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Gifford Neighborhood Plan Analysis <br /> ZONING, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY CENTER <br /> I. Issues/Problems <br /> 1. Home improvement constraints <br /> • Loss of property or perceived property rights through title problems (lien) <br /> 2. Stormwater issues for commercial development <br /> • Creating retention ponds on individual parcels vs. using existing canals or community-wide stormwater system <br /> 3. Neighborhood supermarket would benefit community <br /> 4. Lack of product selection in Gifford <br /> 5. Goods are higher priced in Gifford <br /> 6. Martin Luther King Boulevard Improvements Needed <br /> • road paving/resurfacing <br /> • sidewalks <br /> • street lights <br /> • landscaping <br /> 7. Police sub-station on Martin Luther King Boulevard <br /> 8. Martin Luther King Boulevard could duplicate 14th Avenue in downtown Vero and represent main street for Gifford <br /> 9. More jobs for Gifford <br /> II. Top Three Issues (Priority Protects) <br /> 1. Martin Luther King Boulevard Improvements and Activity Center <br /> 2. Development regulations <br /> • stormwater <br /> 3. Neighborhood shops <br /> • Grocery <br /> II. Top Three Solutions (Priority List) <br /> 1. Supermarket locations <br /> • U.S. 1 <br /> 2. Martin Luther King Boulevard <br /> • Could provide good impression for visitors <br /> • Road resurfacing <br /> 3. Improvements should begin at railroad and move west <br /> Community Development Department Indian River County 59 <br />