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BOOK 81 rgE E 2`;5 X99 'Board of County Commissioners transmittal public hearing, authorizing staff to transmit amendment of the comprehensive plan to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA). °Board of County Commissioners adoption public hearing on the request. On January 11, 1990, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency,- conducted a public• hearing. for the purpose of making -a recommendation to the Board -of County Commis- sioners regarding this request. 'At that meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6 to 1 to recommend approval of the request as presented by staff, with one change. Staff had recom- mended that, since adequate acreage had already been designated for general commercial uses which were not part. of a regional mall, the inclusion of 50 acres for peripheral -commercial activity be balanced by the removal of 50 acres elsewhere in the node. This was to result in no net gain in commercial acreage other than 80 acres required for *the mall. The Planning and Zoning Commis- sion deleted this portion of the staff recommendation. On February 27, 1990, the Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to transmit the proposed land use amendment and rezoning requests to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The Depart- ment of Community Affairs has submitted comments back to the county to be included with the proposed requests. Much of DCA's concern focused on two issues: affordable housing and traffic improvements. These and other DCA comments and a corresponsing response is attached as a matrix. All comments by DCA have been addressed in this analysis or are addressed as a part of the DRI. Existing Land Use Pattern The subject property contains several land uses. Largely devoted to citrus, the property includes the largely undeveloped Whistlewood subdivision, as well as several residences located along the S.R. 60 frontage. The northeastern part of the parcel contains a wetlands area. As depicted on the attached map, the property has three zoning designations. The western 1300 feet and the area between the Whistlewood and Wallace Acres subdivisions to a depth of approximately 500 feet from S.R. 60 are zoned A-1. The remainder is zoned RM -6 except for a portion of the wetland area which is zoned RS -6. Property to the north, across 26th Street is planted in citrus and zoned A-1. Property east of this area is zoned RS -3, and contains undeveloped land, single family residences and the Pine Netto Park subdivision. Adjacent property on the south side of 26th Street is zoned A-1 to a distance of 1300 feet east of 66th Avenue and planted in citrus. East of this area, property is zoned RM -6, but is largely undevel- oped. A small portion along S.R. 60 is zoned A-1. There are also several residences in this area. East of the subject property to 58th Avenue, property is zoned RS -6. This area contains a church and the Rivera Estates subdivision. Rivera Estates contains approximately 72 lots and is substantially built out. The remain- der of the area to the east of the subject property is undeveloped and zoned RM -6, and CG, General Commercial. A bank is located at the corner of 58th Avenue and S.R. 6U. The east side of 58th Avenue is occupied by the Ryanwood Square Shopping Center. This 108,000 square foot shopping center contains a grocery store, drug store and smaller specialty service establishments found in neighborhood or small community type shopping centers. This center serves the daily needs of residents to the west and south of Vero Beach and is the largest center not located in the U.S. #1 corridor. 16