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To the south, across the Main Relief Canal which lies within a 300' wide water control district right-of-way <br />(ROW), is the Rosewood Court Subdivision which has an average single-family lot size of approximately <br />.5 acres. Those properties are zoned RS -2, Residential Single -Family (up to 2 units/acre) and have an L-1, <br />Low -Density Residential -1 (up to 3 units/acre) land use designation. <br />To the west of the subject site is the Applebee's restaurant which is zoned CL, Limited Commercial and <br />has a C/I Commercial/Industrial land use designation. <br />Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan: <br />Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with the policies of the comprehensive plan and must also <br />be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map. These <br />include agricultural, residential, recreation, conservation, and commercial/industrial land uses. <br />Commercial/industrial land uses are located in nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian River <br />County, as is the subject site. <br />The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are <br />statements in the plan, which identify the actions, which the County will take in order to direct the <br />community's development. As courses of action committed to by the County, policies provide the basis for <br />all County land development related decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some <br />have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this <br />request are the following policies. <br />Policy 2.2: Indian River County shall encourage and direct growth into the 2030 Urban Service Area <br />through zoning, subdivision, and land development regulations. Such regulations shall promote efficient <br />development by requiring utilization of the existing street system, extension of public facilities where <br />necessary, connection to the centralized potable water and sanitary sewer systems where available, and <br />incentives for mixed use projects. <br />Note: The project site is located within the 2030 Urban Service Area, will connect to the existing street <br />system (SR 60), will be served by County water and sewer, and will provide an appropriate mix of <br />commercial and hospitality uses. <br />Policy 4.1: Land use districts shall be located in a manner which concentrates urban uses, thereby <br />discouraging urban sprawl. <br />Note: The project site is located within the existing SR 60/58`h Avenue commercial node, which is an area <br />where the land use plan proposes to concentrate urban uses, such as the commercial uses proposed with <br />this application. Essentially, the proposed rezoning facilitates commercial "in fill" development via a <br />slightly expanded scope of approved uses for a site that already has a C/I, Commercial/Industrial land use <br />designation. <br />Policy 9.3: Indian River County shall maintain plans along roads that serve as entranceways to the county <br />and along other roads, as determined by the county. The county shall continue to implement the <br />recommendations of the Other Corridor Plan and the SR 60 Corridor Plan. <br />Note: The entire development implements improvements and architectural design guidelines consistent <br />with the SR 60 Corridor Plan. <br />C:\Users\Iegistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@5C095483\@BCL@5C095483.docx BCL@5C095483.docx 4 <br />P273 <br />