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JUN 18 1991 MOK 8C3 NAIGE -TO: James Chandler County Administrator DIVI ON HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. Keats g, P Community Devel pme Director FROM: Sasan Rohani C'2-' Chief, Long -Range Planning DATE: June 10,'•1991 RE: ALTERNATIVE 1 TO THE COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT: ADJUSTMENT OF THE URBAN SERVICE AREA AND DENSITY IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE COUNTY ALONG 43RD AVENUE. (CPA #118, Alternative 1) :It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 18, 1991. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS �_On December 11, 1990, the Board of County Commissioners approved the proposed remedial actions comprehensive plan amendment for transmittal to the Department of Community Affairs. The proposed remedial actions amendment incorporates into the plan those actions reflected in the Indian River County/DCA stipulated settlement agreement executed on October 15, 1990. At the December llth_meeting, the Board of County Commissioners - also approved for transmittal "Alternative 1" as shown on attachment "A". It was the Board's intent that "Alternative 1" be reviewed as a separate amendment request. The Board's position was that if DCA found "Alternative 1" acceptable then the remedial actions amendment could be modified to reflect the urban service area boundary and density changes in Alternative 1. As transmitted, the "Alternative 1" land use map would change the density and Urban Service Area (USA) boundary in the south portion of the county, along 43rd Avenue, from that proposed in the compliance (stipulated settlement) agreement and the remedial actions amendment:-- According to the compliance agreement, the USA boundary will be 43rd Avenue; consequently, lands east of 43rd Avenue will Vemain urban and retain their density of 6 units per acre, while lands west of 43rd Avenue will become non -urban and have their density reduced to 1 unit per 5 acres. As shown in attachment A, the "Alternative 1" land use map involved moving the USA boundary to the south of 13th Street S.W. between 43rd Avenue and 58th Avenue by approximately j mile and moving the USA boundary to the west of 43rd Avenue by approximately o mile. The southernmost portion of this area abuts St. Lucie County. Besides enlarging the urban service area, the "Alternative 1" map involved reducing the density of 400 acres of land east of 43rd Avenue from 6 units per acre to 3 units per acre and increasing the density of 400 acres of land on the west side of 43rd Avenue from 1 unit per 5 acres to 3 units per acr density on both sides of 43rd Avenue units per acre density between the east and the 1 unit per 5 acres area 60 e. This change would equalize and would create an area of 3 6 units per acre area to the. to the west. This amendment I