefore prime for this type of development. Utilizing the rest of the county's existing lands plus the additional purchase of lots 10 and 11 in block 30 (NE corner) will provide the rest of the programmed parking. Reorganization of the existing parking to include additional spaces will allow for approximately 196 spaces. This will bring the total number of parking spaces to 456. It is important to note that parking space requirements have been satisfied using a minimum space size of 9' x 19' and maximizing compact spaces (30% of total spaces) at 7.5 x 15'. Landscaping requirements have also been taken into consideration. This holds true for each concept and is in accordance with current City of Vero Beach requirements. The greatest advantage to this concept is the fact that all of the county's judicial facilities can now be housed under one roof. This will eliminate some of the current problems and closely follows Option C of the Space Needs Analysis - Courthouse Facility - County of Indian River adopted by the County Commission. This concept proposes the removal of all but the facade of the "historic" courthouse. This became necessary in order to maximize existing county property, but will not be very popular with the historic society. This issue could become the greatest disadvantage to the concept. Costs have been projected to include building construction to impact fees. The results reflect numbers that are higher than anticipated by the county.. Increases in cost can basically be attributed to additional required parking and associated land cost. This is something that will have to be added to any concept. .SAN I 1 990BOOK �11i6L ri