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ALTERNATIVES There are two alternatives which the Board of County Commissioners has concerning the applicant's request for a comprehensive plan amendment. The first would be the denial by the Board of County Commissioners of the transmittal of this request to the Department of Community Affairs. The second is the approval by the Board of County Commissioners of the transmittal to the Department of Community Affairs for their review. The county would then have to wait for the results of DCA's review before taking final action on the land use amendment. �•. Besides the two alternatives referenced above, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered a third alternative at their meeting of April 11.; 1991. This alternative involved a lot split of the subject property. With this alternative the western portion of the property would be dedicated to residential development, and the eastern portion would be dedicated to commercial development. The problem with this solution is that a single family lot must be a minimum of 7000 gross square feet, and a commercial lot must be -a, minimum of 10,000 gross square feet. The subject property.is only 14,810 gross square feet, a size which is too small to accommodate both minimum lot requirements for commercial and residential development. In addition to the problem of minimum lot size, there still would exist the problem of commercial development resulting in a domino effect if this alternative were chosen. Staff feels that development of the subject property with a single family home oriented away from the existing commercial development is a feasible alternative to the requested land use change. As stated previously, the subject property is a corner lot abutting Old Dixie Highway, 9th Street, and 10th Avenue. Placement of a single family home facing 10th Avenue, the less travelled road, would provide a solution to the subject property's location on Old Dixie Highway and 9th Street. CONCLUSION The subject property is located in an area designated for low density single-family residential development. With its present zoning and land use designation, the subject property is compatible with the surrounding single-family development. Historically, Old Dixie Highway has been the boundary between the residential uses on the west and the commercial land use designations on the east. In evaluating this request for a land use amendment and rezoning, the staff has determined that the request is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The change in the land use designation would not correct an oversight or mistake in the approved plan, nor have substantial changes in circumstances affecting the subject property and warranting a comprehensive plan amendment occurred. In addition, approval of the subject request would promote strip commercial development along Old Dixie and contravene several other comprehensive plan policies. For these reasons, staff does not support the request to change the land use. RECOMMENDATION Based on the analysis performed, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners deny transmittal of this land use amendment to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). 41 C)r, UG F';utl:a MAY 21 1991