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rear yard designation) but is classified as a local street (resulting in a front yard designation). Staff also evaluated the subject segment of 50" Avenue which serves only commercially zoned properties and runs from 87th Street to US 1. Staff determined that the subject segment of 50th Avenue has a unique function and constitutes a roadway type that is not addressed in the current LDRs. At its April 15, 2014 meeting, the Board of'County Commissioners discussed the 50th Avenue situation as an added discussion item. During discussion, staff informed the Board that the subject segment of 50th Avenue is uniquely situated and has a unique function that should be addressed in the LDRs in a manner that recognizes its unique function and establishes appropriate and consistent setback rules for all properties on the east side of 50th Avenue and for all properties that lie on the west side of 50th Avenue. After hearing from staff and the medical office/wellness center owner, the Board directed staff to initiate an LDR amendment to address the 501h Avenue roadway type and associated setback issues. Staff has now drafted an LDR amendment ordinance that specifically defines a roadway that has the function and characteristics of the subject segment of 50th Avenue. The proposed ordinance classifies such a street as a "commercial service street" and establishes appropriate yard designations for properties that front a commercial service street. • PZC Action At its May 22, 2014 meeting, the PZC conducted a public hearing and considered the proposed ordinance. The PZC voted 6-0 to recommend that the BCC adopt the proposed ordinance (see attachment#3). The BCC is now to conduct a public hearing, consider the proposed ordinance, and approve, approve with modifications, or deny the proposed ordinance. ANALYSIS The existing LDRs define six categories of roadways, from the most major roadway (highest classification)to the most minor roadway (lowest classification), as follows: • Arterial, principal those routes intended to carry heavy volumes of traffic for major distances within or through the county, as delineated on the Indian River County Thoroughfare Plan. • Arterial, minor those routes intended to carry heavy volumes of traffic for short distances within the county, as delineated on the Indian River County Thoroughfare Plan. • Collector a street which carries traffic from minor streets to arterial streets, as indicated on the Indian River County Thoroughfare Plan. * Subdivision collector road a street which serves as the principal entrance street of a residential subdivision or provides for traffic circulation within a subdivision. * Minor or Local Street a street of limited continuity used primarily for access to abutting property, including cul-de-sacs and nonthrough streets. F'\Community D-1.p.-t\C.D-\BM2014 BCCW01.--ia1mel.dm 2 98