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Existing Land Use Pattern Comprised of four contiguous parcels totaling ± 70 acres, the ORCA Diamond Tract consists of approximately 61 acres of estuarine wetlands and submerged bottomlands, and approximately 9 acres of transitional wetlands. Those transitional wetlands are situated on the western portion of the site. The subject property is located south of Oslo Road (9`h Street SE), north of12`h Street SE and west of the Indian River Lagoon. Currently, two of the four parcels that comprise the ORCA Diamond Tract are zoned RS --1, Single - Family Residential District, while the two remaining parcels have split zoning: RS -1, Single -Family Residential District (up to 1 unit /acre), and RS -6, Single -Family Residential District (up to 6 _units/acre). North of subject property, across Oslo Road, is undeveloped land consisting of estuarine wetlands. That property has split zoning, with the east portion zoned RS -6, and the west portion zoned RM -6, Multi- Family Residential District (up to 6 units/ acre). The property immediately north of Oslo Road across from the ORCA Diamond Tract is owned by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and is associated with the Florida Medical Entomological Laboratory (FMEL). To the south of the ORCA- Diamond Tract, across 12th Street SE, is the River Shores Estates Subdivision, a single-family residential development which is zoned RS -6 and built out. West of the subject property are two large undeveloped parcels that are zoned Con -1, both of which are owned by the County as part of the overall Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. East of the subject property is the Indian River Lagoon (attachment # 1). ."W. Future Land Use Pattern Two of the four_ parcels comprising the subject property have a -land use designation of C=2, Conservation -2 (up tolunit per 40 acres), while the two remaining parcels have a split land use designation of C-2 and L-2, Low Density Residential -2. North of the subject property, across Oslo Road, the property has a split land use designation of C-2 and M-2, Medium Density Residential -2 (up to 10 units per acre). To the south, across 12'h Street SE, is the River Shores Estates Subdivision with a land use designation of L-2. The two large parcels to the west of the subject property have a land use designation of C-1. East of the subject property is the Indian River Lagoon (attachment #-1). The ORCA Diamond Tract consists of undeveloped coastal estuarine and transitional wetlands. Those wetlands include Lowenstein's Impoundment, an impoundment which was constructed (diked) in 1965 for mosquito control purposes. Currently, the impoundment dike is breached approximately midway along the property's lagoon shoreline. Within the impoundment, vegetation consists of a combination of mangrove and high marsh wetland species. According to Flood Insurance Rating Maps, all four parcels that comprise the ORCA Diamond Tractliewithin an AE Special Flood Hazard Area (flood zone). 150 SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 11:55:33 - BCC:1625, Attachment Id 1, Page 152