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facility shall be located near thoroughfares, <br />as designated in the county's major <br />thoroughfare plan, so as to discourage traffic <br />along residential streets in the immediate <br />area. <br />*b. Special passenger loading and unloading <br />facilities shall be provided on the same site <br />for vehicles to pick up or deliver clientele. <br />Such facilities shall include driveways that <br />do not require any back-up movements by <br />vehicles to enter or exit the premises. <br />-c. All regulations of the State of Florida that <br />pertain to the use as presently exists or may <br />hereafter be amended shall be satisfied. <br />d. Child care facilities shall provide recreation <br />area(s) and facilities that meet or exceed <br />applicable state standards. The applicant <br />shall supply to the planning division, prior <br />to site plan approval, written acknowledgement <br />from the state that the proposed recreation <br />area(s) and facilities meet or exceed <br />applicable state standards. The applicant <br />shall provide either a 6' opaque buffer or <br />150' setback between all outdoor recreation i <br />areas and adjacent residentially designated <br />properties. <br />e. A Type "D" buffer will be required, acceptable <br />-to the planning department. <br />While the design generally meets and addresses these criteria, <br />criterion "b" could not be effectively satisfied without clear <br />pavement markings. Providing the required parking and pavement <br />markings would satisfy criterion "b". <br />*Note: The request fails to meet LDR requirements related to these <br />items. <br />15. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: <br />North: Groves/A-1 <br />South: Groves/A-1 <br />East: Groves/A-1 <br />West: Groves/A-1 <br />Child Care Requirements and Issues: <br />In order to determine how other local governments regulate child <br />care centers, staff contacted other county planning departments in <br />the region by telephone. Those contacted were Brevard, Martin, and <br />Palm Beach counties. Answers to staff's inquiries indicate that <br />these other counties would require paved parking and driveway <br />improvements for new child care centers. Also, none of these <br />counties differentiate between child care provided in rural vs. <br />urban areas; the same standard is applied regardless of location or <br />anticipated clientele. <br />Although not strictly a land use or site plan consideration, staff <br />has received information from the Indian River County Child Care <br />Association indicating that a federal child care "voucher system" <br />is soon to be in effect (see attachment #9). The voucher system <br />will apparently allow low income households to seek child care in <br />any child care facility... not just facilities established to <br />primarily serve children from low income households. The.. Child <br />Care Association letter indicates that there are currently openings <br />for children in existing north county child care facilities. <br />4 <br />22 1991 <br />35 Mor 84 PA;E. 6, <br />